Ernest II, Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld

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Ernest II, Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld was a German nobleman who served as head of the Lippe-Biesterfeld line and played a key role in the succession disputes of the Principality of Lippe in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Ernest II, Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German nobleman
count
head of a noble house
human
aristocraticTitle Lippe-Biesterfeld
surface form: Graf zu Lippe-Biesterfeld
associatedWithTerritory Principality of Lippe
burialPlace Detmold
child Leopold IV, Prince of Lippe
Prince Bernhard of Lippe
surface form: Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld (senior)
countryOfCitizenship German Empire
Principality of Lippe
dateOfBirth 1842-09-09
dateOfDeath 1904-10-26
era 19th century
early 20th century
father Julius, Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld
gender male
givenName Ernest
hasRelative Countess Karoline of Wartensleben
Julius, Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld
Leopold IV, Prince of Lippe
Prince Bernhard of Lippe
surface form: Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld (senior)
languageSpoken German
memberOfDynasty House of Lippe
Lippe-Biesterfeld line
mother Countess Adelheid Clotilde Auguste of Castell-Castell
name Ernest II, Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld self-link
nobleFamilyBranch Lippe-Biesterfeld
nobleRank count
nobleTitle Count of Lippe
surface form: Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld
notableFor involvement in the succession of the Principality of Lippe
role in the Lippe succession dispute
participatedIn Lippe succession dispute
placeOfBirth Oberkassel
surface form: Oberkassel, Kingdom of Prussia
placeOfDeath Principality of Lippe
surface form: Detmold, Principality of Lippe
positionHeld head of the Lippe-Biesterfeld line
predecessor Julius, Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld
religion Lutheranism
residence Biesterfeld
Detmold
spouse Countess Karoline of Wartensleben
succeededBy Leopold IV, Prince of Lippe
titleHeldFrom 1884
titleHeldUntil 1904

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House of Lippe hasMember Ernest II, Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld
Ernest II, Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld name Ernest II, Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld self-link