Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont

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Karl August
House of Waldeck and Pyrmont
FatherFriedrich Anton Ulrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
MotherCountess Palatine Louise of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld

Karl August Friedrich of Waldeck and Pyrmont (24 September 1704 – 29 August 1763) was

War of Austrian Succession
.

Royal life and military career

Karl was the second son of

Waldeck and Pyrmont
.

The Waldecks had a tradition of military service in the Dutch Army.

States-General of the Netherlands, as counterbalance to William IV, Prince of Orange, who relied completely on his brother-in-law the Duke of Cumberland. The Dutch army under Waldeck's command was defeated in the Battle of Fontenoy, the Battle of Rocoux and the Battle of Lauffeld. In 1746, Karl became Fieldmarshal of the Holy Roman Empire
.

Marriage and children

In Zweibrücken, on 19 August 1741, Karl August married his first cousin Countess Palatine Christiane Henriette of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld (1725–1816), daughter of Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken.

The couple had seven children:

Ancestry

References

  • Marek, Miroslav. "Genealogy Euweb". Genealogy.EU.[
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Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
House of Waldeck
Born: 24 September 1704 Died: 29 August 1763
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont

1 January 1728 – 29 August 1763
Succeeded by