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	Waldeck (state) - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Waldeck (or later Waldeck and Pyrmont) was a sovereign principality in the German Empire and German Confederation and, until 1929, a constituent state of the Weimar Republic.
		The independence of the principality was confirmed in 1815 by the Congress of Vienna, and Waldeck and Pyrmont became a member of the German Confederation.
		The princely house of Waldeck and Pyrmont is closely related to the royal family of the Netherlands: the last ruling prince, Frederick, was the brother of Dutch Queen Emma.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Waldeck-Pyrmont (512 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Principality of Waldeck-Pyrmont
		the northern principality, called Pyrmont, surrounded by the Principality of Lippe, the Duchy of Brunswick, and the Prussian Province of Hanover, with an area of 26 square miles and a population, in 1905, of 9162.
		From 1438 Waldeck was a fief of Hesse, a relation virtually dissolved by the Confederation of the Rhine in 1806, and finally in 1846 by a decision of the Diet of the German Confederation.
		The Principality of Pyrmont was in the Middle Ages a fief of the bishops of Paderborn.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/15527a.htm (770 words)

	Waldeck-Pyrmont - LoveToKnow 1911 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		the county of Waldeck, embedded in Prussian territory between the provinces of Westphalia and Hesse-Nassau, and the principality of Pyrmont, farther to the north, between Lippe, Brunswick, Westphalia and Hanover.
		As regards the administration of justice, Waldeck and Pyrmont belong to the districts of Cassel and Hanover respectively.
		For a few years Waldeck was divided into Wildungen and Eisenberg, but in 1692, when the Wildungen branch died out with George Frederick, the imperial field-marshal, the whole principality was united under the rule of Christian Louis of Eisenberg.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Waldeck-Pyrmont (929 words)

	Waldeck-Frankenberg
		Most of the area of the district was previously part of the Freistaat Waldeck, the successor of the principality Waldeck.
		The district is located in the mountains of the Sauerland, with the highest elevation in the district of 843 m.
		The eight-fold star in the bottom part is taken from the coat of arms of the counts and dukes of Waldeck, and was also the old coat of arms of the district Waldeck.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/wa/Waldeck-Frankenberg.html (161 words)

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		WALDECK-PYRMONT, a principality of Germany and a constituent state of the German empire, consisting of two separate portions lying about 3o M. apart, viz, the county of Waldeck, embedded in Prussian territory between the provinces of Westphalia and Hesse-Nassau, and the principality of Pyrmont, farther to the north, between Lippe, Brunswick, Westphalia and Hanover.
		In 1438 the land-grave of Hesse obtained rights of suzerainty over Waldeck, and the claims arising from this action were not finally disposed of until 1847, when it was decided that the rights of Hesse over Waldeck had ceased with the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire.
		The royalist bias given to the pupils in the religious seminaries was undoubtedly a principal cause of the passing of this bill; and the government further took strong measures to secure the presence of officers of undoubted fidelity to the republic in the higher positions on the staff.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /correction/edit?locale=en&content_id=69222 (2508 words)

	Waldeck (principality)
		Waldeck (or Waldeck-Pyrmont) was a Principality within the Holy Roman Empire.
		The principality was granted independence in 1815 by the Congress of Vienna, and became part of the German Bund[?].
		It was absorbed into the German Empire in 1870 and the Principality was abolished in 1918, when it became the state (Freistaat) Waldeck-Pyrmont of Germany.
	ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/wa/Waldeck_(principality).html (101 words)

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		LIPPE, a principality of Germany and constituent state of the German empire, bounded N.W., W. and S. by the Prussian province of Westphalia and N.E. and E. by the Prussian provinces of Hanover and Hesse-Nassau and the principality of Waldeck-Pyrmont.
		The principal crops are potatoes, beetroot (for sugar), hay, rye, oats, wheat and barley.
		History.—The present principality of Lippe was inhabited in early times by the Cherusii, whose leader Arminius (Hermann) annihilated in A.D. 9 the legions of Varus in the Teutoburger Wald.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /correction/edit?locale=en&content_id=40828 (1377 words)

	Decorations of the Principality of Waldeck
		At 433 square miles in size and a 1910 population of 61,723, the Principality of Waldeck- Pyrmont was one of the smallest states of the German Empire.
		In 1776, the 3rd Waldeck Regiment was raised.
		In 1867, this was revised and the Waldeck contingent became the 3rd Battalion of Infanterie-Regiment Nr.
	home.att.net /~david.danner/militaria/waldeck.htm (1002 words)

	Historical Flags of Rhineland States (Germany)
		The Principality of Rheina-Wolbeck was formed in 1803 (Reichsdeputationshauptschluss) as a compensation for his territories lost to France for the duke of Looz and Corswaren.
		The Principality became in 1806 part of the grandduchy of Berg (for the General Murat), came in 1811 to France, and in 1915 to Prussia.
		The flag is the Nassau one, with a yellow canton with the dynastic symbol.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/de-rh_hi.html (788 words)

	The Principality of Waldeck, Germany
		The Crest of the Prince of of Waldeck
		the county of Waldeck, embedded in Prussian territory between the provinces of Westphalia and Hesse-Nassau, and the principality of Pyr-mont, farther to the north, between Lippe, Brunswick, Westphalia and Hanover.
		Wildungen, in the extreme south of Waldeck, is the terminus of a branch line from Wabern, and a light railway runs from Warburg to Marburg; Pyrmont is intersected by the trunk line running from Cologne,viaPaderborn, to Brunswick and Berlin.
	www.swartzentrover.com /cotor/Tree/Waldeck/Weldeck.htm (1029 words)

	Waldeck - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		WALDECK [Waldeck], former principality, central Germany, now an administrative district (c.420 sq mi/1,090 sq km) of Hesse.
		A county of the Holy Roman Empire from c.1200, Waldeck was united with the county of Pyrmont in the late 17th cent., and its rulers were later raised (1712) to princely rank.
		By a plebiscite in 1922, Pyrmont passed to Prussia and was incorporated into Hanover prov.; by another plebiscite (1929) Waldeck proper became part of the Hesse-Nassau prov.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-waldeck.html (324 words)

	Waldeck-Pyrmont 1815-1929 (Germany)
		Pyrmont belonged to the principality [since 1918 republic] of Waldeck until it was transferred to the province of Hanover in 1922 by popular vote.
		A county of the Holy Roman Empire from c.1200, Waldeck was united with the county of Pyrmont in the late 17th century, and its rulers were later raised (1712) to princely rank.
		When in 1830 Waldeck had to provide a battalion to the federal army, the question of the flag (and cockades) was risen again.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/de-wp_hi.html (400 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Waldeck (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Waldeck, former principality, central Germany, now an administrative district (c.420 sq mi/1,090 sq km) of Hesse.
		A county of the Holy Roman Empire from c.1200, Waldeck was united with the
		Belonging to the republican left, he was twice minister of the interior (1881, 1883-85), and in 1884 he was responsible for the passage of the Waldeck-Rousseau law, legalizing the creation of trade unions.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Waldeck (625 words)

	Waldeck Capital LLC - The Heritage (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.tamu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Waldeck is situated at an altitude of 250 m on the river Eder in northern Hesse.
		The counts of Waldeck became sovereign in 1349 but in 1341/48 lost the sovereignty to Hessen (later Hessen-Kassel).
		Since 1868 the principality was administered by Prussia.
	www.waldeckcapital.com.cob-web.org:8888 /history/heritage.shtml (219 words)

	Imperial College of Heraldry of The Holy Roman Empire , Heraldry in The German Empire of The First Reich .
		The Princely Armorial Bearings of The Principalities of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen and of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, as Princes of The Holy Roman Empire, The Arms are identical for both Princely Houses, being once a County which was formally divided into Two Counties in 1552.
		The Arms show in the first and Ninth field the Arms of the Principality of Pyrmont, in the second and eight the Principality of Rappolstein, in the third and seventh the lion heads from the Estate of Hoheneck, and in the fourth and sixth the two lions of the estate of Geroldseck.
		The achievement is borne on a mantle purpore, fringed and tasselled Or, doubled erm and surmounted by the Princely Crown.
	imperialcollegeofheraldry.org /_wsn/page2.html (937 words)

	States of the Confederation of the Rhine: 1806-1813
		This principality was ruled by the senior Catholic branch of the Hohenzollern line (and was related to the Hohenzollerns who ruled the Kingdom of Prussia).
		Principality of Leyen und Hohengeroldseck (formerly County of Adendorf)
		As the new prince was a minor, the principality was governed by a regent - Pauline, Princess of Anhalt-Bernberg - until her death on 03.07.1820.
	www.napoleon-series.org /research/government/Confederation/c_confederation1.html (1788 words)

	Waldeck (principality) (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.tamu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Waldeck (or Waldeck-Pyrmont) was a sovereign principality in what is now Lower Saxony and Hesse (Germany).
		The independency of the principality was confirmed in 1815 by the Congress of Vienna.
		In 1922 the city of Pyrmont left the district, when its population decided in a plebiscite to join the Prussian province of Hanover (now Lower Saxony).
	publicliterature.org.cob-web.org:8888 /en/wikipedia/w/wa/waldeck__principality_.html (157 words)

	Thomas's Glassware Tour --- Bad Pyrmont (D) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		When the family became extinct in 1494, their domains were inherited by the counts of Gleichen, Lippe, and finally Waldeck in 1625.
		An independent principality of Waldeck-Pyrmont was created in 1805 but fell back to the principality of Waldeck in 1813.
		In 1973 all municipalities of the former principality of Pyrmont were incorporated into the city of Pyrmont.
	www.thomasgraz.net /glass/gl-1558.htm (393 words)

	The Ulrich's of Fuerstentum Waldeck (Waldeck, Hessen, Germany) Book
		Waldeck in German means “the corner of the woods.” The area occupied by the former principality of Waldeck, even at this time, is a beautiful wooded region to which Germans and other Europeans come to vacation because of its beautiful woods, lakes, rivers, streams and spas.
		Waldeck remains a rural area little touched by industry and modernization with quaint castles and wonderful museums.
		The wonder of genealogy is the unknown family linkages and accumulated stories contained in one’s here-to-fore unfathomed and opaque inverted pyramidal family tree, a top which the researcher stands in the beginning of his or her journey.
	www.gregathcompany.com /billerbeck/ulrich.htm (1895 words)

	Deutsche Landeswappen - German Civic Heraldry - WALDECK
		The arms show in the first and ninth field the arms of the Principality of Pyrmont, in the second and eight the Principality of Rappoltstein, in th ethird and seventh the lion heads from the Estate of Hoheneck, and in the fourth and sixth the two lions of the estate of Geroldseck.
		These possession were never really owned by the Counts of Waldeck, as soon after the the possessions were taken by the other successor, the Count of the Pfalz-Brikenfeld.
		In 1712 the counts were promoted to Princes and the Principality of Waldeck(-Pyrmont) became a autonomous state in 1807.
	www.ngw.nl /int/dld/waldeck.htm (296 words)

	Fürstentum Waldeck und Pyrmont (1812-1918)
		Fürst Friedrich zu Waldeck und Pyrmont - Residenzschloss
		Mein Waldeck lebe hoch, mein Waldeck lebe hoch, mein teures, liebes Waldeck es lebe, lebe hoch!
		Nach einem Volksentscheid wird auch Waldeck Bestandteil Preußens.
	www.deutsche-schutzgebiete.de /fuerstentum_waldeck.htm (1102 words)

	Germany, the German Confederation
		The Principality of Hohenzollern was in the south of Germany.
		The ten generations that separate Frederick II from Charles I in the genealogy at left are given in the table at The Descent of the Hohenzollern above.
		Gordon explained that Leyen was a Principality by dispensation of Napoleon from 1806 to 1814.
	www.friesian.com /deutsch.htm (3730 words)

	House Laws of Waldeck-Pyrmont
		The house of Waldeck's early origins seem to be in the region that later became the principality of Lippe, and they took their original name of Schwalenberg from a castle by that name.
		The marriage of Karl to Karoline von Cannstadt on Apr 15, 1819 (she was given the title of countess in Wurttemberg on April 16) was accepted as equal and in conformity with the house laws.
		IHr sollet in Eure und Eurer Gewaltgeber Seele Krafft-habender Vollmacht geloben und schweren, daß Ihr und Sie samt Euren allerseits Nachkommen, das jenige, was sowohl in dem unter dato den 12.
	www.heraldica.org /topics/royalty/HGWaldeck.htm (6957 words)

	chap29a2
		Situated in the county of Henneberg, the principality’s capital is Hildburghausen.
		This principality which is a dependency of the circle of Upper Saxony is situated in Franconia.
		These three principalities situated in the circle of Upper Saxony, are part of the county of Anhalt (18 leagues long by 2 to 3 leagues wide).
	www.napoleonicsociety.com /english/chap29a2.htm (2374 words)

	Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Queen Emma of the Netherlands, born Her Serene Highness Princess Adelheid Emma Wilhelmina Theresia of Waldeck and Pyrmont (August 2, 1858 - March 20, 1934) was Queen consort of William III, King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg.
		Emma was born in Arolsen, capital of the small German principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont, on 2 August 1858, a daughter of Georg Viktor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, and his wife, Princess Helena Wilhelmina Henrietta of Nassau.
		The aging, licentious king, once described as "the greatest debauchee of the age", had previously been rejected by Emma's sister, Princess Pauline of Waldeck and Pyrmont, and Princess Thyra of Denmark.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Emma_of_Waldeck_and_Pyrmont (337 words)

	The maps in this section show the history of Germany and its unification in the Nineteenth Century in more detail than ...
		The Schauenburg inheritance in Holstein fell to the House of Oldenburg by marriage.
		The Reuss Principalities were ruled by two branches of the House of Reuss.
		Waldeck, between Westphalia and Hesse-Cassel, and the Spa-resort of Pyrmont, between Lippe and Brunswick.
	home.versatel.nl /gerardvonhebel/gdetails.htm (1811 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Paderborn
		Hermann von Wied (1532-47), also Archbishop of Cologne, sought to introduce the new teaching at Paderborn as well as Cologne, but he was opposed by all classes.
		The countships of Lippe, Waldeck, and Pyrmont, the part of the diocese in the Countship of Ravensberg, and most of the parishes on the right bank of the Weser became protestant.
		After the removal of Hermann von Wied, Paderborn had three active Catholic bishops: Rembert von Kerrsenbrock (1547-68), Johann II von Hoya (1568-1574) published the Tridentine Decrees, and Salentin, Count of Isenberg (1574-77), also archbishop of Cologne.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/11383c.htm (1483 words)

	Waldeck (principality): Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com
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	www.encyclopedian.com /wa/Waldeck-Pyrmont.html (153 words)

	German Regional Research, 1990 Borders
		Hessen-Homburg, the electorate of Hessen-Kassel, the duchy of Nassau, the district of Wetzlar [part of the former Prussian Rheinprovinz], and the principality of
		Oldenburg in Oldenburg [grand duchy of Oldenburg], and the principality of Schaumburg-Lippe)
		Rheinpfalz, of the southern portion of the Prussian Rheinprovinz, and of the principality of
	www.genealogienetz.de /reg/ger1990.html (274 words)

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