Spouse(s) Irmgard of the Marck Name Otto, of Noble family House of Lippe Died 1360 | Father Simon I, Lord of Lippe Mother Adelaide of Waldeck | |
Parents Simon I, Lord of Lippe, Adelaide of Waldeck Grandparents Bernard IV, Lord of Lippe, Henry III, Lord of Waldeck Great-grandparents Bernard III, Lord of Lippe, Adolph I, Count of Waldeck | ||
Children Simon III, Lord of Lippe Grandchildren Bernard VI, Lord of Lippe | ||
Otto, Lord of Lippe (c. 1300 – c. 1360) was the ruling Count of Lippe-Lemgo from 1344 until his death.
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Life
He was the son of Simon I and his wife, Adelaide of Waldeck.
When his father died in 1344, Lippe was divided; Otto ruled the area around Lemgo, while his brother Bernard V ruled the area around Rheda.
Otto resided in Lemgo, which at the time consisted of two legally separate town: the Old Town and the New Town. In 1365, five years after Otto's death, these were amalgamated to form the Town of Lemgo.
Marriage and issue
Otto was married to Irmgard of the Marck, daughter of Engelbert II of the Mark. They had three children:
References
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