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Ernst, Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld (Ernst Kasimir Friedrich Karl Eberhard; 9 June 1842 – 26 September 1904) was the head of the Lippe-Biesterfeld line of the House of Lippe. From 1897 until his death he was the regent of the Principality of Lippe.
Ernst remained as regent until his death in Schloss Lopshorn at which point his son Leopold succeeded him as head of the Lippe-Biesterfeld line and regent, before becoming the reigning Prince of Lippe four months later on the death of Prince Alexander.
The House of Lippe (German: Haus Lippe) is the former reigning house of a number of small German states, two of which existed until the German Revolution of 1918–19, the Principality of Lippe and the Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe.
Lord Simon V was the first ruler of Lippe to style himself as a count. Following the death of Simon VI in 1613, the principality was split into three counties; Lippe-Detmold went to Simon VII, Lippe-Brake to Otto and Lippe-Alverdissen went to Philip I.
After being forced to abdicate as prince of Lippe on 12 November 1018, Prince Leopold retreats to the residential palace, the Residenzschloss Detmold, which remains in the possession of the prince and his family. The hereditary princes of Lippe still live there today as their primary residence. 1919
As Ernest's successor, Leopold becomes Leopold IV of the principality of Lippe, and all further details for him and his successors as princes of Lippe and counts of Lippe-Biesterfeld are listed there.
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Jan 9, 2010 · The Biesterfeld line inherits the sovereign principality of Lippe in 1905, but loses the throne on 12-11-1918. 1a. Bernhard Leopold Baptist Ernst Georg Ludwig Prins zur Lippe * Detmold 9-9-1995
