John II, Count of Waldeck-Landau

Count John II of Waldeck-Landau,, official titles: Graf zu Waldeck und Pyrmont, Herr zu Tonna, was since 1638 Count of. He served in the Swedish Army.

Biography

John was born on 7 November 1623 in Waldeck as the fourteenth child of Count Christian of Waldeck-Wildungen and his wife Countess Elisabeth of Nassau-Siegen.
John's eldest brother, Philip VII, succeeded their father early 1638 as Count of, while John became Count of. He had his Residenz in Landau since then. The entire County of Waldeck, was heavily in debt. The financial difficulties of the county did not change when the counts of Waldeck acquired the in 1640. The lordship was sold to Duke Frederick I of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg in 1677.
John served as major general in the Swedish Army. He died in on 10 October 1668. As he was childless, the county of Waldeck-Landau was inherited by his nephew Christian Louis of Waldeck-Wildungen.

Marriages

John married firstly on 17 December 1644 to Alexandrine Maria Gräfin von Vehlen und Meggen. She was the widow of Count Emich of Daun-Falkenstein.
John remarried at on 10 November 1667 to Landgravine Dorothy Henriette of Hesse-Darmstadt, daughter of Landgrave George II of Hesse-Darmstadt and Princess Sophia Eleonore of Saxony.