Philip I, Count of Waldeck
| Philip I, Count of Waldeck | |
|---|---|
| Spouse(s) | Johanna of Nassau-Dillenburg |
| Noble family | House of Waldeck |
| Father | Wolrad I, Count of Waldeck |
| Mother | Barbara of Wertheim |
| Born | 1445 |
| Died | 1475 |
Philip I, Count of Waldeck (1445–1475) was briefly Count of Waldeck-Waldeck in Germany in 1475.
He was the son of Count Wolrad I and his wife Barbara of Wertheim. He inherited the County of Waldeck when his father died in 1475, and died himself later that year. Nothing remarkable happened during his brief reign.
In 1464, he married Johanna, the daughter of Count John IV of Nassau-Dillenburg. They had one son: Henry VIII.
References
- Adolph Theodor Ludwig Varnhagen: Grundlage der Waldeckischen Landes- und Regentengeschichte, vol. 2, Arolsen, 1853, p. 39 ff
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