Lippian Germany

The House of Lippe arose in the 12th century around Lippstadt. By the 15th century, however, its base was firmly in what I am calling the Lippe region. By 1528, when Lippe was raised to a County, the house exercised sovereignty over that entire region and, after 1647, over the County/Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe in the neighboring Schaumburg region as well. The Weißenfeld line also had interests in Upper Lusatia beginning in the mid-18th century.