Waldeckian Germany

The House of Waldeck emerged in the early 12th century as a branch of the House of Schwalenberg. It was partitioned numerous times over the years. I consider only those occurring from 1539 on. In 1625, the Eisenberg branch acquired the County of Pyrmont, which remained Waldeckian thereafter. In 1639, the Eisenberg branch acquired the Netherlandic countries of Wittem, Cuylenburg, and Pallandt. They remained in the possession of the last Eisenberg’s daughters until 1714. Waldeck and Pyrmont combined to form a unified country in 1849.

 

In the following list of countries in Waldeckian Germany, countries and dates outside the chronological scope of the database are shown in italics. Countries outside the geographic scope (i.e., in the Netherlands) are shown in gray.

 

• County/Principality of Waldeck (1120-1397; 1598-1607; 1692-1849)
  • County of Waldeck-Landau (1397-1495; 1539-1597)
  • County of Waldeck-Waldeck (1397-1486)
    • County of Waldeck-Eisenberg (1486-1539-1598; 1607-1692)
    • County of Waldeck-Wildungen (1486-1539-1598; 1607-1692)
• County/Principality of Pyrmont (1625-1849)
  • in personal union with Waldeck-Eisenberg (1625-1692)
  • in personal union with Waldeck (1692-1849)
• County of Wittem (in personal union with Waldeck-Eisenberg (1639-1692)
• Lordship of Cuylenburg (in personal union with Waldeck-Eisenberg) (1639-1692)
• Lordship of Pallandt (in personal union with Waldeck-Eisenberg (1639-1692)
• Principality of Waldeck-Pyrmont (1849-1871-1918)