Friedrich Karl August ( German : Friedrich Karl August Fürst zu Waldeck und Pyrmont ; 25 October 1743 – 24 September 1812) was Prince of Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont from 1763 to 1812.
15-608: Waldeck may refer to: Places [ edit ] Canada [ edit ] Waldeck, Nova Scotia , rural community in Nova Scotia, Canada Waldeck, Saskatchewan , a village in Saskatchewan, Canada Europe [ edit ] Free State of Waldeck-Pyrmont , a constituent state of the Weimar Republic Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont ,
30-460: A fourth battalion. At the death of his father in 1763. In 1775 he went on a journey to England. In Waldeck, he undertook several modernization efforts. He promote the construction of roads, agriculture and commerce. Like his parents and brothers, he was very fond of the sciences. He left a written history of the Seven Years' War , and some biographical sketches. He encouraged the publication of
45-608: A half years in Lausanne and made his Grand Tour through Italy and France . Like his father and his brother Christian, he entered into foreign military services. In 1757 he was Imperial lieutenant colonel. In 1766 he became Major General and in 1772 lieutenant-general of the Dutch army . Working for the Netherlands already were three battalions from Waldeck, which had set up his father. Which Friedrich Karl August in 1767 added
60-736: A member of the British Royal Family by marriage Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1899–1948) , only daughter of Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont Princess Hermine of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1827–1910), second daughter of George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1796–1869), member of the House of Waldeck and Pyrmont and a Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Germany Princess Marie of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1857–1882), third daughter of George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont Princess Pauline of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1855–1925), member of
75-680: A principality in the German Empire and German Confederation, and a state in the Weimar Republic Waldeck, Palatinate , a village in the Upper Palatinate , Bavaria, Germany Waldeck Castle (Upper Palatinate) , the remains of a castle near the village Waldeck Castle (Hunsrück) , a medieval fortress/castle in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Waldeck-Eisenberg , a medieval principality of
90-632: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Waldeck, Nova Scotia Waldeck is a Canadian dispersed rural community located in Annapolis County , Nova Scotia . Nearby are the communities of Waldeck East and Waldeck West. It was settled after the American Revolution by disbanded German troops ( Hessians ) from the Principality of Waldeck who had fought on
105-720: The Prussian National Assembly Christian, Count of Waldeck-Wildungen (1585–1637), Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg and Count of Waldeck-Wildungen Christian August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1744–1798), general in the Austrian service, and last Commander and Field Marshal of the Portuguese land army Christian Louis, Count of Waldeck (1635–1706), Count of Waldeck-Wildungen and Count of Waldeck and Pyrmont Count Ludwig Joseph von Boos-Waldeck (1798–1880), German noble who promoted
120-542: The British side during the war. 44°37′41″N 65°37′59″W / 44.628°N 65.633°W / 44.628; -65.633 This Annapolis County, Nova Scotia location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Friedrich Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont He was the second son of Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and Countess Palatine Christiane Henriette of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld . He stayed on for one and
135-1295: The Holy Roman Empire Waldeck-Frankenberg , a Kreis (district) in the north of Hesse, Germany Waldeck, Hesse , a town in Hesse, Germany Waldeck, historical German name of Orava Commune in Estonia Waldeck, The Hague , a neighbourhood in The Hague Waldeck, Thuringia , a small municipality in Thuringia, Germany United States [ edit ] Waldeck, Kansas , a ghost town in Kansas, United States Waldeck, Pennsylvania , an unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, United States Waldeck, Texas , an unincorporated community in Texas, United States People [ edit ] Adolf II of Waldeck (c 1250–1302), count of Waldeck and prince bishop of Liège Alfred Meyer-Waldeck (1864–1928), German admiral Benedict Waldeck , deputy in
150-638: The House of Waldeck and Pyrmont Wolrad I, Count of Waldeck (1399–1475), son of Count Henry VII of Waldeck Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Waldeck . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Waldeck&oldid=1221834797 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description
165-522: The House of Waldeck and Pyrmont and a Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont R. G. Waldeck (1898–1982), also known as Rosie Waldeck, German-born American author René Waldeck-Rousseau, father (1809–1882), French politician Sophie of Waldeck (1662–1702), Princess of Waldech by birth and by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Hildburghausen, Germany Waldeck L'Huillier (1905–1986), a French politician. Waldeck Rochet (1905–1983), French politician Wittekind, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (born 1936), head of
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#1732772446925180-780: The last reigning Prince of the German state of Waldeck and Pyrmont George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1747–1813), German Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1789–1845), German Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1831–1893), 3rd sovereign Prince of the German state of Waldeck and Pyrmont Henry VII, Count of Waldeck (died after 1442), Count of Waldeck Jean-Frédéric Waldeck (c. 1766–1875), French antiquarian, cartographer, artist and explorer Josias II, Count of Waldeck-Wildungen (1636–1669), Count of Waldeck-Wildungen Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1896–1967), German heir apparent to
195-544: The memoirs of his father on the campaigns 1745-1747. Friedrich Karl August rented Waldecker troops to Great Britain in 1775 to fight in the American Revolutionary War . Waldeck contributed 1,225 men to the war, and lost 720. The principality was divided 1805, his brother George was given Pyrmont , and Friedrich Karl August stayed with Waldeck. In 1807, he joined with the Confederation of
210-558: The settling of Texas by Germans Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1858–1934), Queen Consort and Regent of the Netherlands Franz von Waldeck (1491–1553), Prince-Bishop of Münster , Osnabrück , and Minden Friedrich Anton Ulrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1676–1728), first reigning Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont Friedrich Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1743–1812), Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1865–1946),
225-1279: The throne of the Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont and a General in the SS Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1704–1763), Commander of the Dutch forces in the War of Austrian Succession Klaus Waldeck , Austrian musician Magdalene of Waldeck-Wildungen (1558–1599), daughter of Philip IV of Waldeck-Wildungen Philip III, Count of Waldeck (1486–1539), Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg Philip IV, Count of Waldeck (1493–1574), Count of Waldeck-Wildungen Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau (1846–1904), French Republican statesman Prince Georg Friedrich of Waldeck (1620–1692), German and Dutch Field Marshal Prince Wolrad of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1892–1914), youngest child of George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont Princess Caroline of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1748–1782), Duchess consort of Courland Princess Elisabeth of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1873–1961), youngest daughter of George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1861–1922), German-born princess,
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