Noble family House of Lippe Name Philip Count | Role Ruler | |
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Father Friedrich Ernst, Count of Lippe-Alverdissen Mother Elisabeth Philippine of Friesenhausen Born 5 July 1723
Rinteln ( 1723-07-05 ) Died February 13, 1787, Buckeburg, Germany Parents Friedrich Ernst, Count of Lippe-Alverdissen Spouse Landgravine Juliane of Hesse-Philippsthal (m. 1780–1787) Children George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe Grandchildren Prince William of Schaumburg-Lippe Grandparents Philip Ernst I, Count of Lippe-Alverdissen | ||
Philipp II Ernst, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe (5 July 1720– 13 February 1787) was a ruler of the counties of Lippe-Alverdissen and Schaumburg-Lippe.
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Biography
He was born at Rinteln the son of Friedrich Ernst, Count of Lippe-Alverdissen (1687-1777) and his wife Elisabeth Philippine von Friesenhausen. His father was the son of Count Philip Ernest I, the founder of the Lippe-Alverdissen line of the House of Schaumburg-Lippe and his wife Duchess Dorothea Amalia of Schlesvig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (1656-1739).
He succeeded his father as Count of Lippe-Alverdissen in 1749 and ruled until he inherited the Schaumburg-Lippe territories following the death of his cousin Wilhelm on the 10 September 1777. He reigned as Count until his death on the 13 February 1787 when he was succeeded by his only surviving son Georg Wilhelm.
Marriages and children
He was married firstly on the 6 May 1756 at Weimar to Duchess Ernestine Albertine of Saxe-Weimar (1722-1769), the daughter of Ernest August I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar. From this marriage he had four children.
He was married secondly on the 10 October 1780 at Philippsthal to Landgravine Juliane of Hesse-Philippsthal (1761-1799), they had four children.