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Simon August | |
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| Prince of Lippe-Detmold | |
 Simon August, Count of Lippe-Detmold | |
| Born | 12 June 1727 Detmold |
| Died | 1 May 1782 (aged 54) Detmold |
| Noble family | Lippe |
| Spouse(s) | Princess Polyxena Louise of Nassau-Weilburg Princess Maria Leopoldine of Anhalt-Dessau Princess Casimire of Anhalt-Dessau Princess Christine of Solms-Braunfels |
| Issue | Leopold I, Prince of Lippe |
| Father | Simon Henry Adolph, Count of Lippe-Detmold |
| Mother | Johanna Wilhelmine of Nassau-Idstein |
Simon August, Count of Lippe (12 June 1727 – 1 May 1782), ruled the Principality of Lippe-Detmold from 1734 until 1782.
He was born in Detmold, the son of Simon Henry Adolph and Johanna Wilhelmine of Nassau-Idstein. Simon August ruled until 1747 under the guardianship of his mother. Under the influence of the Enlightenment, he issued a fiscal and social legislation and in 1749 he introduced, together with Adolf von Hillensberg, a budget in Lippe, so as to not spend money when no revenues were available. The Sparkasse Detmold and a fire insurance company are direct continuations of companies he founded. He acquired a salt mine at Bad Salzuflen and built a spa in Bad Meinberg. In 1775, he created a relief fund for the poor. A census in 1776 revealed that his country had 49416 inhabitants.