Josias I, Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg
Josias I, Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg was born on March 18, 1554. See ranking, bio blurb, and everyone else born that day.
About Josias I, Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg
Count Josias I of Waldeck-Eisenberg (German: Josias I. Graf von Waldeck-Eisenberg; 18 March 1554 – 6 August 1588) was a German nobleman who was Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg from 1578 until his death. In the ten years of his short reign, Josias began the long overdue reform of the state administration, including the regulation of the churches, which aimed to strengthen the internal affairs of the state and thus achieve a clear independence of the county and a separation from Hesse. To solve the problems of the time, however, a longer reign of Josias would have been necessary, as well as a…