Friedrich of Limburg Stirum
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Friedrich Wilhelm Graf zu Limburg-Stirum (6 August 1835, The Hague
- 27 October 1912) was a German diplomat and politician who served as acting Foreign Secretary
and head of the Foreign Office
from September 1880 to 25 June 1881. Having until then served as Deputy Secretary of State in the Foreign Office, he was appointed as Foreign Secretary after Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst resigned from this position. He was subsequently succeeded by Clemens Busch
as acting Secretary.
He was a member of the Reichstag
from 1898 to 1903. In 1904, he was given an honorary doctorate of law by the University of Wisconsin–Madison
.
, he was the son of Frederik Adrian of Limburg Stirum (1804–1874). In 1865, he married Paula von Meyerlinck (born 1844, died 1925), and they had issue:
The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
- 27 October 1912) was a German diplomat and politician who served as acting Foreign Secretary
Foreign Minister of Germany
The Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs is the head of the Federal Foreign Office and a member of the Cabinet of Germany. The current office holder is Guido Westerwelle...
and head of the Foreign Office
Foreign Office (Germany)
The Foreign Office is the foreign ministry of Germany, a federal agency responsible for both the country's foreign politics and its relationship with the European Union. From 1871 to 1919, it was led by a Foreign Secretary, and since 1919, it has been led by the Foreign Minister of Germany...
from September 1880 to 25 June 1881. Having until then served as Deputy Secretary of State in the Foreign Office, he was appointed as Foreign Secretary after Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst resigned from this position. He was subsequently succeeded by Clemens Busch
Clemens Busch
Clemens August Busch was a German diplomat.Busch was born in Cologne. He served as acting head of the Foreign Office from 25 June to 16 July 1881, succeeding Count Friedrich of Limburg Stirum, until he was replaced by Paul von Hatzfeld zu Trachenberg, until then the Ambassador to Constantinople.He...
as acting Secretary.
He was a member of the Reichstag
Reichstag (German Empire)
The Reichstag was the parliament of the North German Confederation , and of the German Reich ....
from 1898 to 1903. In 1904, he was given an honorary doctorate of law by the University of Wisconsin–Madison
University of Wisconsin–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1848, UW–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It became a land-grant institution in 1866...
.
Family
A member of the House of Limburg-StirumHouse of Limburg-Stirum
The house of Limburg-Stirum, which adopted its name in the 12th century from the castle of Limburg an der Lenne in what is now Germany, descends from the Ezzonen dynasty in the 9th century, making it one of the oldest families in Europe....
, he was the son of Frederik Adrian of Limburg Stirum (1804–1874). In 1865, he married Paula von Meyerlinck (born 1844, died 1925), and they had issue:
- Johanna (1866–1944); she married in 1887 Gunther von Tschirschky und B_gendorff (d.1914);
- Theodora (1867–1953); she married in 1902 August count von P_ckler (d.1937);
- Friedrich (1871–1953); he married in 1907 Lucie von Lieres und Wilkau (1885–1909);
- Richard (1874–1931); he married in 1914 Edith baroness von Bodenhausen (1888–1961);
- Menno (1881–1953); he married in 1916 (divorced 1918) Hildegard Wertheim (1894–1919).