Philip VI, Count of Waldeck

He was the eldest son of Count John I of Waldeck-Landau and his wife, Anna of Lippe.

He studied at the University of Marburg together with his younger brother Francis III. He completed his studies in 1569. In 1567, his uncle Philip V had waived a position as canon in Strasbourg in his favour.

His father died in 1567, and as the eldest son, he inherited Waldeck-Landau. He resided in Arolsen.

Philip VI died in 1579 in Darmstadt and was buried in the city church there. His mother ordered a stone to be placed over his grave. As he had no children, he was succeeded as Count by his younger brother Francis III.

• Adolph Theodor Ludwig Varnhagen: Grundlage der Waldeckischen Landes- und Regentengeschichte, vol. 2, Arolsen, 1853, p. 174 ff

• Descriptions of his grave stone and coat of arms Archived 2013-03-20 at the Wayback Machine

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