Stephan | |
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Prince of Lippe | |
Born |
Detmold, West-Germany |
May 24, 1959
Spouse | Countess Maria of Solms-Laubach |
Issue | Hereditary Prince Bernhard of Lippe Prince Heinrich of Lippe Prince Benjamin of Lippe Princess Luise of Lippe Princess Mathilde of Lippe |
House | Lippe |
Father | Armin, Prince of Lippe |
Mother | Traute Becker |
Stephan, Prince of Lippe (Stephan Leopold Justus Richard) was born on 24 May 1959 in Detmold, Germany. He is the son of Armin Leopold Ernst Bruno Heinrich Willa August Prince of Lippe and Traute Becker, and the head of the House of Lippe since 2015.
He married Countess Maria of Solms-Laubach, daughter of Otto, 10th Count of Solms-Laubach and Princess Madeleine of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, on 15 October 1994 in Detmold. The wedding was attended by European royalty, among them the bridegroom's uncle Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld and his wife, former Queen Juliana of the Netherlands, the bride's maternal uncle Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and his wife Princess Benedikte of Denmark, the bride's second cousin, Georg Friedrich, Prince of Prussia, and many other members of formerly ruling families of Germany.
The coupe is living at Detmold and have five children: