Leopold IV, Prince of Lippe

Leopold IV, Prince of Lippe

Reign

Prince of Lippe
October 25, 1905 - November 12, 1918  (13 years) (34-47)
Preceded by Alexander, Prince of Lippe
Monarchy abolished on November 12, 1918

Life Data

Full Name	Leopold Julius Bernhard Adalbert Otto Karl Gustav
House	Lippe
Born	May 30, 1871
Birthplace	Oberkassel, Germany
Died	December 30, 1949  (78 years)
Deathplace	Detmold, Germany

Parents

Ernest, Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld

Born	June 9, 1842
Father	Julius, Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld  (1812-84) (72 years)
Mother	Adelheid, Countess of Castell-Castell  (1818-1900) (82 years)
Marriage	1869-1904  (35 years, died)
Died	September 26, 1904  (62 years)

Karoline, Countess of Wartensleben

Born	April 6, 1844
Father	Leopold, Count of Wartensleben  (1818-46) (28 years)
Mother	Mathilde Halbach  (1822-44) (22 years)
Children	6
Died	July 10, 1905  (61 years)

Siblings

1. Adelaide, Princess of Saxe-Meiningen  (1870-1948) (78 years)
2. Bernhard, Prince of Lippe  (1872-1934) (62 years)
3. Julius, Prince of Lippe  (1873-1952) (79 years)
4. Karola, Princess of Lippe  (1873-1958) (85 years)
5. Mathilde, Princess of Lippe  (1875-1907) (32 years)

Marriages

1. Bertha, Princess of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld

Born	October 25, 1874
Father	Wilhelm, Prince of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld  (1831-90) (59 years)
Mother	Juliana, Princess of Bentheim-Steinfurt  (1842-78) (36 years)
Marriage	August 16, 1901 - February 19, 1919  (17 years, widowed)
Died	February 19, 1919  (44 years)

2. Anna, Princess of Ysenburg and Büdingen

Born	February 10, 1886
Father	Bruno, Prince of Ysenburg and Büdingen  (1837-1906) (69 years)
Mother	Bertha, Countess of Castell-Rüdenhausen  (1845-1927) (82 years)
Marriage	April 26, 1922 - December 30, 1949  (27 years, died)
Died	February 8, 1980  (93 years)

Child 1: Ernst, Hereditary Prince of Lippe

Born	June 12, 1902	Died	March 24, 1987 (84 years)

Marriages

First Wife	Charlotte Ricken  (1900-74) (74 years)
First Marriage	July 16, 1924 - 1934  (9-10 years, divorced)

Second Wife	Herta-Elise Weiland  (1911-70) (59 years)
Second Marriage	June 5, 1937 - May 6, 1970  (32 years, widowed)

Children

1. Ernst Leopold, Prince of Lippe  (1940-) (79 years)
2. Victoria, Princess of Lippe  (1943-88) (45 years)

Child 2: Leopold Bernhard, Prince of Lippe

Born	May 19, 1904	Died	July 5, 1965 (61 years)

Child 3: Karoline, Princess of Lippe

Born	August 4, 1905	Died	October 12, 2001 (96 years)

Marriages

Husband	Hans, Count von Kanitz  (1893-1968) (75 years)
Marriage	September 29, 1932 - August 25, 1968  (35 years, widowed)

Children

1. Berta-Marie, Countess von Kanitz  (1933-) (86 years)
2. Christine, Countess von Kanitz  (1935-) (84 years)
3. Dorothea, Countess von Kanitz  (1935-87) (52 years)
4. Gisela, Countess von Kanitz  (1937-) (82 years)
5. Gerta, Countess von Kanitz  (1939-) (80 years)
6. Lilli, Countess von Kanitz  (1943-) (76 years)

Child 4: Chlodwig, Prince of Lippe

Born	September 27, 1909	Died	February 13, 2000 (90 years)

Marriages

Wife	Veronika Holl  (1915-2007) (92 years)
Marriage	March 27, 1940 - February 13, 2000  (59 years, died)

Children

1. Winfried-Chlodwig, Prince of Lippe  (1941-) (78 years)

Child 5: Sieglinde, Princess of Lippe

Born	March 4, 1915	Died	August 8, 2008 (93 years)

Marriages

Husband	Friedrich Heldman  (1904-77) (73 years)
Marriage	December 6, 1942 - April 26, 1977  (34 years, widowed)

Children

1. Marianna, Miss Heldman  (1943-) (76 years)
2. Leopold-Theodor, Mr. Heldman  (1947-) (72 years)
3. Elisabeth-Caroline, Miss Heldman  (1951-) (68 years)

Child 6: Armin, Prince of Lippe

Born	August 18, 1924	Died	August 20, 2015 (91 years)

Marriages

Wife	Traute Becker  (1925-) (94 years)
Marriage	March 27, 1953 - August 20, 2015  (62 years, died)

Children

1. Stephan, Prince of Lippe  (1959-) (60 years)