Waldeck
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Places
- Waldeck CastleWaldeck CastleCastle Waldeck within the limits of the village of Dorweiler in Dommershausen in the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis in Rhineland-Palatinate was the main seat of the Hunsrück Family Boos.The ruin lies high above the Baybach valley...
, a medieval fortress/castle in Germany - Waldeck, HesseWaldeck, HesseWaldeck is a small town in Waldeck-Frankenberg district in northwestern Hesse, Germany.-Location:Waldeck lies on the Edersee, a man-made lake...
, a town in Hesse - Waldeck (state)Waldeck (state)Waldeck was a sovereign principality in the German Empire and German Confederation and, until 1929, a constituent state of the Weimar Republic. It comprised territories in present-day Hesse and Lower Saxony, ....
or Waldeck-Pyrmont, a principality in the German Empire and German Confederation, and a state in the Weimar Republic, named after the above castle and town - Waldeck, Bavaria, a village in the Upper PalatinateUpper PalatinateThe Upper Palatinate is one of the seven administrative regions of Bavaria, Germany, located in the east of Bavaria.- History :The region took its name first in the early 16th century, because it was by the Treaty of Pavia one of the main portions of the territory of the Wittelsbach Elector...
, Bavaria, Germany - Waldeck, ThuringiaWaldeck, ThuringiaWaldeck is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....
, a small municipality in Thuringia, Germany - Waldeck, The HagueWaldeck, The HagueWaldeck is a wijk in the Loosduinen stadsdeel. Waldeck borders Kijkduin in the southwest, Bohemen en Meer en Bos in the northwest, Vruchtenbuurt in the northeast, Houtwijk in the southeast and Loosduinen in the south.One of the areas of Waldeck is the Componistenbuurt.Waldeck used to be part of te...
, a neighbourhood in The Hague - the historical German name of Orava CommuneOrava CommuneOrava Parish is a rural municipality in south-eastern Estonia, Põlva County. The municipality has a population of 854 and covers an area of 175.52 km². The population density is 4.9 inhabitants per km².-Villages:...
in Estonia - the Villages of Waldeck, SaskatchewanWaldeck, SaskatchewanWaldeck is a village of 300 northeast of Swift Current, Saskatchewan on the Trans-Canada Highway. Waldeck is situated in the Swift Current River Valley, which is quite barren and has only a few trees along the Swift Current Creek.-Demographics:...
People
- Franz von WaldeckFranz von WaldeckCount Franz von Waldeck , was Prince-Bishop of Münster, Osnabrück, and Minden and a leading figure in putting down the Münster Rebellion....
(1491-1553), Prince-Bishop of Münster, Osnabrück, and Minden - Prince Georg Friedrich of WaldeckPrince Georg Friedrich of WaldeckPrince Georg Friedrich of Waldeck was a German and Dutch Field Marshal .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...
(1620-1692), German and Dutch Field Marshal - Jean-Frédéric WaldeckJean-Frédéric WaldeckJean-Frédéric Maximilien de Waldeck was a French antiquarian, cartographer, artist and explorer.-Biography:...
(1766?-1875), French antiquarian, cartographer, artist and explorer - Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau (1846-1904), French Republican statesman
- Emma of Waldeck and PyrmontEmma of Waldeck and PyrmontPrincess Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont was Queen consort of William III, King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg...
(1858-1934), Queen Consort and Regent of the Netherlands - Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1861-1922), German-born princess, a member of the British Royal Family by marriage
- R. G. WaldeckR. G. WaldeckRosie Goldschmidt Waldeck born Rosa Goldschmidt, also known as Rosie Waldeck and by several other variants of her name, was the author of several works including Prelude to the past; the autobiography of a woman and Athene Palace...
(1898-1982), also known as Rosie Waldeck, German-born American author - Klaus WaldeckKlaus WaldeckKlaus Waldeck, usually known by his stage name of Waldeck, is a Viennese former copyright lawyer and electronica musician.-History:Klaus Waldeck's musical career began in Vienna, Austria when he started piano lessons at the age of six...
, Austrian musician