Karl August Friedrich of Waldeck and Pyrmont, was Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and Commander of the Dutch forces in the War of Austrian Succession. He was the second son of Friedrich Anton Ulrich of Waldeck-Pyrmont and Louise of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld. In 1728 his father and his elder brother Christian Philip died, and so he became Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont . The Waldecks had a tradition of military service in the Dutch Army.

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  • Karl August Friedrich of Waldeck and Pyrmont, was Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and Commander of the Dutch forces in the War of Austrian Succession. He was the second son of Friedrich Anton Ulrich of Waldeck-Pyrmont and Louise of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld. In 1728 his father and his elder brother Christian Philip died, and so he became Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont . The Waldecks had a tradition of military service in the Dutch Army. Prince Georg Friedrich of Waldeck had already led the Dutch army in the War of the Grand Alliance. In the War of Austrian Succession, he was appointed as commander of the Dutch Army by the States-General of the Netherlands, as counterbalance to William IV, Prince of Orange, who relied completely on his brother-in-law the Duke of Cumberland. The Dutch army under Waldeck's command was defeated in the Battle of Fontenoy, the Battle of Rocoux and the Battle of Lauffeld. in 1746 he became Fieldmarshal of the Holy Empire.
  • Charles Auguste, prince de Waldeck-Pyrmont (1704-1763) était un militaire allemand. Il commanda les forces hollandaises dans la guerre de succession d'Autriche. Il devint prince de Waldeck-Pyrmont en 1728 à la mort de son père et de son frère aîné, et continua la tradition des princes de Waldeck de se mettre au service des Provinces-Unies, à l'exemple du prince Georges Frédérick. Durant la guerre de succession d'Autriche, il fut nommé commandant de l'armée hollandaise par les États-Généraux des Provinces-Unies, afin de contrebalancer Guillaume IV d'Orange qui se reposait entièrement sur le duc de Cumberland. C'est sous le commandement de waldeck que l'armée hollandaise essuya les défaites aux batailles de Fontenoy, de Rocourt et de Lauffeld. Il fut nommé en 1746 feld-maréchal du Saint-Empire.
  • Karel August van Waldeck-Pyrmont was vorst van Waldeck en graaf van Pyrmont en legeraanvoerder in Nederlandse dienst gedurende de Oostenrijkse Successieoorlog. Hij was de tweede zoon van Frederik Anton Ulrich van Waldeck-Pyrmont en Louise van Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld. Na de dood van zijn vader en zijn oudste broer Christiaan Philips in 1728 werd hij vorst van Waldeck en Pyrmont. Een Staats leger onder zijn commando leed in de Oostenrijkse successieoorlog nederlagen bij Fontenoy, Rocoux en Lafelt. In 1746 werd hij veldmaarschalk van het Heilige Roomse Rijk.
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  • Carlo Augusto Federico di Waldeck e Pyrmont
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  • Karl August Friedrich of Waldeck and Pyrmont, was Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and Commander of the Dutch forces in the War of Austrian Succession. He was the second son of Friedrich Anton Ulrich of Waldeck-Pyrmont and Louise of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld. In 1728 his father and his elder brother Christian Philip died, and so he became Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont . The Waldecks had a tradition of military service in the Dutch Army.
  • Charles Auguste, prince de Waldeck-Pyrmont (1704-1763) était un militaire allemand. Il commanda les forces hollandaises dans la guerre de succession d'Autriche. Il devint prince de Waldeck-Pyrmont en 1728 à la mort de son père et de son frère aîné, et continua la tradition des princes de Waldeck de se mettre au service des Provinces-Unies, à l'exemple du prince Georges Frédérick.
  • Karel August van Waldeck-Pyrmont was vorst van Waldeck en graaf van Pyrmont en legeraanvoerder in Nederlandse dienst gedurende de Oostenrijkse Successieoorlog. Hij was de tweede zoon van Frederik Anton Ulrich van Waldeck-Pyrmont en Louise van Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld. Na de dood van zijn vader en zijn oudste broer Christiaan Philips in 1728 werd hij vorst van Waldeck en Pyrmont.
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  • Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
  • Charles Auguste de Waldeck
  • Carlo Augusto Federico di Waldeck e Pyrmont
  • Karel August van Waldeck-Pyrmont
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