- Lippe-Biesterfeld
Lippe-Biesterfeld was a line of the
House of Lippe that received sovereign status on25 October 1905 . The line was founded by Count Friedrich who cededBiesterfeld to the princely line ofLippe (-Detmold) on24 May 1762 .cite book |year=1904 |publisher=Justus Perthes |edition=141st |title=Almanach de Gotha |pages=53 ]The head of the family was given the style
Illustrious Highness ( _de. Erlaucht) atDetmold on27 August and1 October 1844 .Counts of Lippe-Biesterfeld
*Friedrich, 1st Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld (1706-1781)
*Karl, 2nd Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld (1735-1810)
*Ernst, 3rd Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld (1777-1840)
*Julius, 4th Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld (1812-1884)
*Ernst, 5th Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld (1842-1904)
*Leopold, 6th Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld (1871-1949)On
25 October 1905 Count Leopold became the reigningPrince of Lippe .1909/1916 creation
On
8 February 1909 the title Countess of Biesterfeld was created for Armgard von Cramm (1883-1971) and her descendants. Armgard von Cramm was the wife of Prince Bernhard of Lippe (1872-1934) the brother of Leopold IV. On24 February 1916 Armgard von Cramm and her two sons Bernhard and Ernst Aschwin (1914-1988) were created Prince(ss) of Lippe-Biesterfeld with the styleSerene Highness . [cite book |year=1942 |publisher=Justus Perthes |edition=179th |title=Almanach de Gotha |pages=79 ]On
7 January 1937 Bernhard married PrincessJuliana of the Netherlands and their daugters Beatrix, Irene, Margriet and Christina all hold the title Princess of Lippe-Biesterfeld.References
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