Lippe-Brake

Lippe-Brake was a county during the 17th century, located in Lippe, Germany, and ruled by a branch of the House of Lippe.

History
Otto, Count of Lippe-Brake

The county was created in 1621 for Otto, Count of Lippe-Brake, second son of Count Simon VI of Lippe who had passed away in 1613. Otto's elder brother Simon VII ruled Lippe-Detmold, while his younger brother Philip I, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe inherited Lippe-Alverdissen and founded the Schaumburg-Lippe branch following an inheritance in 1640.

On the death of Count Louis Ferdinand in 1709 Lippe-Brake was inherited by the senior Lippe-Detmold line.

Counts of Lippe-Brake (1613–1709)[1]
Brake Castle, Lemgo
  • Otto, Count 1621-1657 (1589–1657)
    • Casimir, Count 1657-1700 (1627–1700)
      • Rudolph, Count 1700-1707 (1664–1707)
    • Count Friedrich of Lippe-Brake (1638-1684)
      • Louis Ferdinand, Count 1707-1709 (1680–1709)

To Lippe-Detmold in 1709.

See also

Notes

  1. Marek, Miroslav. "lippe/lippe3.html". genealogy.euweb.cz.

References


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