Otto, Lord of Lippe ( – ) was the ruling Count of Lippe-Lemgo from 1344 until his death.

Life

He was the son of Simon I and his wife, Adelaide of Waldeck.

Otto, Lord of Lippe

When his father died in 1344, Lippe was divided; Otto ruled the area around Lemgo, while his brother Bernard V ruled the area around Rheda.

Otto, Lord of Lippe

Otto resided in Lemgo, which at the time consisted of two legally separate town: the Old Town and the New Town. In 1365, five years after Otto's death, these were amalgamated to form the Town of Lemgo.

Otto, Lord of Lippe

Marriage and issue

Otto was married to Irmgard of the Marck, daughter of Engelbert II of the Mark. They had three children: Simon III Margaret Adelaide

Lords of Lippe

1300 births

1360 deaths

Year of birth uncertain

Year of death uncertain

14th-century German nobility

14th-century lords in Europe