Alexander | |
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Prince of Lippe | |
Reign | 20 March 1895 – 13 January 1905 |
Predecessor | Woldemar |
Successor | Leopold IV |
Born | Detmold | 16 January 1831
Died | 13 January 1905 St Gilgenberg | (aged 73)
House | House of Lippe |
Father | Leopold II |
Mother | Emilie of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen |
Alexander, Prince of Lippe (German: Karl Alexander zur Lippe) (16 January 1831 – 13 January 1905) was the penultimate sovereign of the Principality of Lippe. Succeeding to the throne in 1895, Alexander had his power exercised by a regent throughout his reign on account of his mental illness.