Friedrich Wilhelm of Limburg
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Friedrich Wilhelm of Limburg, count
of Limburg and Bronckhorst
was the sixth son of Otto of Limburg
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He married in 1683 Lucia d'Aylva and they had seven children: (possibly)
Friedrich Wilhem died in 1724.
Count Franz von Limburg Stirum
, the current head of the House, descends from his son count Otto II.
Count
A count or countess is an aristocratic nobleman in European countries. The word count came into English from the French comte, itself from Latin comes—in its accusative comitem—meaning "companion", and later "companion of the emperor, delegate of the emperor". The adjective form of the word is...
of Limburg and Bronckhorst
Bronckhorst
Bronckhorst 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...
was the sixth son of Otto of Limburg
Otto of Limburg
Otto of Limburg, count of Limburg and Bronckhorst, was the son of Hermann Otto I of Limburg-Styrum.He married in 1643 Elisabeth Charlotte countess von Dohna and they had eight children:* Otto Christoffel, who was killed in 1673;...
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He married in 1683 Lucia d'Aylva and they had seven children: (possibly)
- Otto II of Limburg, count of Limburg and Bronckhorst (born 1685, died 1769);
- Albert Dominicus of Limburg and Bronckhorst, born in 1686, and died in Portugal in 1704:
- Friedrich Heinrich of Limburg and Bronckhorst, born 1689, died 1740;
- Leopold of Limburg and Bronckhorst (born 1694, died 1728), who married in 1722 Helene de Haze (born 1681, died 1753);
- Maria Anna of Limburg and Bronckhorst, born 1688 and died 1759;
- Sophie Charlotte (born 1690, died 1729). She married in 1727 Jan Karel van Lynden d'AspremontAspremontAspremont is the name of 2 communes in France:* Aspremont, Hautes-Alpes, in the Hautes-Alpes department* Aspremont, Alpes-Maritimes, in the Alpes-Maritimes department...
(died 1728); and
- Eleonore, born in 1697 and died 1769.
Friedrich Wilhem died in 1724.
Count Franz von Limburg Stirum
Count Franz von Limburg Stirum
Count Franz von Limburg Stirum is a Finnish farmer of Belgian origin, count of The Holy Roman Empire, and head of the House of Limburg-Stirum....
, the current head of the House, descends from his son count Otto II.