Bernhard, Hereditary Prince of Lippe
| HSH The Hereditary Prince of Lippe | |
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| Titles | Hereditary Prince of Lippe |
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| Born | 9 September 1995 (age 29)
Detmold, Lippe, Germany |
| Spouse | Princess Olimpia of Preslav
(m. 2022) |
| Name | Bernhard Leopold Baptist Ernst Georg Ludwig |
| House | Lippe |
| Father | Stephan, Prince of Lippe |
| Mother | Countess Maria of Solms-Laubach |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Bernhard, Hereditary Prince of Lippe (born Prince Bernhard of Lippe on 9 September 1995) is a member of the Lippe Princely Family as the son and heir of Stephan, Prince of Lippe. He is also a member of the Bulgarian Royal Family as the grandson-in-law of Simeon II, Tsar of Bulgaria, as well as the Romanian Royal Family as the nephew-in-law of Margareta, Queen of Romania.
Life[edit | edit source]
Bernhard was born the eldest child of Stephan, Prince of Lippe and Countess Maria of Solms-Laubach.
He became the heir to the principality upon the death of his grandfather in 2015.
Marriage and Issue[edit | edit source]
On 9 April 2022, Bernhard married Princess Olimpia of Preslav in Detmold. On 15 September 2025, it was announced that the couple are expecting their first child.
Residences[edit | edit source]
TBA
Titles and Honours[edit | edit source]
- 1995-2015 Prince Bernhard of Lippe
- 2015-present Bernhard, Hereditary Prince of Lippe
National Honours[edit | edit source]
Leopold Order (2022)
House Order of the Honour Cross (2013)
Foreign Honours[edit | edit source]
Order of St. Alexander (2022) (Bulgaria)
Ancestry[edit | edit source]
Lines of Succession[edit | edit source]
| Bernhard, Hereditary Prince of Lippe
House of Lippe Born: 9 September 1995 | ||
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Notes[edit | edit source]
Face: Patrick Schwarzenegger