Bernhard VIII, Count of Lippe [SEP] place of death
Bernhard VIII, Count of Lippe
Bernhard VIII, Count of Lippe (6 December 1527 in Detmold – 15 April 1563 in Detmold) was from 1547 until his death in 1563 ruling the County of Lippe.
Life.
Bernard's father, the reigning Count Simon V of Lippe, died in 1536, when Bernard was eight years old. Since he was too young take over at this age, the country was ruled by a regency council consisting of Landgrave Philip I of Hesse, Count Adolph of Schaumburg and Count
Bernardine of Lippe
Bernardine of Lippe (1563-1628) was a Countess of Lippe by birth and by marriage Countess of Leiningen-Leiningen.
Background.
She was a daughter of Count Bernhard VIII of Lippe (1527–1563) from his marriage with Catherine (1524–1583), the daughter of Count Philip III of Waldeck-Eisenberg.
Marriage and issue.
In 1587, she married Count Louis of Leiningen-Westerburg (1557–1622). She had nine children:
1. George Philip (1579–1589).