Principality of Lippe
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. It was located between the Weser River
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and the southeast part of the Teutoburg forest
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History
The founder of what would become the Principality of Lippe was Bernhard I, who received a grant of the territory from Lothair III, Holy Roman Emperor and King of the GermansLothair III, Holy Roman Emperor
Lothair III of Supplinburg , was Duke of Saxony , King of Germany , and Holy Roman Emperor from 1133 to 1137. The son of Count Gebhard of Supplinburg, his reign was troubled by the constant intriguing of Frederick I, Duke of Swabia and Duke Conrad of Franconia...
in 1123. Bernhard I assumed the title of Lord of Lippe. Bernhard's successors inherited and obtained several counties. Lord Simon V was the first ruler of Lippe to style himself as a count
Count
A count or countess is an aristocratic nobleman in European countries. The word count came into English from the French comte, itself from Latin comes—in its accusative comitem—meaning "companion", and later "companion of the emperor, delegate of the emperor". The adjective form of the word is...
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Following the death of Simon VI in 1613, the principality was split into three counties; Lippe-Detmold went to Simon VII, Lippe-Brake
Lippe-Brake
Lippe-Brake was a county located in Germany. It was created in 1613 following the death of Count Simon VI of Lippe with his realm being split between his three sons with his second son Otto receiving the territory of Lippe-Brake...
to Otto and Lippe-Alverdissen
Lippe-Alverdissen
Lippe-Alverdissen was a county in Germany. It was created in 1613 following the death of Count Simon VI of Lippe, with his realm being split between his three sons with his youngest son Philipp receiving the territory of Lippe-Alverdissen....
went to Philip I
Philip I, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe
Philipp I, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe was the founder of the Schaumburg-Lippe line.-Biography:He was born in Lemgo the son of Simon VI, Count of Lippe and his second wife Countess Elisabeth of Holstein-Schaumburg .Following the death of his father in 1613 he inherited Lippe-Alverdissen which he...
. The Lippe-Brake county was reunited with the main Detmold line in 1709. Another branch of the family was founded by Jobst Herman, a son of Simon VII, who was founder of the Lippe-Biesterfeld
Lippe-Biesterfeld
Lippe-Biesterfeld is a cadet line of the House of Lippe, a morganatic title created in 1916, and since 1937 a title of the Dutch Royal House.-History:...
line.
The Counts of Lippe-Detmold were granted the title of Prince of The Empire
Fürst
Fürst is a German title of nobility, usually translated into English as Prince.The term refers to the head of a principality and is distinguished from the son of a monarch, who is referred to as Prinz...
in 1789.
Shortly after becoming a member state of the German Empire
German Empire
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in 1871, the Lippe-Detmold line died out on 20 July 1895. This resulted in an inheritance dispute between the neighboring principality of Schaumburg-Lippe
Schaumburg-Lippe
Schaumburg-Lippe was until 1946 a small state in Germany, located in the present day state of Lower Saxony, with its capital at Bückeburg.- History :...
and the Lippe-Biesterfeld
Lippe-Biesterfeld
Lippe-Biesterfeld is a cadet line of the House of Lippe, a morganatic title created in 1916, and since 1937 a title of the Dutch Royal House.-History:...
line. The dispute was resolved by the Imperial Court in Leipzig
Leipzig
Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
in 1905, with the lands passing to the Lippe-Biesterfeld
Lippe-Biesterfeld
Lippe-Biesterfeld is a cadet line of the House of Lippe, a morganatic title created in 1916, and since 1937 a title of the Dutch Royal House.-History:...
line who, until this point, had no territorial sovereignty.
The Principality of Lippe came to an end on 12 November 1918 with the abdication of Leopold IV
Leopold IV, Prince of Lippe
Leopold IV, Prince of Lippe was the final sovereign of the Principality of Lippe...
, with Lippe becoming a Free State
Free State of Lippe
The Free State of Lippe was a German state formed after the Principality of Lippe was abolished following the German Revolution of 1918.After the end of World War II, Lippe was restored from Nazi rule. This autonomy ended in January 1947 when British forces incorporated Lippe into the new German...
. In 1947, Lippe merged into the state of North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state of Germany, with four of the country's ten largest cities. The state was formed in 1946 as a merger of the northern Rhineland and Westphalia, both formerly part of Prussia. Its capital is Düsseldorf. The state is currently run by a coalition of the...
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Lords of Lippe
- Bernard IBernard I, Lord of LippeBernard I was the first Lord of Lippe. He reigned from 1123 through 1158....
(1123–1158) - Herman IHerman I, Lord of LippeHerman I was Lord of Lippe from 1158 through 1167....
(1128–1167) - Bernard IIBernard II, Lord of LippeBernard II was Lord of Lippe from 1167 through 1196....
(1168–1196) - Herman II (1196–1229)
- Bernard IIIBernard III, Lord of LippeBernard III was Lord of Lippe from 1230 through 1265....
(1230–1265) - Herman III (1265–1273)
- Bernard IV (1265–1275)
- Simon I (1273–1344)
- Simon II (1344)
- Otto (1344–1360)
- Bernard V (1344–1364)
- Simon III (1360–1410)
- Bernard VI (1410–1415)
- Simon IV (1415–1429)
- Bernard VII (1429–1511)
- Simon V (1511–1536)
Raised to County to 1536.
Counts of Lippe (-Detmold from 1613)
- Simon V (1511–1536)
- Bernard VIII (1536–1563)
- Simon VISimon VI, Count of LippeCount Simon VI of Lippe was an imperial count and ruler of the County of Lippe from 1563 until his death.- Life :...
(1563–1613) - Simon VII (1613–1627)
- Simon Louis (1627–1636)
- Simon Philip (1636–1650)
- John Bernard (1650–1652)
- Herman Adolphus (1652–1665)
- Simon Henry (1665–1697)
- Frederick AdolphusFrederick Adolphus, Count of Lippe-DetmoldFriedrich Adolf zur Lippe-Detmold was a German nobleman. From 1697 to 1718 he was count of Lippe-Detmold....
(1697–1718) - Simon Henry Adolphus (1718–1734)
- Simon AugustusSimon August, Count of Lippe-DetmoldSimon August, Count of Lippe , ruled the County of Lippe-Detmold from 1734 until 1782.He was the son of Simon Henry Adolph and Johanna Wilhelmine of Nassau-Idstein. Simon August ruled until 1747 under the guardianship of his mother...
(1734–1782) - Leopold ILeopold I, Prince of LippeLeopold I of Lippe was a Prince of Lippe.He was born in Detmold the son of Simon August, Count of Lippe-Detmold and his second wife Princess Leopoldine of Anhalt-Dessau ....
(1782–1789)
Raised to Principality 1789.
Princes of Lippe
- Leopold ILeopold I, Prince of LippeLeopold I of Lippe was a Prince of Lippe.He was born in Detmold the son of Simon August, Count of Lippe-Detmold and his second wife Princess Leopoldine of Anhalt-Dessau ....
(1789–1802) - Leopold IILeopold II, Prince of LippeLeopold II of Lippe was the sovereign of the Principality of Lippe. Succeeding to the throne in 1802 he assumed control of the government in 1820 from his mother who had been acting as regent due to his age at ascension.-Biography:Leopold II was born in Detmold the eldest child of Leopold I the...
(1802–1851) - Leopold IIILeopold III, Prince of LippeLeopold III of Lippe was the sovereign of the Principality of Lippe reigning from 1851 until his death.-Early life and ascension:...
(1851–1875) - WoldemarWoldemar, Prince of LippeWoldemar of Lippe was the sovereign of the Principality of Lippe reigning from 1875 until his death.-Early life and reign:...
(1875–1895) - AlexanderAlexander, Prince of LippeAlexander, Prince of Lippe was the penultimate sovereign of the Principality of Lippe. Succeeding to the throne in 1895, power was exercised by a regent throughout his reign on account of his mental illness....
(1895–1905)- Prince Adolphus of Schaumburg-LippePrince Adolf of Schaumburg-LippePrince Adolf of Schaumburg-Lippe was the regent of the Principality of Lippe from 1895 till 1897.-Early life:He was born in Bückeburg the seventh child of Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe and Princess Hermine of Waldeck-Pyrmont .Following the death of Prince Woldemar on the 20 March 1895 and...
(regent 1895–1897) - Count Ernest of Lippe-BiesterfeldCount Ernst of Lippe-BiesterfeldErnst II, Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld was the head of the Lippe-Biesterfeld line of the House of Lippe...
(regent 1897–1904) - Count Leopold of Lippe-BiesterfeldLeopold IV, Prince of LippeLeopold IV, Prince of Lippe was the final sovereign of the Principality of Lippe...
(regent 1904–1905)
- Prince Adolphus of Schaumburg-Lippe
- Leopold IVLeopold IV, Prince of LippeLeopold IV, Prince of Lippe was the final sovereign of the Principality of Lippe...
(1905–1918)
The monarchy of Lippe was abolished in 1918.
Heads of the House of Lippe
- Leopold IVLeopold IV, Prince of LippeLeopold IV, Prince of Lippe was the final sovereign of the Principality of Lippe...
(1918–1949) - ArminArmin, Prince of LippeArmin, Prince of Lippe is the son of Leopold IV, Prince of Lippe and his second wife Princess Anna of Ysenburg and Büdingen.-Head of the House of Lippe:...
(1949–present)
Heir Stephan, Hereditary Prince of Lippe
Stephan, Hereditary Prince of Lippe
Stephan, Hereditary Prince of Lippe was born on 24 May 1959 in Detmold, Germany. He is the son of Armin Leopold Ernst Bruno Heinrich Willa August Prince of Lippe and Traute Becker and the heir to the headship of the house of Lippe.-Marriage and children: He married Countess Maria of...
(born 1959)
See also
- List of consorts of Lippe
- Ostwestfalen-LippeOstwestfalen-LippeOstwestfalen-Lippe , abbreviation OWL, is a region in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, with a 2,000-years-old history and culture. Ostwestfalen-Lippe is the eastern part of the region of Westphalia, joined with the Lippe region. Translated to English, the name would be East...