House of Lippe | |
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Country | Principality of Lippe, Schaumburg-Lippe |
Founded | 1123 |
Founder | Bernhard I |
Current head | Stephan, Prince of Lippe |
Final ruler | Leopold IV |
Titles | Lord, Count, Prince |
Deposition | 1918 |
Cadet branches | Lippe-Biesterfeld Lippe-Weissenfeld Schaumburg-Lippe |
The House of Lippe (German: Haus Lippe) is the former reigning house of a number of small German states, two of which existed until the German Revolution of 1918–19, the Principality of Lippe and the Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe.
Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands, former Queen of the Netherlands (1980–2013), is an agnatic member of this house.