Leopold I, Prince of Lippe
| Leopold I | |
|---|---|
| Prince of Lippe | |
 Leopold I | |
| Born | 2 December 1767 Detmold |
| Died | 5 November 1802 (aged 34) |
| Spouse | |
| Issue | Leopold II Prince Friedrich |
| House | Lippe |
| Father | Simon August, Count of Lippe-Detmold |
| Mother | Princess Maria Leopoldine of Anhalt-Dessau |
Leopold I of Lippe (2 December 1767 – 5 November 1802) was a Prince of Lippe.
Biography
[edit]Leopold I was born in Detmold the son of Simon August, Count of Lippe-Detmold (1727–1782), and his second wife, Princess Leopoldine of Anhalt-Dessau (1746–1769).
He received his education in Dessau, and when he reached 18 he went to study at the University of Leipzig. He succeeded his father as Count of Lippe-Detmold on his death on 1 May 1782, and remained Count until Lippe was raised to a Principality of the Holy Roman Empire in 1789.
In 1790, a mental disorder was diagnosed, and he was incapacitated by the Imperial Chamber Court; in 1795, the guardianship was conditionally lifted after an improvement occurred.
He died in Detmold and was succeeded as Prince by his eldest son, who became Leopold II.
Marriage and children
[edit]He was married to Pauline Christine of Anhalt-Bernburg (23 February 1769 – 29 December 1820), daughter of Frederick Albert, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg, and Louise Albertine of Schleswig-Holstein, on 2 January 1796 in Ballenstedt. From the marriage he had two sons:
- Leopold II, Prince of Lippe (1796–1851)
- Prince Friedrich (1797–1854)
Ancestry
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References
[edit]- Wilhelm van Kempen: Die Korrespondenz des Detmolder Generalsuperintendenten Ewald mit dem Fürsten Leopold Friedrich Franz von Anhalt-Dessau 1790–1794/1798. In: Lippesche Mitteilungen. 33. 1964, p. 135–177.
- Mächtige Stimme der Gerechtigkeit an die hohe Reichsversammlung in Regensburg die gegen den regierenden Fürsten von Lippe-Detmold verübte Usurpazionssache betreffend. Ein wichtiges Gegenstück zu den fürstneuwiedischen Rekursakten. 1795.
- Rotberg: Wahrhafte Krankheits- und Curatelgeschichte des regierenden Fürsten zur Lippe. Mit Urkunden. Nebst einer kurzen Erörterung der Frage: Wann und wie eine Curatelanordnung über einen deutschen Reichsstand Statt habe? 1795.
- Mitteilungen aus der lippischen Geschichte und Landeskunde, Bände 10–13, Meyersche Hofbuchhandlung Verlag., 1914, p. 61
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