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Henry VIII, Count of Waldeck

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234:. In 1505, they were present at the Diet of Cologne, as part of the Landgrave's entourage. In 1509 some noblemen attacked Henry and his asked the Landgrave in vain for support. In 1512, the Counts of Waldeck joined a newly founded association of counts. 215:, Sachsenhausen, Sachsenberg and Freienhagen remained shared property, as did the castle, city and districts of Waldeck and Rhoden and the Lordship of Itter. Henry received the city, castle and district of 207:
had declared in 1495, this dispute was initially fought at gunpoint. It was not until 1498 that the two counts agreed to stop fighting and present their case to the newly created
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died in 1495, the Waldeck-Landau line died out and its land reverted to Waldeck. Henry VIII and Philip II disputed the Waldeck-Landau inheritance from 1496. Despite the
150:. Henry VIII received the southern part, known as Waldeck-Wildungen and Philip II received the northern part, Waldeck-Eisenberg. In 1487, they jointly founded a 142:
In 1486, Henry VIII came of age. He and his former guardian Philip II decided to divide the family possessions. They would continue to share the City of
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In 1492, Henry married Anastasia, the heiress of William of Runkel (d. 1489). Via this marriage, the
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Grundlage der Waldeckischen Landes- und Regentengeschichte',' vol. 2, Arolsen, 1853, p. 42-48
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and the founder of the older line of Waldeck-Wildungen. He was also temporarily governor of the
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Henry died in 1513 and was buried in the Marienthal monastery in Netze (today part of
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in 1504, Henry VIII and Philip II with their armies joined Landgrave
184:, an uncle from his mother's side, appointed him as governor of the 219:. In all, Henry owned about a third of the family possessions. 211:. In 1507, they settled out of court. The towns of Korbach, 169:
came into his possession. He began calling himself
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Index

Waldeck
Noble family
House of Waldeck
Philip I, Count of Waldeck
Joanne of Nassau-Siegen
Waldeck
County of Vianden
House of Nassau
Philip I
Joanne of Nassau-Siegen
John IV of Nassau-Siegen
Philip II
Waldeck
Waldeck Castle
Franciscan
Korbach
County of Wied
Isenburg
Philip IV
Engelbert II of Nassau-Dillenburg
County of Vianden
Luxembourg
Otto IV
Eternal Landfrieden
Maximilian I
Reichskammergericht
Niederwildungen
Altwildungen
William II
imperial ban

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