Friedrich Anton Ulrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Friedrich Anton Ulrich of Waldeck ( born November 27, 1676 in Landau, † January 1, 1728 in Pyrmont ) was Count or Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont.
Friedrich Anton Ulrich was the son of Christian Ludwig, Graf zu Waldeck- Wildungen, and Anna Elisabeth, heiress of Rappoltstein. From 1706 to 1712 he was Count of Waldeck and Pyrmont. On January 6, 1712 was built by Emperor Charles VI. elevated to the hereditary prince and called himself Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont since then.
He built the hunting lodge Friedrich Thal ( 1701) in Selbach, the Baroque castle to Pyrmont ( 1706), Castle Frederick Stone in Wildungen ( 1707-1714 ), and finally the residence Arolsen Castle ( 1713-1729 ), founding Arolsen as the residence ( 1719).
Marriage and issue
On October 18, 1700 he married Luise in Hanau (* October 28, 1678, † May 3, 1753 ), Countess Palatine of Zweibrücken- Birkenfeld, daughter of Christian II The marriage sprang 11 children:
- Christian Philipp (* October 13, 1701, † May 17, 1728 ), Prince of Waldeck
- Magdalene Friederike (* 1702, † 1713)
- Henriette ( born October 17, 1703 † August 29, 1785 ), abbess in the monastery Schaaken
- Karl August Friedrich (* September 24, 1704; † August 29, 1763 ), Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
- Ernestine Louise (* November 6, 1705, † May 16 1782 ) ∞ 1737, Friedrich Bernhard ( 1697-1739 ), Count Palatine of Birkenfeld - Gelnhausen to the son of Johann Karl
- Ludwig Franz Anton (* May 5, 1707; † July 24, 1739 ), Prince of Waldeck
- Johann Wilhelm ( * 1708, † 1713)
- Sofie Wilhelmine Elisabeth ( * January 4, 1711; † August 10, 1775 ), Princess of Waldeck
- Franziska Christiane Ernestine (* May 9, 1712; † January 6, 1782 ), Princess of Waldeck
- Luise Friederike Albertine ( born June 12, 1714 † March 17, 1794 ), abbess in the monastery Schaaken
- Josef (* 1715, † 1719)