Jobst of Limburg
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Jobst of Limburg was count of Limburg and Bronckhorst
, Lord of Styrum
, Wisch
and Borculo
(1616), and the son of Hermann Georg of Limburg
, count of Limburg and Bronckhorst.
He married in 1591 Css Maria von Schauenburg und Holstein-Pinneberg and they had issue:
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...
, Lord of Styrum
Styrum
Styrum was an immediate lordship in the Holy Roman Empire, located in Mülheim an der Ruhr in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It held no seat in the Diet, and was totally circumvened by the lordship of Broich....
, Wisch
Wisch
-Places:*Wisch , a former municipality in Gelderland, the Netherlands*Wisch, Nordfriesland, a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany*Wisch, Plön, a municipality in the district of Plön, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany...
and Borculo
Borculo
Borculo is a former municipality and a village in the eastern Netherlands, in the Province of Gelderland.On January first 2005 the municipality Borculo merged with the municipalities of Eibergen, Neede and Ruurlo into the municipality of Berkelland....
(1616), and the son of Hermann Georg of Limburg
Hermann Georg of Limburg
Hermann Georg of Limburg, count of Limburg and Bronckhorst , son of Georg of Limburg, count of Limburg and Bronckhorst.He married in 1554 Maria countess von Hoya und Bruchhausen and they had issue:...
, count of Limburg and Bronckhorst.
He married in 1591 Css Maria von Schauenburg und Holstein-Pinneberg and they had issue:
- Hermann Otto I of Limburg-Styrum, count of Limburg and Bronckhorst, Lord of StyrumStyrumStyrum was an immediate lordship in the Holy Roman Empire, located in Mülheim an der Ruhr in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It held no seat in the Diet, and was totally circumvened by the lordship of Broich....
and 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...
(born 1592, died 17 Oct. 1644);
- Wilhelm Friedrich of Limburg (died 1636);
- Johann Adolf of Limburg (died 1624). He married Walpurga Anna von Daun, countess von FalkensteinFalkensteinFalkenstein or Falckenstein is the name of several places and castles in Central Europe as well as a surname:- Places in Germany and Austria :* Falkenstein, Bavaria, district Cham...
(d.1618);
- Georg Ernst of Limburg StirumGeorg Ernst of Limburg StirumGeorg Ernst of Limburg Stirum, count of Limburg Stirum, count of Bronckhorst, Lord of Wisch, Lichtenvoorde and Wildenborch, son of Jobst of Limburg....
, count of Limburg Stirum, count of Bronckhorst, Lord of Wisch, LichtenvoordeLichtenvoordeLichtenvoorde is a town in the Netherlands, in the municipality of Oost Gelre.Until 1 January 2005, Lichtenvoorde was an independent municipality. It includes also four small villages: Lievelde, Zieuwent, Vragender and Harreveld. The number of inhabitants in this municipality is about 20,000.The...
and Wildenborch (died 1666);
- Bernhard Albrecht of Limburg and BronckhorstBernhard Albrecht of Limburg and BronckhorstBernhard Albrecht, count of Limburg and Bronckhorst , son of Jobst of Limburg, married in 1626 Anna Maria von Berg. He had four daughters:...
(died 1669);
- Anna Sophie of Limburg. She married (1st) Baron Johann von Morien and (2nd) Johann Melchior von Dombroeck;
- Agnes Elisabeth of Limburg, Abbess of Elten (died 1641).
Literature
- Genealogische Handbuch des Adels, Gräfliche Häuser A Band II, 1955;
- W. Gf v. Limburg Stirum, "Stamtafel der Graven van Limburg Stirum", 's Gravenhage 1878;