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LTC Simon Casimir Rudolf Gustav Wolfgang Otto Friedrich zur Lippe-Biesterfeld

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LTC Simon Casimir Rudolf Gustav Wolfgang Otto Friedrich zur Lippe-Biesterfeld

Birth
Potsdam, Stadtkreis Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany
Death
9 Dec 1980 (aged 80)
Gauting, Landkreis Starnberg, Bavaria, Germany
Burial
Detmold, Kreis Lippe, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Add to Map
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Prinz zur Lippe-Biesterfeld was the son of Friedrich Wilhelm zur Lippe-Biesterfeld, Prinz zur Lippe-Biesterfeld and Gisela zu Isenburg-Büdingen.

Husband of Ilse Splittgerber.

Taken prisoner by the Russian army in 1945, Prince Simon Casimir was sentenced to 25 years for espionage. After the Dutch government intervened with the Soviet Russian government, he was released in 1954.

Prince Leopold renounced the headship in favor of his older brother Hereditary Prince Ernst in 1958. Later that year at a family council, it was agreed by the princes in attendance that Prince Simon Casimir, the oldest prince living in Germany, would be named head of the house.

Prinz zur Lippe-Biesterfeld was the son of Friedrich Wilhelm zur Lippe-Biesterfeld, Prinz zur Lippe-Biesterfeld and Gisela zu Isenburg-Büdingen.

Husband of Ilse Splittgerber.

Taken prisoner by the Russian army in 1945, Prince Simon Casimir was sentenced to 25 years for espionage. After the Dutch government intervened with the Soviet Russian government, he was released in 1954.

Prince Leopold renounced the headship in favor of his older brother Hereditary Prince Ernst in 1958. Later that year at a family council, it was agreed by the princes in attendance that Prince Simon Casimir, the oldest prince living in Germany, would be named head of the house.

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Buried in Room Three inside the Mausoleum

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