Henry III, Lord of Waldeck

Henry III, Lord of Waldeck ( – 1267) was a German nobleman. He was the eldest son of Count Adolph I of Waldeck and Schwalenberg (d. 1270), from his first marriage with Sophie (d. 1254).

Life

Henry was already a co-ruler of Waldeck during his father's lifetime. However, he died three years before his father, so he never inherited the county. His younger brother Widukind had joined the clergy, and was Bishop of Bishopric of Osnabrück, Osnabrück from 1265 until his death on 18 November 1269. Consequently, Adolph I was succeeded by Henry III's son Adolph II, Count of Waldeck, Adolph II.

Henry III, his father and his brother Widukind supported Landgrave Henry I, Landgrave of Hesse, Henry I of Hesse in his struggle with Bishop Simon I of Lippe, Simon I of Paderborn and abbot Henry III of Corvey, about territorial dominance in the border region between Landgraviate of Hesse, Hesse and Westphalia. Henry I prevailed.

Marriage and issue

Henry was married to Matilda of Cuijk, Cuyk-Arnsberg ( – 13 August 1298). She was a daughter of Count Gottfried III, Count of Arnsberg, Gottfried III of Arnsberg and heiress of Wewelsburg. Together, they had the following children:
* Adolf II of Waldeck, Adolph II ( – 13 December 1302), he was Count of Waldeck from 1270 to 1276; then he abdicated and joined the clergy. In 1301, he became Bishop of Bishopric of Liège, Liège
* Gottfried of Waldeck, Gottfried (d. 14 May 1324), bishop of Bishopric of Minden, Minden from 1304 until his death
* Otto I, Count of Waldeck, Otto I (d. 11 November 1305), succeeded Adolph II in 1276 as Count of Waldeck
* Adelaide of Waldeck, Adelaide (d. ), married Simon I, Lord of Lippe, Simon I of Lippe (d. 1344)

External links

Entry at Genealogie-Mittelalter.de

Counts of Waldeck
13th-century births
Year of birth uncertain
1267 deaths
13th-century German nobility

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