Otto IV, Count of Waldeck
Otto IV, Count of Waldeck | |
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| Born | c. 1440 |
| Died | 14 October 1494 Wetterburg Castle in Arolsen |
| Buried | Monastery at Volkhardinghausen (now part of Bad Arolsen) |
| Noble family | House of Waldeck |
| Spouse(s) | Matilda of Neuenahr Elisabeth of Tecklenburg |
| Father | Otto III, Count of Waldeck |
| Mother | Anna of Oldenburg |
Otto IV, Count of Waldeck at Landau (c. 1440 – 14 October 1494 at Wetterburg Castle in Arolsen) was the third and last ruling count of the elder Waldeck-Landau line. He was the grandson of Count Adolph III (d. 1431), who had founded the elder Waldeck-Landau line in 1387 and was the third and only surviving son of Count Otto III (d. 1458 or 1459) and his wife Anna of Oldenburg. His elder brothers John and Henry had died unmarried and childless in 1431 and 1438 respectively.