Bernard II, Lord of Lippe
# Bernard II, Lord of Lippe

Bernard II (German: Bernhard II. Herr zur Lippe; c. 1140 – 30 April 1224) was Lord of Lippe from 1167 until 1196. He founded the towns of Lippstadt and Lemgo.

## Marriage and children

In 1167, Bernard married Heilwig (1150–1196), likely the daughter of Otto, Count of Are-Hochstaden. They had eleven children who survived into adulthood.

Five sons:

* Herman II (1175 – 25 Apr 1229)
* Otto II († 28 Jul 1227); Bishop of Utrecht from 1215
* Bernard IV († 14 Apr 1247); Bishop of Paderborn from 1228
* Dietrich († 28 Jul 1227); killed at the Battle of Ane
* Gerhard II (c. 1190 – 28 August 1258); Archbishop of Bremen from 1219

Six daughters:

* Ethelind, Abess of Bassum from c. 1224 to c. 1243
* Gertrud II, Abbess of the Imperial Abbey at Herford from 1217 to 1239
* Kunigunde, Abbess of Freckenhorst from 1219 to c. 1225
* Adelheid, married Heinrich I of Arnsberg, as a widow she became the Abbess of Elten
* Heilwig (c. 1186 – after 1244), married Gottfried II. of Ziegenhain
* Beatrix († 1244), married Heidenrich I. of Lutterberg

Margarethe of Lippe († 1221) is frequently listed as a daughter of Bernard II and an unknown mother. This remains unproven.

