History Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont



coat of arms of counts of waldeck (1349–1712)



government bond of principality waldeck , pyrmont, issued 1. january 1863


waldeck county within holy roman empire 1200. counts included adolf ii of waldeck 1270 1276. in 1655, seat , chief residence of rulers shifted castle , small town of waldeck, overlooking eder river , first mentioned in 1120, arolsen. in 1625, small county of pyrmont became part of county through inheritance. in january 1712, count of waldeck , pyrmont elevated prince charles vi, holy roman emperor. brief period, 1805 1812, pyrmont separate principality result of inheritance , partition after death of previous prince, 2 parts united again in 1812. independence of principality confirmed in 1815 congress of vienna, , waldeck , pyrmont became member of german confederation. 1868 onward, principality administered prussia, retained legislative sovereignty. prussian administration served reduce administrative costs small state , based on ten-year contract repeatedly renewed until waldeck formally absorbed prussia in 1929. in 1871, principality became constituent state of new german empire.


in 1905, waldeck , pyrmont had area of 1121 km , population of 59,000.


at end of world war i, , during german revolution, resulting in fall of german monarchies, prince abdicated , waldeck , pyrmont became free state within weimar republic.


the princely house of waldeck , pyrmont closely related royal family of netherlands. last ruling prince, frederick, brother of queen consort emma of netherlands.







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