Simon VI. (Lip)

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Simon VI. zur Lippe (born April 15, 1554 in Detmold , † December 7, 1613 in Brake ) was imperial count and sovereign of the county of Lippe-Detmold .

Life

Simon was the son of Count Bernhard VIII. Zur Lippe (1527–1563) and his wife Katharina (1524–1583), daughter of Count Philip III. von Waldeck- Eisenberg and Anna von Kleve . Simon had three sisters: Anna (1551–1614), Magdalena (1552–1587) and Bernhardine (1563–1628).

Since Simon was still a minor when his father died in 1563, his uncle Hermann Simon zu Pyrmont took over the reign until 1579.

Simon was a clever Renaissance prince, open to the new sciences , who corresponded with many greats of the time, such as Tycho Brahe or Jost Bürgi . For Emperor Rudolf II , whose court advisor and chamberlain he was, he took on diplomatic missions such as the settlement of princely inheritance disputes. He also acted as a mediator and agent, especially for paintings from the Netherlands.

From 1584–1589 Brake Castle , which was pledged to Christoph von Donop from 1562–1570 , was expanded into a castle in the form of the Weser Renaissance . It remained the seat of government until the Count's death. In 1600 the Dutch fortress builder Johan von Rijswijck entered the service of the count. Under Simon VI. the county of Lippe was reformed in 1605 . This led to major disagreements with the Free and Hanseatic City of Lemgo , which had been Lutheran since 1522. Lemgo opposed the edict to accept the reformed faith, and it came to the "Lemgo Revolt". The religious dispute was only ended in 1617 with the Röhrentrup recess .

Simon's library was used for courtly representation, but was also the collection of a professional politician and diplomat with theological and historical works as well as philosophical-state-theoretical and legal literature, which later formed the basis of the Lippische Landesbibliothek Detmold , where it is still kept today.

After his death, his oldest living son, Simon VII. Zur Lippe , took over the government of the country and moved his seat of government back to Detmold , the second oldest son Otto founded the Lippe- Brake line , while the youngest son, Philipp I , who later moved to Detmold Bückeburg founded the ruling line Schaumburg-Lippe .

Marriage and offspring

Armgard von Rietberg; Hermann tom ring (1564)

Simon VI. was married to Armgard von Rietberg († July 13, 1584) since 1578 . This marriage remained childless. In 1585 he entered into another marriage with Countess Elisabeth zu Holstein-Schaumburg , a daughter of Otto IV , Count von Schaumburg and Holstein-Pinneberg, and Elisabeth Ursulas von Braunschweig-Lüneburg . The following children came from this marriage:

heritage

By Simon VI. his sons were given domain ownership: Count Otto received the offices of Brake and Schieder , Hermann the office of Schwalenberg , and Philipp received the office of Alverdissen .

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Jürgen Soenke: Johan van Rijswijck and Johan van Valckenburgh - The fortification of German cities and residences 1600–1625 by Dutch engineering officers. In: Messages from the Minden History Society. Volume 46 (1974), pp. 9-39.

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predecessor Office successor
Bernhard VIII. Graf zur Lippe
1563–1613 		Simon VII. (Lippe-Detmold)
Otto (Lippe-Brake)
Philipp (Lippe-Alverdissen)
personal data
SURNAME Simon VI.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lippe, Simon VI. to (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Count of Lippe-Detmold
DATE OF BIRTH April 15, 1554
PLACE OF BIRTH Detmold
DATE OF DEATH December 7, 1613
Place of death Brake