Leopold II | |
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Prince of Lippe | |
Reign | 5 November 1802 – 1 January 1851 |
Predecessor | Leopold I |
Successor | Leopold III |
Born | Detmold | 6 November 1796
Died | 1 January 1851 Detmold | (aged 54)
Spouse | |
Issue | Leopold III, Prince of Lippe Princess Luise Woldemar, Prince of Lippe Princess Friederike Prince Friedrich Prince Hermann Alexander, Prince of Lippe Prince Karl Princess Pauline |
House | Lippe |
Father | Leopold I, Prince of Lippe |
Mother | Pauline of Anhalt-Bernburg |
Leopold II of Lippe (Paul Alexander Leopold; 6 November 1796 – 1 January 1851) was the sovereign of the Principality of Lippe. He succeeded to the throne in 1802, and in 1820 he assumed control of the government from his mother, who had been acting as regent due to his youth at accession.