George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
| George I | |
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| Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont | |
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| Reign | 24 September 1812 – 9 September 1813 |
| Predecessor | Friedrich Karl August |
| Successor | George II |
| Born |
6 May 1747 Arolsen, Waldeck |
| Died | 9 September 1813 (aged 66) Rhoden, Kingdom of Prussia |
| Spouse | Princess Augusta of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen |
| Issue | Princess Christiane Prince Karl George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont Prince Friedrich Prince Christian Princess Augusta Prince Johann Ida, Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe Prince Wolrad Princess Mathilde Prince Karl Christian Princess Karoline Prince Hermann |
| House | House of Waldeck and Pyrmont |
| Father | Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont |
| Mother | Christiane Henriette, Countess Palatine of Zweibrücken |
George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (German: Georg Fürst zu Waldeck und Pyrmont; 6 May 1747 – 9 September 1813) was Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont from 1812 to 1813.
He was the son of Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and Christiane Henriette, Countess Palatine of Zweibrücken.
The principality was divided 1805, Pyrmont was given to George, and his brother Friedrich Karl August stayed with Waldeck. In 1807, Waldeck joined the Confederation of the Rhine.
After the death of his brother in 1812, George took over the government in Waldeck.
He married Princess Augusta of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, daughter of August II, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen and Princess Christine of Anhalt-Bernburg, in Otterwisch on 12 September 1784. They had nine sons and four daughters:
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