Person:Prince Georg Friedrich of Waldeck (1)
Prince Georg Friedrich of Waldeck
b.31 Jan 1620 Arolsen, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel, Hessen, Germany
d.19 Nov 1692 Arolsen, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel, Hessen, Germany
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Philip Dietrich _____, Count of Waldeck1614 - 1645
  2. Prince Georg Friedrich of Waldeck1620 - 1692
  3. Wolrad V von Waldeck1625 - 1657
Spouse and Children
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  1. Sophie of Waldeck1662 - 1702
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Facts and Events
Name Prince Georg Friedrich of Waldeck
Gender Male
Birth[1] 31 Jan 1620 Arolsen, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel, Hessen, Germany
Marriage to Elisabeth Charlotte of Nassau-Siegen
Death[1] 19 Nov 1692 Arolsen, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel, Hessen, Germany
Reference Number? Q62507?


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Prince Georg Friedrich of Waldeck (31 January 1620 – 19 November 1692) was a German and Dutch Field Marshal and, for the last three years of his life, Grand Master of the Order of Saint John (Bailiwick of Brandenburg).

In 1641, Waldeck entered the service of the States-General of the Netherlands; later in 1651, in the service of Brandenburg, he reached the highest rank as minister. He changed the foreign policy completely by abandoning the alliance with the Emperor and trying to forge a coalition with the Protestant princes.

In 1656 he arranged a coalition with Sweden, and commanded the cavalry in the Battle of Warsaw (1656) against Poland. He was dismissed in 1658 when Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg made peace with Poland.

After that he fought under Charles X Gustav of Sweden against Denmark, as German Reichsfeldmarschall in 1664 near Sankt Gotthard. In 1683 he commanded Bavarian troops during the Battle of Vienna. In 1685 he fought as a free-lancer for the Duke of Lorraine and the Elector of Bavaria.

After William III left for England in 1688 to claim the English throne, Waldeck was appointed Field Marshal of William's forces during the War of the Grand Alliance in the Spanish Netherlands. Although he was victorious at the Battle of Walcourt in 1689, the following year he suffered a heavy defeat at the hands of Marshal Luxembourg at the Battle of Fleurus.

In 1691, he was again outmanoeuvred by Luxembourg and defeated at the Battle of Leuze. After this defeat Waldeck was appointed chief-of-staff of the Dutch States Army. He died on 19 November 1692 in Arolsen.

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References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Prince Georg Friedrich of Waldeck, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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