What the records say
- When
- 1867
- Kind
- Territorial change
- Where
- Lippe
- Coordinates
- 51.95° N, 8.90° E
- Process
- unification
- Type
- Unification (new entity from 2+ pre-existing)
- Pop
- 139287
- Area km2
- 1577
- Gaining
- Germany
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Principality of Lippe
German principality (1789–1918)
Lippe was a state in Germany, ruled by the House of Lippe. It was located between the Weser river and the southeast part of the Teutoburg Forest. It originated as a state during the Holy Roman Empire, and was promoted to the status of principality in 1789. During this period the ruling house split into a number of branches, with the main line residing at Detmold.
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The source
- COW Territorial Change v6Correlates of War ProjectCorrelates of War: free use with citation
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