Leopold I, Prince of Lippe
Leopold I of Lippe was a Prince of Lippe.Biography
Leopold I was born in Detmold the son of Simon August, Count of Lippe-Detmold, and his second wife, Princess Leopoldine of Anhalt-Dessau.
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 in 1789.
He died in Detmold and was succeeded as Prince by his eldest son, who became Leopold II.He was married to Pauline Christine of Anhalt-Bernburg, 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:
