Friedrich Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Friedrich Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont was born on 25 October 1743 in Zweibrücken (now a part of Germany). Friedrich Karl August with his parents, brothers and sisters. Family Friedrich was the second son of Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and Countess Palatine Christiane Henriette of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld. He was thus a member of the House of Waldeck and Pyrmont. A Grand Tour He stayed on for one and a half years in Lausanne and made his Grand Tour through Italy and France. Military Friedrich entered into foreign military services. In 1757 he was Imperial lieutenant colonel. In 1766 he became Major General and in 1772 lieutenant-general of the Dutch army. Working for the Netherlands already were three battalions from Waldeck, which had set up his father. Which Friedrich Karl August in 1767 added a fourth battalion. Duty At the death of his father in 1763. In 1775 he went on a journey to England. In Waldeck, he undertook several moder...