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unusual facts about Limburg Stirum



August Philip of Limburg Stirum

August Philipp Karl of Limburg Stirum (1721–1797), count of Limburg Stirum and Bronckhorst, was the son of Otto Leopold Count von Limburg Styrum und Bronckhorst, Lord of Gemen and Raesfeld (1688–1754) and Anna Elisabeth countess of Schönborn (1686–1757).

Bernhard Albrecht of Limburg and Bronckhorst

Bernhard Albrecht, count of Limburg and Bronckhorst (died 1669), son of Jobst of Limburg, married in 1626 Anna Maria von Berg.

Juliane Petronella countess of Limburg and Bronckhorst, who married count Henri de Pas de Feuquieres; and

Frederick of Isenberg

His son, Count Dietrich von Altena-Isenberg, later fought to recover his paternal inheritance and founded the house of the Counts of Limburg and the County of Limburg at Hohenlimburg.

Georg of Limburg

Finally she inherited the possessions of her uncle, Count Joost van Bronckhorst-Borculo and brought those territories to the Limburg Stirum.

Order of St Philip of the Lion of Limburg

The Order of St Philip of the Lion of Limburg (German: "Orden Sankt Phillipps zum Löwen"), is an old order of knighthood established in 1700 by the Counts of Limburg Stirum, sovereign rulers of the counties of the same name in Westfalia.

Otto of Limburg

Otto of Limburg, count of Limburg and Bronckhorst, was the son of Hermann Otto I of Limburg-Styrum.


see also

Karoline von Manderscheid-Blankenheim

Karoline was the daughter of Count Johann Wilhelm von Manderscheid-Blankenheim zu Geroldseck and Countess Johanna Maximiliana Franziska von Limburg-Stirum (daughter of Christian Otto of Limburg-Stirum).