Philip I, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe
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Schaumburg-Lippe
Schaumburg-Lippe was until 1946 a small state in Germany, located in the present day state of Lower Saxony, with its capital at Bückeburg.- History :...
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Biography
He was born in LemgoLemgo
Lemgo is a city in the Lippe district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with a population of c. 42,000.It was founded in the 12th century by Bernhard II at the crossroad of two merchant routes. Lemgo was a member of the Hanseatic League, a medieval trading association of free cities in several...
the son of Simon VI, Count of Lippe
Simon VI, Count of Lippe
Count Simon VI of Lippe was an imperial count and ruler of the County of Lippe from 1563 until his death.- Life :...
(1555–1613) and his second wife Countess Elisabeth of Holstein-Schaumburg (1566–1638).
Following the death of his father in 1613 he inherited Lippe-Alverdissen
Lippe-Alverdissen
Lippe-Alverdissen was a county in Germany. It was created in 1613 following the death of Count Simon VI of Lippe, with his realm being split between his three sons with his youngest son Philipp receiving the territory of Lippe-Alverdissen....
which he ruled until the creation of Schaumburg-Lippe in 1640.
Schaumburg-Lippe was founded after the Thirty Years' War
Thirty Years' War
The Thirty Years' War was fought primarily in what is now Germany, and at various points involved most countries in Europe. It was one of the most destructive conflicts in European history....
, when Otto V, Count of Schaumburg died without children. Following his death the County of Schaumburg
Schaumburg
Schaumburg is a district of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Nienburg, Hanover and Hamelin-Pyrmont, and the state of North Rhine-Westphalia .-History:...
went to his mother, Countess Elisabeth of Lippe as the legal heir. In 1640 she transferred her rights to her brother Philipp, who then became the first Count of Schaumburg-Lippe. He reigned as Count until his death, when he was succeeded by his son Friedrich Christian. His second son Philipp Ernest received Lippe-Alverdissen
Lippe-Alverdissen
Lippe-Alverdissen was a county in Germany. It was created in 1613 following the death of Count Simon VI of Lippe, with his realm being split between his three sons with his youngest son Philipp receiving the territory of Lippe-Alverdissen....
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Marriage and children
He was married on the 13 October 1644 at StadthagenStadthagen
Stadthagen is the capital of the district of Schaumburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 20 km east of Minden and 40 km west of Hanover. The city consists of the districts Brandenburg, Enzen-Hobbensen, Hörkamp-Langenbruch, Krebshagen, Obernwöhren, Probsthagen, Reinsen...
to Landgravine Sofia of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel) (1615–1670), they had ten children.
- Countess Elisabeth (1646–1646)
- Countess Sophie (1648–1671)
- Countess Johanna Dorothea (1649–1696)
- Countess Luise (1650–1731)
- Count Wilhelm Bernard (1651–1651)
- Countess Elisabeth Philiooine (1652–1703)
- Countess Charlotte Juliana (1658–1684)
- Count Friedrich Christian (1655–1728)
- Count Karl Hermann (1656–1657)
- Count Philipp Ernest (1659–1753) founder of the Schaumburg-Lippe-AlverdissenLippe-AlverdissenLippe-Alverdissen was a county in Germany. It was created in 1613 following the death of Count Simon VI of Lippe, with his realm being split between his three sons with his youngest son Philipp receiving the territory of Lippe-Alverdissen....
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