Adolf Ernst of Limburg Stirum
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Adolf Ernst of Limburg Stirum, count of Limburg Stirum, sovereign lord zu Gemen
, son of Hermann Otto I of Limburg-Styrum.
Adolf Ernst inherited the immediate lordship of Gemen
at the death of his father in 1644, creating the Limburg-Styrum-Gemen
branch of the family. He remained lord of Gemen
until his death in 1657.
He married in 1644 (Maria) Isabella countess von Vehlen und Meggen zu Raesfeld
. She became regent of Gemen
when Adolf Ernst was killed, until it passed to her eldest son in 1675. She died in 1692.
They had eight children:
Gemen
Gemen was an immediate, sovereign lordship of the Holy Roman Empire, in the Lower Rhine region. Since Gemen had a vote in the Imperial Diet it was also an Imperial Estate. It was centered on Gemen, a small town and castle in the present municipality of Borken, western North Rhine-Westphalia.Gemen...
, son of Hermann Otto I of Limburg-Styrum.
Adolf Ernst inherited the immediate lordship of Gemen
Gemen
Gemen was an immediate, sovereign lordship of the Holy Roman Empire, in the Lower Rhine region. Since Gemen had a vote in the Imperial Diet it was also an Imperial Estate. It was centered on Gemen, a small town and castle in the present municipality of Borken, western North Rhine-Westphalia.Gemen...
at the death of his father in 1644, creating the Limburg-Styrum-Gemen
Limburg-Styrum-Gemen
Limburg-Styrum-Gemen was a County of medieval Germany, based in the Lordship of Gemen in modern North Rhine-Westphalia. It was partitioned from Limburg-Styrum in 1644, and in 1657 partitioned into itself and Limburg-Styrum-Iller-Aichheim. As Limburg-Styrum-Gemen ruled an Imperial Estate , the...
branch of the family. He remained lord of Gemen
Gemen
Gemen was an immediate, sovereign lordship of the Holy Roman Empire, in the Lower Rhine region. Since Gemen had a vote in the Imperial Diet it was also an Imperial Estate. It was centered on Gemen, a small town and castle in the present municipality of Borken, western North Rhine-Westphalia.Gemen...
until his death in 1657.
He married in 1644 (Maria) Isabella countess von Vehlen und Meggen zu Raesfeld
Raesfeld
Raesfeld is a municipality in the district of Borken in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located approx. 10 km south of Borken and 30 km east of the Dutch border. Raesfeld's landmark is the water castle at the edge of town, built in the 13th century.-External links:* ...
. She became regent of Gemen
Gemen
Gemen was an immediate, sovereign lordship of the Holy Roman Empire, in the Lower Rhine region. Since Gemen had a vote in the Imperial Diet it was also an Imperial Estate. It was centered on Gemen, a small town and castle in the present municipality of Borken, western North Rhine-Westphalia.Gemen...
when Adolf Ernst was killed, until it passed to her eldest son in 1675. She died in 1692.
They had eight children:
- Hermann OttoHermann Otto II of Limburg StirumGeneral Hermann Otto II of Limburg Stirum , count of Limburg Stirum and Bronckhorst, sovereign lord zu Gemen, was the son of Adolf Ernst of Limburg Stirum and an imperial army commander....
, count of Limburg Stirum and BronckhorstBronckhorstBronckhorst is the name of a municipality in Gelderland, the Netherlands. The municipality is the result of a merger of the former municipalities Hengelo, Hummelo en Keppel, Steenderen, Vorden and Zelhem, on 1 January 2005...
, Lord zu GemenGemenGemen was an immediate, sovereign lordship of the Holy Roman Empire, in the Lower Rhine region. Since Gemen had a vote in the Imperial Diet it was also an Imperial Estate. It was centered on Gemen, a small town and castle in the present municipality of Borken, western North Rhine-Westphalia.Gemen...
(killed in 1704);
- Gottfried Ferdinand of Limburg Stirum, who died in 1677;
- Maximilian WilhelmMaximilian Wilhelm of Limburg StirumMaximilian Wilhelm of Limburg Stirum , count of Limburg Styrum, sovereign lord of Illereichen and Simontornya. He was the third son of Adolf Ernst of Limburg Stirum, sovereign lord zu Gemen....
of Limburg Stirum, died in 1728;
- Alexandrine, died in 1721;
- Charlotte (born 1651, died 1699) who married in 1692 count Christoph Dietmar von Schallenberg (died 1708);
- Wilhelmine (died 1722), married in 1677 count Karl Ludwig von Sinzendorf (died 1722);
- Anna (died 1723) married twice. First in 1678 count Ernst Wilhelm von BentheimBentheimCounty of Bentheim is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the Dutch provinces of Overijssel and Drenthe, the district of Emsland, and the districts of Steinfurt and Borken in North Rhine-Westphalia.- History :The District has roughly the same territory as the County of...
(who died in 1693), then in 1701 count Johann Oxenstierna af Croneborg (died 1733); and
- Adolfa Ernestine (died 1688) married in 1686 count Ferdinand Josef von Reinstein-Tattenbach (died 1712).