Henry VII, Count of Waldeck

Henry VII, Count of Waldeck
Died	after 1442
Noble family	House of Waldeck
Spouse(s)	Margaret of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein
Father	Henry VI, Count of Waldeck
Mother	Elizabeth of Berg

Henry VII of Waldeck (died: after 1442) was Count of Waldeck from 1397 until his death, after which he acted several times as bailiff for the Electorate of Mainz in Upper and Lower Hesse.

He was the second son of the Count Henry VI of Waldeck and Elizabeth of Berg and was considered a belligerent man.

Even before his father, he attacked the Bishopric of Paderborn. He was accused of having destroyed the castle and town of Blankenrode. In 1395, he was made to swear that he would never again invade Paderborn, and Waldeck had to transfer its share in the castle and town of Liebenau to Paderborn.

After his father's death, the county of Waldeck was divided between Henry and his brother Adolph III. Thus, Adolph III founded the older line of Waldeck-Landau and Henry founded the Waldeck-Waldeck line. He resided at Waldeck Castle.

In 1399, he was appointed bailiff of the districts Fritzlar, Hofgeismar, Battenberg, Rosenthal, Elenhog and Wetter of the Electorate of Mainz. Henry reckoned that this office provided him with enough power that he could afford to break his alliance with the Landgraviate of Hesse. At Whitsuntide 1400, he marched his troops to Kassel. He could not take the city. He did, however, set fire to several neighbouring villages. He lost his office in 1404, but was re-appointed temporarily in 1406. In 1410, he was again appointed bailiff in Upper and Lower Hesse. He then attacked Hesse and destroyed the city of Kirchhain, whereupon Landgrave Hermann II persuaded Archbishop John II of Mainz to relieve henry of his duties. Peace was restored in 1420 and Henry made an alliance with Landgrave Louis I that would last until his death.

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