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Leopold Ii, Prince Of Lippe




He was born in Detmold the eldest child of Leopold I, Prince Of Lippe and Princess Pauline of Anhalt-Bernburg (1769-1820).

He succeeded on his fathers death on the 4 April 1802 , but due to his minority his mother Princess Pauline acted as Regent for him until he was able to assume control of the government in 1820 . In the last years of his reign the Revolutions Of 1848 took place across all of Germany. Leopold died on the 1 January 1851 and was succeeded by his eldest son Leopold .

Prince Leopold was married in Arnstadt on the 23 April 1820 to Princess Emilie of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (1800-1867). They had nine children.