Simon I, Lord of Lippe

Simon I, Lord of Lippe (c. 1261–1344), ruled Lippe from 1275, succeeding his father Bernard IV. In 1302 a coalition of bishops and nobles with Herford city took Enger Castle and held him eighteen months in Osnabrück, releasing him only on condition he raze it.

In 1323 he acquired Varenholz Castle, and under him Lippe reached its greatest extent. Married to Adelaide of Waldeck, he died in 1344, and his sons Otto and Bernard V divided the lordship between Lemgo and Rheda.