Armin, Prince of Lippe

Infobox_pretender
English name = Armin


birth_date = birth date and age|1924|8|18
birthplace = Detmold, Germany
death_date =
deathplace =
regnal =
title = Prince of Lippe
throne = Lippe
pretend from = 30 December 1949
year = 1918
king = Leopold IV
relationship = youngest son
house = Lippe
father = Leopold IV
mother = Anna of Ysenburg-Büdingen
spouse = Traute Becker
children = Hereditary Prince Stephan
predecessor = Leopold IV
successor =
footnotes =

Armin, Prince of Lippe ("Armin Leopold Ernst Bruno Heinrich Willa August Fürst zur Lippe") (born 18 August 1924 in Detmold) is the son of Leopold IV, Prince of Lippe and his second wife Princess Anna of Ysenburg-Büdingen.

He succeeded his father as head of the house of Lippe following his death on the 30 December 1949. On 22 March 1953 he renounced his position in favour of his older half brother Prince Leopold. This move proved controversial within the house and several princes started legal proceedings. Prince Leopold later in 1958 renounced the headship in favour of his older brother Hereditary Prince Ernst in 1958. Later on in the year the Hereditary Prince called a family council where it was agreed by the princes in attendance that the oldest prince living in Germany would be head of the house so the position went to Prince Simon Casimir (1900-1980).

Although agreeing at the time Prince Ernst August of Lippe the son of Prince Julius Ernst of Lippe and Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg later changed his mind believing all princes of house not just the one's living in Germany should be considered. He ultimately assumed the headship of the house. Ernst August died in 1990 and his son Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Lippe (b. 1947) has continued his claim. Prince Armin who has said he did not think his decision in 1953 was irrevocable also claims to be head of the house.

Marriage and Child

He married Traute Becker, daughter of Gustav Becker and Charlotte Meyer, on 27 March 1953 in Göttingen, Germany, in a civil marriage and were remarried in a religious ceremony on 29 March 1953 in Celle, Lower Saxony, Germany. They had one child:

* HSH Hereditary Prince Stephan Leopold Justus Richard of Lippe (b. 24 May 1959)

References

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External links

* [http://www.schloss-detmold.de/ Schloss Detmold] de icon
* [http://pages.prodigy.net/ptheroff/gotha/lippe.html Online Gotha]