Person:Wolrad II, Count of Waldeck (1)
Wolrad II _____, Count of Waldeck
b.27 Mar 1509 Bad Arolsen, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel, Hessen, Germany
d.15 Apr 1575 Bad Arolsen, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel, Hessen, Germany
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  1. Wolrad II _____, Count of Waldeck1509 - 1575
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  • H.  Wolrad II _____, Count of Waldeck1509 - 1575
  • W.  Anastasia Günthera of Schwarzburg-Blankenburg (add)
  1. Josias I _____, Count of Waldeck1554 - 1588
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Name Wolrad II _____, Count of Waldeck
Gender Male
Birth[1] 27 Mar 1509 Bad Arolsen, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel, Hessen, GermanyEilhausen
Marriage to Anastasia Günthera of Schwarzburg-Blankenburg (add)
Death[1] 15 Apr 1575 Bad Arolsen, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel, Hessen, GermanyEilhausen
Reference Number? Q87732?


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Count Wolrad II ‘the Scholar’ of Waldeck-Eisenberg (27 March 1509 – 15 April 1578), , was since 1539 Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg.

By Wolrad and his relatives from the cadet branches, the Reformation in the County of Waldeck was almost completed. They defied the Emperor, had to fight for pardon, but remained Protestant and enforced the Reformation in their county. In the process, Wolrad took a leading position in the spiritual field.

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wolrad II, Count of Waldeck, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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