Henry VII, Count of Waldeck
Henry VII, Count of Waldeck | |
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Died | after 1442 |
House of Waldeck | |
Spouse(s) | Margaret of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein |
Father | Henry VI, Count of Waldeck |
Mother | Elizabeth of Berg |
Henry VII of Waldeck (died after 1442
Life
He was the second son of the Count Henry VI of Waldeck and Elizabeth of Berg and was considered a belligerent man.
Even before his father, he attacked the
After his father's death, the county of Waldeck was divided between Henry and his brother Adolph III. Thus, Adolph III founded the older line of Waldeck-Landau and Henry founded the Waldeck-Waldeck line. He resided at Waldeck Castle.
In 1399, he was appointed bailiff of the
On 5 June 1400, Henry and his men, who included
Henry also had disputes with his brother Adolph, some of them violent. In 1421, they settled their disputes and confirmed the division of the county. They also agreed the neither of them would be allowed to pledge or sell off parts of the county without knowledge and consent of the other. Deeds relating to either half of the county were to be archived in a common archive at Waldeck Castle. Completed fiefs would revert to joint ownership. Future disputes were to be investigated and settled by the burgmannen and councils. In later years, this treaty was renewed and refined.
Henry led numerous feuds with neighboring nobles, including the Lords of Padberg and the Bengler League. The Padberg Feud, also known as Korbach Feud, lasted from 1413 to 1418. Every year on the day of Saint Regina's feast on June 20 a mass and a procession are held in the Hanseatic City of Korbach in remembrance of this feud.
In 1424, Henry and his son
Marriage and issue
In 1398, Henry married Margaret of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein. They had three children:
- Wolrad, who would succeed him as Count of Waldeck
- Elizabeth
- Margaret
References
- Adolph Theodor Ludwig Varnhagen: Grundlage der Waldeckischen Landes- und Regentengeschichte, vol. 2, Arolsen, 1853, p. 18-31
Footnotes
- ^ It is commonly assumed that he died in 1444.