Josias II, Count of Waldeck-Wildungen

Josias II, Count of Waldeck-Wildungen
Count Josias II of Waldeck-Wildungen. Anonymous portrait, c. 1655–1660. Bergheim Castle.
Count of Waldeck-Wildungen
Coat of arms
Reign1660–1669
PredecessorChristian Louis
SuccessorChristian Louis
Full name
Josias II, Count of Waldeck-Wildungen
Native nameJosias II. Graf von Waldeck-Wildungen
BornJosias Graf zu Waldeck und Pyrmont
31 July 1636Jul.
Wildungen
Died8 August 1669Greg.
Kandia
BuriedSt. Catherine's Church, Kandia;
Evangelische Stadtkirche [de], Wildungen
Noble familyHouse of Waldeck
Spouse(s)Wilhelmine Christine of Nassau-Siegen
Issue
Detail
FatherPhilip VII of Waldeck-Wildungen
MotherAnne Catherine of Sayn-Wittgenstein
OccupationColonel in the infantry of Brandenburg 1655, major general 1656, Överste in the Swedish Army 1660, Generalfeldwachtmeister in the Imperial Army 1663, major general of the Brunswick-Lüneburg Army 1665

Count Josias II of Waldeck-Wildungen (31 July 1636Jul. – 8 August 1669Greg.), German: Josias II. Graf von Waldeck-Wildungen, official titles: Graf zu Waldeck und Pyrmont, Herr zu Tonna, was since 1660 Count of Waldeck-Wildungen [nl]. However, he was primarily a military man.


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