Woldemar of Lippe (Günther Friedrich Woldemar; 18 April 1824 – 20 March 1895) was the sovereign of the Principality of Lippe, reigning from 1875 until his death.
Following the death of his brother Leopold III on 8 December 1875, Woldemar succeeded him as Prince of Lippe.[2] In 1892 along with the other German sovereigns Woldemar attended a gathering in Berlin with the German Emperor William II. After the Emperor described the other sovereigns as his vassals, Prince Waldemar took exception and interrupted the speech to say, "No, Sire, not your vassals. Your allies, if you like". This was seen as the coup de grâce to the Emperor's ambition to become "Emperor of Germany" instead of just "German Emperor".[3]
Death and regency disputeedit
Following his death in Detmold, Woldemar was succeeded as Prince of Lippe by his brother Alexander. His brother, however, was suffering from a mental illness and, as he had been placed under legal restrictions in 1870, and 1893 it was necessary for a regency to be established in Lippe.[4] Prince Woldemar foreseeing this had made a provision in his will that the regency should go to Prince Adolf of Schaumburg-Lippe, the brother-in-law of the German Emperor.[2]
Prince Woldemar's decision to appoint Prince Adolf was the beginning of a decade long dispute between two lines of the House of Lippe, the Lippe-Biesterfeld's led by Count Ernst who claimed the regency, and the princes of Schaumburg-Lippe. There were various compromises and the matter was finally resolved in 1905.
woldemar, prince, lippe, woldemar, lippe, günther, friedrich, woldemar, april, 1824, march, 1895, sovereign, principality, lippe, reigning, from, 1875, until, death, woldemarprince, lippereign8, december, 1875, march, 1895predecessorleopold, iiisuccessoralexan. Woldemar of Lippe Gunther Friedrich Woldemar 18 April 1824 20 March 1895 was the sovereign of the Principality of Lippe reigning from 1875 until his death WoldemarPrince of LippeReign8 December 1875 20 March 1895PredecessorLeopold IIISuccessorAlexanderBorn 1824 04 18 18 April 1824DetmoldDied20 March 1895 1895 03 20 aged 70 DetmoldSpousePrincess Sophie of Baden m 1858 wbr HouseLippeFatherLeopold IIMotherPrincess Emilie of Schwarzburg Sondershausen Contents 1 Early life and reign 2 Death and regency dispute 3 Ancestry 4 References 5 External linksEarly life and reign editPrince Woldemar of Lippe was born in Detmold the third child of Leopold II Lippe s reigning prince and his consort Princess Emilie of Schwarzburg Sondershausen 1800 1867 1 Woldemar was married to Princess Sophie of Baden 1834 1904 a daughter of Prince William of Baden on 9 November 1858 in Karlsruhe 1 Following the death of his brother Leopold III on 8 December 1875 Woldemar succeeded him as Prince of Lippe 2 In 1892 along with the other German sovereigns Woldemar attended a gathering in Berlin with the German Emperor William II After the Emperor described the other sovereigns as his vassals Prince Waldemar took exception and interrupted the speech to say No Sire not your vassals Your allies if you like This was seen as the coup de grace to the Emperor s ambition to become Emperor of Germany instead of just German Emperor 3 Death and regency dispute editFollowing his death in Detmold Woldemar was succeeded as Prince of Lippe by his brother Alexander His brother however was suffering from a mental illness and as he had been placed under legal restrictions in 1870 and 1893 it was necessary for a regency to be established in Lippe 4 Prince Woldemar foreseeing this had made a provision in his will that the regency should go to Prince Adolf of Schaumburg Lippe the brother in law of the German Emperor 2 Prince Woldemar s decision to appoint Prince Adolf was the beginning of a decade long dispute between two lines of the House of Lippe the Lippe Biesterfeld s led by Count Ernst who claimed the regency and the princes of Schaumburg Lippe There were various compromises and the matter was finally resolved in 1905 Ancestry editAncestors of Woldemar Prince of Lippe16 Simon Henry Adolph Count of Lippe Detmold8 Simon August Count of Lippe Detmold17 Princess Johannette Wilhelmine of Nassau Idstein4 Leopold I Prince of Lippe18 Leopold II Prince of Anhalt Dessau9 Princess Maria Leopoldine of Anhalt Dessau19 Princess Gisela Agnes of Anhalt Kothen2 Leopold II Prince of Lippe20 Victor Frederick Prince of Anhalt Bernburg10 Frederick Albert Prince of Anhalt Bernburg21 Margravine Albertine of Brandenburg Schwedt5 Princess Pauline of Anhalt Bernburg22 Friedrich Carl Duke of Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Plon11 Princess Louise Albertine of Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Plon23 Countess Christiane Irmgard of Reventlow1 Woldemar Prince of Lippe24 Prince August of Schwarzburg Sondershausen12 Christian Gunther III Prince of Schwarzburg Sondershausen25 Princess Charlotte Sophie of Anhalt Bernburg6 Gunther Friedrich Karl I Prince of Schwarzburg Sondershausen26 Victor Frederick Prince of Anhalt Bernburg 20 13 Princess Charlotte Wilhelmine of Anhalt Bernburg27 Margravine Albertine of Brandenburg Schwedt 21 3 Princess Emilie of Schwarzburg Sondershausen28 Louis Gunther II Prince of Schwarzburg Rudolstadt14 Frederick Charles Prince of Schwarzburg Rudolstadt29 Countess Sophie Henriette Reuss of Untergreiz7 Princess Karoline of Schwarzburg Rudolstadt30 John Frederick Prince of Schwarzburg Rudolstadt15 Princess Friederike of Schwarzburg Rudolstadt31 Princess Bernardina Christina Sophia of Saxe Weimar EisenachReferences edit a b Huberty Michel Giraud Alain Magdelaine F and B 1979 L Allemagne Dynastique Tome II France Laballery p 337 ISBN 2 901138 02 0 a b Death of Prince of Lippe The New York Times 21 March 1895 p 5 The Indiscretions of the Many Sided Kaiser The New York Times 12 April 1909 p SM9 Beeche Arturo E October 2006 A Headless House The Dynastic Dispute of the House of Lippe European Royal History Journal LIII 13 External links edit Lippe Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 16 11th ed 1911 pp 740 741 A summary of events can be found at Wikinfo 1 Woldemar Prince of LippeHouse of LippeBorn 18 April 1824 Died 20 March 1895Regnal titlesPreceded byLeopold III Prince of Lippe1875 1895 Succeeded byAlexander nbsp This article related to German royalty 1871 1919 is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Woldemar Prince of Lippe amp oldid 1155556877, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
