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Woldemar was born in Detmold the third child of Leopold II, Prince Of Lippe (1796-1851) and Princess Emilie of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (1800-1867). Following the death of his brother Leopold III on the 8 December 1875 Woldemar succeded him as Prince of Lippe. Woldemar married Princess Sophie of Baden ( 1834 - 1904 ) on the 9 November 1858 in Karlsruhe but the marriage was childless and Woldemar was succeeded by his brother Alexander as Prince of Lippe, although he never ruled and Prince Adolf Of Schaumburg-Lippe was appointed Regent . LIPPE DETMOLD QUESTION The Lippe Detmold Question arose upon the death of Prince Woldemar in March 1895. His brother Alexander being insane, there was a dispute over who would succeed to the throne, being complicated by one of the candidates being the brother in law of the German Emperor Wilhelm II . There were various compromises and the matter was finally resolved in 1905. Developments can to some extent be followed in articles in The Times . EXTERNAL LINK The Love to Know article, based on the |
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