Waldeck
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Waldeck was a small German principality whose soldiers, like the Hessian troops, were hired out as auxiliaries to foreign powers in the 18th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Waldeck canonical | 24 |
| Waldeck-Pyrmont | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former principality
ⓘ
historical German state ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Principality of Waldeck
ⓘ
surface form:
Fürstentum Waldeck
Principality of Waldeck ⓘ |
| capital | Arolsen ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| economicActivity | raising revenue by renting out troops ⓘ |
| existedInCentury |
17th century
ⓘ
18th century ⓘ 19th century ⓘ early 20th century ⓘ |
| foreignService |
served in British Army as auxiliaries
ⓘ
served in Dutch Army as auxiliaries ⓘ served in other European armies as auxiliaries ⓘ |
| governmentForm | principality ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Hesse
ⓘ
North Hesse ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Europe
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ |
| mergedWith | Prussia ⓘ |
| militaryComparison | Hessian troops ⓘ |
| militaryRole |
provider of mercenary contingents
ⓘ
supplier of auxiliary troops ⓘ |
| notableFor | hiring out soldiers like the Hessian troops in the 18th century ⓘ |
| notablePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| partOf |
Confederation of the Rhine
ⓘ
German Confederation ⓘ |
| practice | hiring out troops to foreign powers ⓘ |
| religion | predominantly Protestant ⓘ |
| rulingHouse | House of Waldeck ⓘ |
| similarTo | Hesse-Kassel ⓘ |
| status |
member of the German Confederation
ⓘ
small German state ⓘ territory of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| successorState |
Free State of Waldeck
ⓘ
Hesse-Nassau ⓘ Prussia ⓘ |
| todayPartOf |
state of Hesse
ⓘ
North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ
surface form:
state of North Rhine-Westphalia
|
| troopType |
artillery
ⓘ
auxiliaries ⓘ infantry ⓘ |
| typeOfTroopContract | auxiliary service contracts ⓘ |
| usedBy |
foreign monarchies
ⓘ
great powers of 18th-century Europe ⓘ |
Referenced by (26)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Waldeck-Pyrmont
subject surface form:
Waldeck-Frankenberg
subject surface form:
Waldeck-Frankenberg
this entity surface form:
Waldeck-Pyrmont