Jobst Herman, Count of Lippe
Jobst Herman of Lippe-Biesterfeld was a titular Count of Lippe, Sternberg and Schwalenberg.
Early life
He was the son of Count Simon VII from 1587 to 1627) from his marriage to Countess Maria Magdalena of Waldeck-Wildungen and is considered the founder of the Lippe-Biesterfeld line, as a result of his creation of the Biesterfeld manor, between 1654 and 1665.Marriage and issue
Jobst Hermann married on 10 October 1654 to Countess Juliane Elisabeth of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein. His cousin, their mothers being sisters. Their children were styled Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld:- Juliane Elisabeth
- John Augustus
- Charlotte Sophie
- Simon Christian
- Theodore Adolph
- Christine Mary
- Christiane Ernestine
- Anna Auguste
- John Frederick
- Magdalene Emilie
- Concordia Dorothea
- John George Louis
- Rudolph Ferdinand ; father of Count Frederick Charles Augustus. Another younger son of his, Count Ferdinand, founded the Lippe-Weissenfeld line of the family.
- William Christian
- Simon Christian
- Elisabeth Charlotte
- Juliane Sophie
- Justine Hermione
Category:House of Lippe
Category:1625 births
Category:1678 deaths
Category:17th-century German nobility