Lippe-Brake

Lippe-Brake was a county during the 17th century, located in Lippe, Germany, and ruled by a branch of the House of Lippe.

History

The county was created in 1621 for Otto, Count of Lippe-Brake, second son of Count Simon VI of Lippe who had died in 1613. Otto's elder brother Simon [VII, Count of Lippe|Simon VII] ruled Lippe-Detmold, while his younger brother Philip I, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe inherited Lippe-Alverdissen and founded the Schaumburg-Lippe branch following an inheritance in 1640.
On the death of Count Louis [Ferdinand, Count of Lippe-Brake|Louis Ferdinand] in 1709 Lippe-Brake was inherited by the senior Lippe-Detmold line.