Simon III, Lord of Lippe

Simon III. zur Lippe (* 1340, † 1410) was from 1360 to 1410 Sovereign of the reign lip.

He was the son of Otto von Lippe, from whom he inherited the town of Lemgo. His reign in the surrounding area but initially remains uncertain. Still on December 27, 1368 declared the Burgmannen the sovereign castles and the representatives of the cities Horn, Detmold and Blomberg in Pactum unionis that they would recognize all future only those heirs as a sovereign, to whom the most important cities of the rule, namely Lippstadt and Lemgo, had agreed.

In the home country to the cities of Lippstadt and Rheda however, the situation was considered difficult, because after the death of his uncle Bernhard around 1365 his widow Richarda whose legacy handed the first husband of her oldest daughter, Otto VI. of Tecklenburg. 1366 she recanted the transfer and certain her nephew Simon heir. However, Otto V. refused to disclose the inheritance, sparking a decades-long struggle from. Here, Simon 1371 came into Otto's captivity.

After his release, about three years later he had to pay such a high ransom that he had in 1376 Lippstadt half of his mother, the Counts of Mark 's family, pledge.

The rule Rheda with the legal capacity since 1355 Rheda and additional property was in 1379 by the short-term allied troops of the bishoprics of Paderborn, Münster, Osnabrück, Münster and Osnabrück and the cities of Engelbert III. conquered by the cord. However, it was not at Simon III. passed, but went back on payment of 8000 florins to Otto von Tecklenburg.

Around 1400, Simon brought by pledging first cities Barntrup and Salzuflen and the Sternberg castle under his rule. 1405 finally followed the whole county Sternberg.

Trying to take over by a Erbverbrüderungsvertrag the county Everstein, but was unsuccessful. After Eversteiner feud with the dukes of Brunswick- Lüneburg, the county in 1408 finally fell to Braunschweig.

Simon was married to Irmgard ( Ermengard ) of Hoya and had seven children. His eldest son Bernard became his successor.

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