Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Lippe (later Lippe-Detmold) was a historical state in Germany. It was located between the Weser River and the southeast part of the Teutoburg forest. The founder of Lippe was Bernhard I who received a grant of the territory from the Holy Roman Emperor Lothair III in 1123, Bernhard I assumed the title of Lord of Lippe. Bernhard''s successors inherited or obtained several counties. Lord Simon V was the first ruler of Lippe to style himself Count.