Herman Adolph, Count of Lippe

Herman Adolph, Count of Lippe
Spouse(s) Ernestine of Ysenburg-Büdingen-Birstein
Amalia of Lippe-Brake
Noble family House of Lippe
Father Simon VII, Count of Lippe
Mother Anna Catherine of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein
Born 1616
Died 1666

Herman Adolph, Count of Lippe-Detmold (1616-1666) was a ruler of the county of Lippe.

Life

He was the son Count Simon VII and his wife, Countess Anna Catherine of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein (1590 -1622).

In 1659 he completed the expansion of the castle at Horn-Bad Meinberg with a splendid baroque entrance gate. The coat of arms of Herman Adolph and his wife can still be soon above this gate.

From 1663 to 1664, he fought in the 4th Austrian-Turkish war, leading a company of 140 soldiers. His soldiers returned to Lippe after the Peace of Vasvár.

Marriage and issue

In 1648, he married Countess Ernestine of Ysenburg-Büdingen-Birstein (9 February 1614 5 December 1665) from Offenbach. They had four children:

After the death of Ernestine's on 5 December 1665, he married in 1666 Countess Amalia of Lippe-Brake (20 September 1629 19 August 1676). This marriage remained childless.

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Herman Adolph, Count of Lippe
Born: 1616 Died: 1666
Preceded by
John Bernard
Count of Lippe-Detmold
1652-1666
Succeeded by
Simon Henry