Friedrich Anton Ulrich | |
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Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont | |
Reign | 6 January 1712 – 1 January 1728 |
Predecessor | None; New Title |
Successor | Karl August |
Born |
Waldeck, Waldeck |
27 November 1676
Died | 1 January 1728 Arolsen, Waldeck and Pyrmont |
(aged 51)
Spouse | Countess Palatine Louise of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld |
Issue | Prince Christian Princess Friederike Princess Henriette Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont Princess Ernestine Prince Louis Prince Johann Princess Sofie Princess Franziska Princess Luise Prince Josef |
House | House of Waldeck and Pyrmont |
Father | Christian Louis, Count of Waldeck |
Mother | Countess Anna Elisabeth of Rappoltstein |
Friedrich Anton Ulrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (German: Friedrich Anton Ulrich Fürst zu Waldeck und Pyrmont; 27 November 1676 – 1 January 1728) was the first reigning Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont from 1712 to 1728.
He was the son of Christian Louis, Count of Waldeck and Countess Anna Elisabeth of Rappoltstein.
From 1706 to 1712 he was Count of Waldeck and Pyrmont. On 6 January 1712 he was elevated to Prince by the Emperor Charles VI.
He married Countess Palatine Louise of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, daughter of Christian II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld and Countess Catharine Agathe of Rappoltstein, in Hanau on 22 Oct 1700. They had five sons a six daughters: