Jobst Herman, Count of Lippe
Jobst Herman of Lippe-Biesterfeld (9 February 1625 in Detmold – 6 July 1678 in Biesterfeld) was a titular Count of Lippe, Sternberg and Schwalenberg.
Jobst Herman, Count of Lippe  | |
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| Born | 9 February 1625 Detmold  | 
| Died | 6 July 1678 (aged 53) Biesterfeld  | 
| Noble family | House of Lippe | 
| Spouse(s) | Juliane Elisabeth of Sayn-Wittgenstein | 
| Father | Simon VII, Count of Lippe | 
| Mother | Maria Magdalena of Waldeck-Wildungen | 
Early life
    
He was the son of Count Simon VII from 1587 to 1627) from his marriage to Countess Maria Magdalena of Waldeck-Wildungen (1606-1671) and is considered the founder of the Lippe-Biesterfeld line, as a result of his creation of the Biesterfeld manor, between 1654 and 1665.
Marriage and issue
    
Jobst Hermann married on 10 October 1654 to Countess Juliane Elisabeth of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein(4 October 1634 – 23 June 1689). Their children were styled Count (or Countess) of Lippe-Biesterfeld:
- Simon John (7 July 1655 – 8 May 1656)
 - Juliane Elisabeth (15 June 1656 – 29 April 1709)
 - John Augustus (15 October 1657 – 9 September 1709)
 - Charlotte Sophie (16 September 1658 – 25 April 1672)
 - Simon Christian (8 October 1659 – 9 November 1660)
 - Theodore Adolph (22 October 1660 – 9 March 1709)
 - Christine Mary (12 February 1662 – 14 June 1710)
 - Stillborn son (10 June 1663)
 - Christiane Ernestine (12 July 1664 – 28 December 1686)
 - Anna Auguste (14 September 1665 – 25 August 1730)
 - John Frederick (6 November 1666 – 21 February 1712)
 - Magdalene Emilie (30 November 1667 – 25 June 1677)
 - Concordia Dorothea (18 December 1668 – 25 June 1677)
 - John George Louis (12 January 1670 – 22 January 1693)
 - Rudolph Ferdinand (17 March 1671 – 12 June 1736); his son, Count Ferdinand founded the Lippe-Weissenfeld line of the family and his granddaughter, Countess Henriette of Lippe-Weissenfeld (1753-1795) married Prince Albert of Anhalt-Dessau (1750-1811), son of Leopold II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
 - William Christian (November 1672 – 6 May 1674)
 - Simon Christian (4 March 1674 – 23 June 1677)
 - Elisabeth Charlotte (21 March 1675 – 22 August 1676)
 - Juliane Sophie (6 December 1676 – 2 June 1705)
 - Justine Hermione (20 May 1679 – 15 June 1704)
 
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