Alexander, Prince of Lippe

Alexander
Prince Alexander zur Lippe as a captain in the Hanoverian Army
Prince of Lippe
Reign20 March 1895 – 13 January 1905
PredecessorWoldemar
SuccessorLeopold IV
Born(1831-01-16)16 January 1831
Detmold
Died13 January 1905(1905-01-13) (aged 73)
St Gilgenberg
HouseLippe
FatherLeopold II
MotherPrincess 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.

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