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The '''House of Lippe-Weissenfeld''' (German spelling: '''Lippe-Weißenfeld''')  was a [[Imperial Count|comital]] and later [[Prince|princely]] [[cadet branch]] of the [[House of Lippe]], a dynasty ruling the [[Principality of Lippe]] until the [[German Revolution of 1918–19]].

== Branches of the House of Lippe ==
The Lippe-Weissenfeld branch split from the non-ruling comital branch of [[Lippe-Biesterfeld]] in 1734. However, in 1905, the Lippe-Biesterfeld branch inherited the throne of Lippe, with [[Leopold IV, Prince of Lippe]] reigning until the [[German revolution]] of 1918. Another junior branch of the House of Lippe was the [[House of Schaumburg-Lippe#Rulers of Schaumburg-Lippe|Schaumburg-Lippe]], which from 1647 ruled the county, and from 1807, [[Schaumburg-Lippe|Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe]] until 1918.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://w.genealogy.euweb.cz/lippe/lippe3.html#FL|title=Lippe 3}}</ref>

== Counts ==
'''Lippe-Weissenfeld''' is the name of a cadet branch of the formerly ruling [[House of Lippe]]. The branch split from the [[Lippe-Biesterfeld]] line when ''Ferdinand'' Johann Ludwig, Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld (1709-1787), received Weissenfeld manor house in the forest near [[Schieder-Schwalenberg]] as his seat in 1734. Both, Biesterfeld and Weissenfeld were so-called ''paragiums'' (non-sovereign estates of a cadet-branch) within the County of Lippe, the later [[Principality of Lippe]] which existed until 1918. The [[:de:Grafschaft Schwalenberg|County of Schwalenberg]] was inherited by the Counts of Lippe in 1365, and the estates of Biesterfeld and Weissenfeld were parts of it.

[[Simon VII, Count of Lippe]] begat a younger son, Count [[Jobst Herman, Count of Lippe|Jobst Hermann]] (1625-1678) who founded the line of Counts of [[Lippe-Biesterfeld]], and whose grandson, Count Ferdinand founded a cadet (junior) branch of the family that became Counts of Lippe-Weissenfeld.

== Princes ==
The brothers count Ferdinand (1772–1846) and count Christian (1777–1859) founded two branches of the line of Lippe-Weissenfeld. On 24 February 1916 the members of the elder branch, namely the family of Count Clemens zur Lippe-Weissenfeld (1860-1920) and his legitimate male line descendants, were granted the title of [[Prince|Prince/Princess]] with the style of [[Serene Highness]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://w.genealogy.euweb.cz/lippe/lippe6.html | title=Lippe 6 }}</ref>

On 9 November 1918, all other legitimate cadet male/female members of the younger Lippe-Weissenfeld branch were also upgraded from the title of [[Imperial Count|Count/Countess]] with the style [[Illustrious Highness]] and granted the title of '''Prince/Princess''' with the style of '''Serene Highness''' by [[Leopold IV, Prince of Lippe]], who officially renounced the throne of [[Lippe (district)|Lippe]] three days later, on 12 November 1918.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://w.genealogy.euweb.cz/lippe/lippe7.html | title=Lippe 7 }}</ref>

==Rulers==
{{For|the rulers of Lippe-Weissenfeld|House of Lippe #Rulers of Lippe}}

===Princes of Lippe-Weißenfeld (1916)===
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* Clemens, 1st [[Fürst|Prince]] of Lippe-Weißenfeld 1916-1920 (1860-1920) ⚭ Baroness Friederike von [[:File:Coat_of_Arms_-_Carlowitz_(Meissen).jpg|Carlowitz]] (1878-1942), heiress of [[Proschwitz|Proschwitz castle]]
** Ferdinand, 2nd Prince of Lippe-Weißenfeld 1920-1939 (1903-1939) ⚭ Princess Dorothea von [[Schönburg family|Schönburg-Waldenburg]] (1905-2000)
*** {{Tree list/final branch}} Franz, 3rd Prince of Lippe-Weißenfeld 1939-1995 (1929-1995) ⚭ Lucia [[Stassen]] (b. 1922)
** {{Tree list/final branch}} Christian, 4th Prince of Lippe-Weißenfeld 1995-1996 (1907-1996) ⚭ Countess Pauline zu [[Imperial County of Ortenburg|Ortenburg]] (1913-2002)
*** Ferdinand, 5th Prince of Lippe-Weißenfeld, 1996–present (b. 1942) ⚭ Baroness Karoline von [[Feilitzsch]] (b. 1939)
**** Ferdinand, [[Crown Prince|Hereditary Prince]] of Lippe-Weißenfeld (b. 1976) ⚭ Princess Auguste of [[House of Wittelsbach|Bavaria]] (b. 1979), daughter of [[Prince Luitpold of Bavaria (b. 1951)|Prince Luitpold of Bavaria]] 
***** Louis-Ferdinand Ludwig Beatus Bernhard Christopher Julio Patrick, Prince of Lippe-Weissenfeld (b. 2013)
***** Carl Philipp, Prince of Lippe-Weissenfeld (b. 2015)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://heirsofeurope.blogspot.com/2010/03/lippe-weienfeld.html | title=The Heirs of Europe: LIPPE-WEIßENFELD | date=30 March 2010 }}</ref>
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==Properties of the Counts and Princes of Lippe-Weißenfeld ==
During the 18th century, the branch continued to live at the rather modest Weissenfeld manor house and also owned the ''Weissenfelder Hof'' (Weissenfeld court) in [[Lemgo]], which both no longer exist. Towards the end of the 18th century, the family inherited considerable estates in the [[Electorate of Saxony]], and moved there. Friedrich Ludwig, 2nd Count of Lippe-Weissenfeld (1737-1791), whose seat now was [[:de:Schloss Saßleben|castle Saßleben]] in [[Calau]], received the lordship of [[Baruth bei Bautzen|Baruth]] (including the estates of Rackel and Buchwalde) from his wife's family, the counts [[:File:Gersdorff_-_Tyroff_HA.jpg|''von Gersdorff'']], in 1797, and later also acquired the smaller estates of Dauban and Sornitz. ([[Baruth bei Bautzen]] must be distinguished from [[Baruth/Mark]], a lordship of the counts and later princes of [[Solms-Baruth]]).

His elder son Ferdinand (1773-1846) inherited the Baruth lordship, while the latter's younger half-brother Christian (1777–1859) founded the younger line and received the estate of Teichnitz near [[Bautzen]] from the counts von [[Hohenthal]], the family of his mother as well as of his wife. Later some smaller estates such as Lubachau, Gersdorf and Döberkitz were added. His grandson Clemens, 1st Prince of Lippe-Weißenfeld (1860–1920), acquired ''[[Proschwitz|Schloss Proschwitz]]'' near [[Meissen]] by marriage to Baroness Friederike von [[:de:Carlowitz (Adelsgeschlecht)|Carlowitz]] in 1910. All properties were expropriated in the [[Soviet occupation zone]] in 1945.

After the [[German reunification]] of 1990, Prince Georg of Lippe-Weissenfeld, a younger son of Christian, 4th Prince of Lippe-Weissenfeld, re-purchased the estate and castle of Proschwitz and established the renowned wine estate ''Prinz zur Lippe'', [[Saxony|Saxony's]] largest private winery. Besides the wine production, he opens the castle for concerts, balls, banquets, conferences and weddings.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.travelworldonline.de/en/schloss-proschwitz-erfolgsgeschichte/ | title=Castle Proschwitz unbelievable success story | date=21 July 2022 }}</ref>

In 1895 Count Egmont zur Lippe-Weissenfeld (1841-1896) bought [[:de:Schloss Pfaffstätt|Castle Pfaffstätt]] in Austria. After his death, a year later in 1896, his family continued to occupy the castle until 1909 when they resold it to Adolf [[Freiherr]] von [[:File:COA_Peckenzell_Tyroff_AT.png|''Peckenzell'']], whose family owned the castle until 1868, when they had to sell it to a banker, Heinrich Klinkosch (1830-1889), uncle of [[Prince Louis of Liechtenstein#Second marriage|Princess Johanna of Liechtenstein]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://wehrbauten.at/ooe/oberoesterreich.html?/ooe/pfaffstaett/pfaffstaett.html | title=Wehrbauten in Oberösterreich }}</ref> Egmont's younger son, Prince Alfred zur Lippe-Weissenfeld (1881-1960), by virtue of marriage to Countess Anna von [[:de:Goëss (Adelsgeschlecht)|Goëss]] (1895-1972) came into a possession of [[:de:Herrschaft Wartenburg#Herrschaftssitze|Castle Alt-Wartenburg]] in [[Austria]], where his son [[Egmont Prinz zur Lippe-Weißenfeld|Prince Egmont of Lippe-Weissenfeld]] spent his youth and where his sisters, princesses Karola, Sophia and Theodora were born. The castle was heavily damaged in 1945 during [[WWII]].

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File:Baruth_schloss_(Bautzen).jpg|[[Baruth bei Bautzen|Baruth]] Castle (Oberlausitz, Saxony)
File:Teichnitz_schloss.jpg|Schloss Teichnitz, (Saxony)
File:20050116850MDR Proschwitz (Meißen) Schloß Weingut.jpg|Schloss Proschwitz (Meissen, Saxony)
File:20060524085DR_Gersdorf_(Striegistal)_Rittergut_Schloß.jpg|Schloss Gersdorf ([[Striegistal]], Saxony)
File:02048-Sornitz-1901-Schloß_und_Teich-Brück_%26_Sohn_Kunstverlag.jpg|Schloss Sornitz (Meissen, Saxony)
File:Schoss_Pfaffstätt_2023.jpg|[[:de:Schloss Pfaffstätt|Schloss Pfaffstätt]], from 1895 until 1909 owned by members of Lippe-Weissenfeld younger line (Pfaffstätt, Austria)
File:Schloss_Alt-Wartenburg.jpg|Castle Alt-Wartenburg (Oberthalheim, Austria)
File:Saßleben_schloss.jpg|Saßleben schloss, ([[Oberlausitz]])
File:Łomnica_Lomnitz_Schloss.jpg|[[Łomnica, Zgorzelec County|Schloss Lomnitz]], owned by Count Georg zur Lippe-Weissenfeld (1894-1897), ([[Zgorzelec County]], [[Poland]])<ref>{{cite web | url=https://zamkilubuskie.pl/lomnica-lomnitz/ | title=ŁOMNICA /Lomnitz/ {{pipe}} zamki, pałace, dworki | date=3 June 2017 }}</ref>
File:Liběchov_(zámek),_Liběchov,_okr._Mělník,_Středočeský_kraj_03.jpg|[[Liběchov#History|Liběchov castle]], owned by Count Theodor zur Lippe-Weissenfeld (1822-1894), [[Mělník District]], [[Czech Republic]]<ref>https://www.turistika.cz/mista/libechov-zamek-libechov/detail</ref>
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==Notable members==
*[[Egmont Prinz zur Lippe-Weißenfeld|Prince Egmont zur Lippe-Weißenfeld]] (14 July 1918 – 12 March 1944); Luftwaffe night fighter flying ace
*[[Princess Anna of Ysenburg and Büdingen|Princess Anna of Lippe-Weißenfeld]] (10 February 1886 – 8 February 1980); second wife of [[Leopold IV, Prince of Lippe]]
*Princess Teresa Amalia zur Lippe-Weißenfeld (21 July 1925 – 16 July 2008); first wife of [[Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza|Hans Heinrich Baron von Thyssen-Bornemisza]]; married secondly Prince Friedrich Maximilian zu [[Fürstenberg (princely family)|Fürstenberg]] (1926–1969)
*Princess Elisabeth of Lippe-Weissenfeld (b. 28 July 1957); wife of [[Christoph Prinz zu Schleswig-Holstein]], Head of the [[House of Oldenburg]]

==See also==
*[[List of consorts of Lippe#Countess of Lippe-Weissenfeld|List of consorts of Lippe]]

==References==
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[[Category:House of Lippe]]