Career
Leopold I of Lippe (2 December 1767 – 5 November 1802) was a Prince of Lippe. He received his education in Dessau, and when he reached 18 he went to study at the University of Leipzig. He succeeded his father as Count of Lippe-Detmold on his death on 1 May 1782, and remained Count until Lippe was raised to a Principality in 1789.