Friedrich Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
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Zweibrücken, Palatinate-Zweibrücken
| Friedrich Karl August | |
|---|---|
 Portrait by Johann Friedrich August Tischbein, c. 1783 | |
| Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont | |
| Reign | 29 August 1763 – 24 September 1812 |
| Predecessor | Karl August |
| Successor | George I |
| Born | 25 October 1743 Zweibrücken, Palatinate-Zweibrücken |
| Died | 24 September 1812 (aged 68) Arolsen, Waldeck and Pyrmont |
| House | House of Waldeck and Pyrmont |
| Father | Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont |
| Mother | Countess Palatine Christiane Henriette of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld |
Friedrich Karl August (German: Friedrich Karl August Fürst zu Waldeck und Pyrmont; 25 October 1743 – 24 September 1812) was Prince of Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont from 1763 to 1812.
He was the second son of Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and Countess Palatine Christiane Henriette of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld. He stayed on for one and a half years in Lausanne and made his Grand Tour through Italy and France.
Military career
Like his father and his brother Christian, he 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.
