Philipp IV, Count of Waldeck

Philip IV, Count of Waldeck
Tenure28 May 1513 - 30 November 1574 (Co-ruler Samuel: 8 October 1554 - 6 January 1570)
PredecessorHenry VIII
SuccessorDaniel
Born1493
Friedrichstein Castle, Alt-Wildungen, Amt Wildungen, County of Waldeck, Holy Roman Empire
Died(1574-11-30)30 November 1574
Waldeck Castle in Waldeck, County of Waldeck, Holy Roman Empire
Noble familyHouse of Waldeck
Spouse(s)Margaret of East Frisia
Catherine of Hatzfeld
Jutta of Isenburg-Grenzau
FatherHenry VIII, Count of Waldeck
MotherAnastasia of Runkel

Count Philip IV of Waldeck (1493 – 30 November 1574) was Count of Waldeck-Wildungen from 1513 to 1574. In 1526, he and his uncle Philip III of Waldeck-Eisenberg led the Lutheran Reformation in the county of Waldeck.

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