Bernardine of Lippe (1563–1628) was a Countess of Lippe by birth and by marriage Countess of Leiningen-Leiningen.
Bernardine of Lippe | |
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| Born | 14 October 1563 |
| Died | 25 August 1628 (aged 64) Oberbronn |
| Noble family | Lippe |
| Spouse(s) | Louis, Count of Leiningen-Westerburg |
| Father | Bernhard VIII, Count of Lippe |
| Mother | Catherine of Waldeck-Eisenberg |
Background edit
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 edit
In 1587, she married Count Louis of Leiningen-Westerburg (1557–1622). She had nine children:
- George Philip (1579–1589).
- Amalie (1581–1582).
- Ursula Maria (1583–1638), married in 1606 to Maximilian Marschall of Pappenheim.
- Simon (1584–1585).
- Amalie (1586–1604).
- John Casimir (1587–1635), Count of Leiningen-Leiningen, married in 1617 to Martha of Hohenlohe-Weikersheim (1575–1638).
- Anastasia (1583–1638), married in 1624 to Count Konrad Wilhelm of Tübingen.
- Philip II (1591–1668), Count of Leiningen-Rixingen, married in 1618 to Agathe Catherine Schenk of Limpurg (1595–1664).
- Louis Emich (1591–1668), Count of Leiningen-Oberbronn, married in 1624 to Esther of Eberstein (1603–1682).
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