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Bernhard II of Lippe

c. 1140–1224 · 12th century

Bernhard II was lord of Lippe in Westphalia and a companion of Henry the Lion, Duke of Saxony. Around 1185 he founded the town of Lippstadt, and he also founded Lemgo, laying the foundations of the later principality of Lippe. In later life he became a monk and went to Livonia, where he served as abbot of Dünamünde and bishop of Selonia during the Livonian Crusade.

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County of Lippe

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