Principality of Lippe

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Lippe was a historical state in Germany. It was located between the Weser River and the southeast part of the Teutoburg forest. The founder of Lippe was Bernard I who received a grant of the territory from the Holy Roman Emperor Lothair III in 1123, Bernard I assumed the title of Lord of Lippe. Bernard's successors inherited or obtained several counties. Lord Simon V was the first ruler of Lippe to style himself Count. Following the death of Count Simon VI in 1613, Lippe was split into three counties with Lippe-Detmold going to Count Simon VII, Lippe-Brake going to Count Otto and Schaumburg-Lippe going to Count Philipp. The Lippe-Brake county was reunited with the main Detmold line in 1709.

The Counts of Lippe-Detmold were granted the title prince of the empire in 1789.

Another branch of the family was founded by Count Jobst Hermann a son of Count Simon VII, who was founder of the Lippe-Biesterfeld line. This line had no territorial sovereignty but would assume sovereign status in 1905 following the extinction of the Lippe-Detmold line.

The Principality of Lippe came to an end on November 12, 1918 with the abdication of Prince Leopold IV with Lippe becoming a Free State.

Contents 1 Lords of Lippe 2 Counts of Lippe (-Detmold from 1613) 3 Princes of Lippe 4 Heads of the House of Lippe 5 References

[edit] Lords of Lippe

• Bernhard I (1123–1158)
• Hermann I (1128–1167)
• Bernhard II (1168–1196)
• Hermann II (1196–1229)
• Bernhard III (1230–1265)
• Hermann III (1265–1273)
• Bernhard IV (1285–1275)
• Simon I (1273–1344)
• Simon II (1344)
• Otto (1344–1360)
• Bernhard V (1344–1364)
• Simon III (1360–1410)
• Bernhard VI (1410–1415)
• Simon IV (1415–1429)
• Bernhard VII (1429–1511)
• Simon V (1511–1536)

Raised to County to 1536.

[edit] Counts of Lippe (-Detmold from 1613)

• Simon V (1511–1536)
• Bernhard VIII (1536–1563)
• Simon VI (1563–1613)
• Simon VII (1613–1627)
• Simon Ludwig (1627–1636)
• Simon Philipp (1636–1650)
• Johann Bernhard (1650–1652)
• Hermann Adolf (1652–1665)
• Simon Heinrich (1665–1697)
• Friedrich Adolf (1697–1718)
• Simon Heinrich Adolf (1718–1734)
• Simon August (1734–1782)
• Leopold I (1782–1789)

Raised to Principality 1789.

[edit] Princes of Lippe

• Leopold I (1789-1802)
• Leopold II (1802-1851)
• Leopold III (1851-1875)
• Woldemar (1875-1895)
• Alexander (1895-1905)
  • Prince Adolf of Schaumburg-Lippe (regent 1895-1897)
  • Count Ernst of Lippe-Biesterfeld (regent 1897-1904)
  • Count Leopold of Lippe-Biesterfeld (regent 1904-1905)
• Leopold IV (1905-1918)

Monarchy abolished 1918.

[edit] Heads of the House of Lippe

• Leopold IV (1918-1949)
• Armin (1949-present)

Heir Stephan, Hereditary Prince of Lippe (born 1959)

[edit] References

• This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
• German Genealogy: Lippe (-Detmold)