The House of Lippe is the former reigning house of a number of small German states, two of which existed until the German Revolution of 1918–19, the Principality of Lippe and the Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe.
The princely castle at Detmold
Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld in 1942
Image: Statue Bernhard II
Image: Lemgo 2014 10 18 St Marien Otto+Ermgard (3)
Lippe was a state in Germany, ruled by the House of Lippe. It was located between the Weser river and the southeast part of the Teutoburg Forest. It originated as a state during the Holy Roman Empire, and was promoted to the status of principality in 1789. During this period the ruling house split into a number of branches, with the main line residing at Detmold. During the Reformation, Lippe had converted to Lutheranism in 1538 and then to Calvinism in 1604.
Boundary stone between the Principality of Lippe and the Kingdom of Prussia in Wüsten-Pehlen
Hoffmann's Stärkefabriken around 1890
Lippe Guard (right), in the Prince's division
Image: Leopold I. Fürst zur Lippe