Philip VII, Count of Waldeck-Wildungen

Philip was born at Eisenberg CastleHaarmann (2014), p. 48.Dek (1968), pp. 260 and 275 mentions born in Wildungen. on 25 November 1613Dek (1968), p. 260.Dek (1968), p. 275.Hoffmeister (1883), p. 61. as the second son of Count Christian of Waldeck-Wildungen and his wife Countess Elisabeth of Nassau-Siegen.Dek (1968), p. 248. As the eldest surviving son Philip succeeded his father early 1638,Haarmann (2014), p. 26. while his younger brother John II became Count of {{Interlanguage link|Waldeck-Landau|nl|3=Graafschap Waldeck-Landau}}. The County of {{Interlanguage link|Waldeck-Wildungen|nl|3=Graafschap Waldeck-Wildungen}}, like the entire County of Waldeck, was heavily in debt. The financial difficulties of the county did not change when the counts of Waldeck acquired the {{Interlanguage link|Lordship of Tonna|de|3=Herrschaft Tonna}} in 1640. The lordship was sold to Duke Frederick I of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg in 1677.

An important and, as it turned out, fatal event during Philip's reign was the time when Swedish troops were encamped in Wildungen. The commander-in-chief, Johan Banér, had marched to the city in August 1640 with about 70,000 men, while not far from there the imperial troops under Archduke Leopold William and Ottavio Piccolomini were encamped in Fritzlar. No battle took place. But the soldiers used the city's supplies and destroyed the villages in the surrounding countryside. On 15 September Banér marched away again.

Annoyed beyond measure by the damage the Swedes had inflicted on his county, Philip changed sides and took the side of Emperor Ferdinand III in 1643. The Emperor appointed him a colonel and put him in charge of a cavalry regiment called 'Waldeck'.

On 24 February 1645, at the Battle of Jankov in Bohemia,Hoffmeister (1883), p. 65. where the Bavarian and imperial troops were defeated by the Swedish general Lennart Torstenson, the 31-year-old Philip was taken prisoner and – against the law of war – executed.Haarmann (2014), pp. 26–27. Philip was succeeded by his eldest son Christian Louis, who was under the regency of his mother until 1660.

Burgruine Eisenberg von oben.jpg|The ruins of Eisenberg Castle, 2015.

Bad Wildungen De Merian Hassiae.jpg|Wildungen in 1655. Engraving by Matthäus Merian.

Old copper engraving of the Battle of Jankov.jpg|Copper engraving of the Battle of Jankov.

Philip married in Frankfurt on 26 October 1634 to Countess Anne Catherine of Sayn-Wittgenstein (Simmern, 27 July 1610 – {{Interlanguage link|Kleinern|de|3=Kleinern}}, December 1690Haarmann (2014), p. 48 mentions died on 1 December 1650 (sic). Dek (1968), pp. 260 and 275 mentions died in Kleinern, December 1690. Hoffmeister (1883), p. 61 mentions died in December 1690.), daughter of Count {{Interlanguage link|Louis II, Count of Sayn-Wittgenstein|de|3=Ludwig II. (Wittgenstein)|lt=Louis II of Sayn-Wittgenstein}} and Countess Elisabeth Juliane of Solms-Braunfels.Dek (1968), p. 239.

From this marriage the following children worn born:Dek (1968), p. 297.Hoffmeister (1883), pp. 61–62.

1. Count Christian Louis (Waldeck, 29 July 1635 – {{Interlanguage link|Landau (Bad Arolsen)|de|3=Landau (Bad Arolsen)|lt=Landau}}, 12 December 1706), succeeded his father as Count of Waldeck-Wildungen in 1645. Married:
2. on 2 July 1658 to Countess Anne Elisabeth of Rappoltstein (Rappoltstein, 7 March 1644 – Landau, 6 December 1678).
3. in Idstein on 6 June 1680^Jul.{{refn|group=note|"We are sure that the parish records of Idstein do not mention the marriage. Yet (see 130^II 1146 in State Archives Wiesbaden) the contract was signed on 6‑6‑1680, the date shown by all printed works and the death certificate in the Landau registers as the date of marriage. The same place of marriage is indeed not in doubt: just consult in the State Archives Wiesbaden (130^II 1159) the document entitled "Verzeichnis was beÿ hochgräfl. Beyläger zu Itzstein vom Sambstag d. 5bris donnerstag d. 10t. Junÿ bey Küchen und Kellern, wie auch sonsten ufgegangen, Itzten den 12t. Junÿ ao. 1680". It is therefore perfectly acceptable that the wedding was celebrated on 6‑6, the document quoted above even allowing that it was the old style. Die Heiligen römischen Reichs vollständiger genealogisch u. schematischer Kalender, Frankfurt am Main: Varrentrap (1756), wrongly situates the marriage in 1678."Huberty, et al. (1981), p. 323. Haarmann (2014), p. 49, Dek (1970), p. 47, Dek (1968), p. 297, Hoffmeister (1883), p. 66 and Vorsterman van Oyen (1882), p. 75 mention the date 6 June 1680 without mentioning which calendar they used.}} to Countess Johannette of Nassau-Idstein (Idstein, 14 September 1657 – Landau, 14 March 1733).
4. Count Josias II (Wildungen, 31 July 1636^Jul. – Kandia, 8 August 1669^Greg.von Poten (1896), p. 677 mentions the date 29 July. Dek (1970), p. 88, Dek (1968), pp. 276 and 297, Hoffmeister (1883), p. 63 and Vorsterman van Oyen (1882), p. 117 mention the date 8 August. Presumably, the former author calculated the date according to the Julian calendar and the latter authors according to the Gregorian calendar.), obtained the Wildungen district as an appanage in 1660. He married at Arolsen Castle on 26 January 1660{{refn|group=note|"Dek (1970): married in Helsen, suburb of Arolsen 26-1-1660. This is a misinterpretation of the marriage certificate. One does indeed find in the Helsen parish records, the marriage certificate, but in this one it says: «1660 den 26 Januar ist der Hochgeborene Graff und Herr, Herr Josias Graff zu Waldeck u. Piermont … mit der Hochgebohrenen Gräfinnen Frewlein Wilhelmine Christina, Frewlein von Nassau, Catzenelnbogen, Vianden u. Diez, uff Arolsen abends umb 7 Uhren copulirt worden». One finds the date 26‑1‑1659 in Europäische Stammtafeln I, 117."Huberty, et al. (1981), p. 290.}} to Countess Wilhelmine Christine of Nassau-Siegen (1629{{refn|group=note|"She was certainly not born in 1625, as Europäische Stammtafeln claims. She was baptised in Heusden on 10-6-1629 and probably born there. However, it should be noted that William of Nassau-Siegen notified the birth of his daughter on 31-5-1629 from Ortheim (See: State Archives Wiesbaden 170^III)."Huberty, et al. (1981), p. 289.}} – Hildburghausen, 22 January 1700{{refn|group=note|"Died on 21-1-1700 according to Europäische Stammtafeln I, 117; on 22-1-1707 according to Europäische Stammtafeln I, 139 and Hoffmeister (1883), confirmed by Dek (1970), with Saalfeld as place of death. But the death does not occur in the parish registers of Saalfeld, neither in January 1700 nor in January 1707. Saalfeld must be excluded as a possible place of death. Waldeckischer Helden – und Regenten – Saal, a manuscript written in 1737 by the Geheimrat August von Klettenburg and preserved in the State Archives Marburg, mentions that the Fürstin died at Cuylenborg in Holland on 21-1-1700. It is possible that she was mistaken for her sister-in-law Juliane Elisabeth, who was called «Gräfin Cülenborg» and died in 1707, which seems to be a cause of the mistake for some authors who, as we have seen, have the Fürstin die in that year. Finally, in the book Bau und Kunstdenkmäler, Kreis der Eder is claimed that she died in Altwillungen Castle. None of these claims are true. The death certificate can be found in the parish registry of Hildburghausen, Stadtkirche, part I, p. 475 R, year 1700: «Die Hochgeb. Gräfin u. Frau Wilhelmine Christina Verwittibte Gräfin zu Waldeck Wildungen, gebohrene Gräfin zu Nassau usw. wird aus diesem Hochfürstl. Residence Schlosse, den 22. January seelig Entschlafen, den 27, abendts umb 7 Uhr in Hochansehentlichen Leichenprocess von hier auf bis vors thor Begleithet, und so ferner auf Saaltfeld gebracht worden.»"}}).
5. {{Interlanguage link|Elisabeth Juliane of Sayn-Wittgenstein|de|3=Juliane Elisabeth von Waldeck|lt=Elisabeth Juliane}} (1 August 1637 – {{Interlanguage link|Reinhardshausen (Bad Wildungen)|de|3=Reinhardshausen (Bad Wildungen)|lt=Reinhardshausen}}, 20 May 1707), married at Arolsen Castle on 27 January 1660 to Count Henry Wolrad of Waldeck-Eisenberg (Culemborg, 28 March 1642 – Graz, 15 July 1664).
6. Anne Sophie (Waldeck, 1 January 1639 – 3 October 1646).
7. Joanne (Waldeck, 30 September 1639 – Waldeck, 2 October 1639).
8. Philippine (19 November 1643 – 3 August 1644).

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