Josias I, Count of Waldeck

Josiah I of Waldeck -Eisenberg (* March 18, 1554 at Castle Eisenberg; † August 6, 1588 ibid ) was Count of Waldeck -Eisenberg.

Life

He was a son of the Count of Waldeck -Eisenberg Wolrad II (1509-1578) and his wife Anastasia Günthera of Schwarzburg- Blankenburg ( 1526-1570 ).

He was buried on 9 August 1588 Korbach.

Marriage and issue

On March 8, 1582 he married Marie von Barby - Mühlingen (* April 8, 1563, † December 29, 1619 ), daughter of Count Albrecht von Barby - Mühlingen X. and his wife Marie of Anhalt- Zerbst. The marriage produced four children:

  • Margaret Anastasia (* 1584)
  • Christian ( * December 25, 1585, † December 31, 1637 ); ∞ 1604 Elisabeth of Nassau- Siegen ( born November 8, 1584 Dillenburg, † July 26, 1661, Landau )
  • Juliane (* April 11, 1587, † February 28, 1622 ); ∞ 1606 Ludwig I of Erbach - Erbach ( 1579-1643 )
  • Wolrad III. (* July 7, 1588; † October 6, 1640 ); ∞ 1607 Anne of Baden -Durlach ( 1587-1649 ), inherited in 1625 the county Pyrmont
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