Herman Adolph, Count of Lippe
Herman Adolph, Count of Lippe-Detmold was a ruler of the county of Lippe.
Life
He was the son Count Simon VII and his wife, Countess Anna Catherine of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein.In 1659 he completed the expansion of the castle at Horn-Bad Meinberg with a splendid baroque entrance gate. The coat of arms of Herman Adolph and his wife can still be seen above this gate.
From 1663 to 1664, he fought in the 4th Austrian-Turkish war, leading a company of 140 soldiers. His soldiers returned to Lippe after the Peace of Vasvár.
Marriage and issue
In 1648, he married Countess Ernestine of Ysenburg-Büdingen-Birstein from Offenbach. They had four children:- Simon Henry, married Burgravine Amalia of Dohna-Vianen, from The Hague
- Anna Maria
- Ernestine Sophie
- Joanna Elizabeth, married Count Christoper Frederick of Dohna-Lauck