Waldeck
E41198
Waldeck was a small German principality whose soldiers, like the Hessian troops, were hired out as auxiliaries to foreign powers in the 18th century.
Aliases (1)
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 (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Waldeck-Pyrmont"