Prince Ernst August of Lippe
| Prince Ernst August of Lippe | |||||
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| Born |
1 April 1917 Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony |
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| Died | 15 June 1990 (aged 73) Ansbach, West Germany |
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| Spouse | Christa von Arnim | ||||
| Issue |
Prince Friedrich Wilhelm Princess Marie Prince Ernst August Princess Regina |
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| House | House of Lippe | ||||
| Father | Prince Julius Ernst of Lippe | ||||
| Mother | Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | ||||
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| German: Ernst August Bernhard Alexander Eduard Friedrich Wilhelm |
Prince Ernst August of Lippe (German: Prinz Ernst August Bernhard Alexander Eduard Friedrich Wilhelm zur Lippe; 1 April 1917 – 15 June 1990) was a claimant to the headship of the House of Lippe.
Prince Ernst August was born at Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony, the second child and first son of Prince Julius Ernst of Lippe (1873–1952; son of Ernst, Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld and Countess Caroline von Wartensleben) and his wife, Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1878–1948; daughter of Adolphus Frederick V, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and his wife Princess Elisabeth of Anhalt). Through his father he was first cousin of Prince Bernhard consort to Queen Juliana of the Netherlands and was a guest at their 1937 wedding.
Through his mother he was descendant of George III of the United Kingdom.
He had two half siblings; his mother had been married previously to Count George Jametel but divorced in 1908.
Ernst August married on 3 March 1948 in Düsseldorf-Oberkassel to Christa von Arnim (b. 2 July 1923), elder daughter of Curt David von Arnim, and his wife, Stephanie von Stechow.
They had four children:
On 30 December 1949 his first cousin Prince Armin succeeded his father Leopold IV as head of the House of Lippe. On 22 March 1953, he renounced his position in favour of his older half brother Prince Leopold. This move proved controversial within the house and several princes started legal proceedings. Prince Leopold later in 1958 renounced the headship in favour of his older brother Hereditary Prince Ernst. Later in that year the Hereditary Prince called a family council where it was agreed by the princes in attendance that the oldest prince living in Germany would be head of the house. So the position went to Prince Simon Casimir (1900–1980).
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