Leopold of Limburg Stirum (1681-1726)
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Leopold Johann Otto Wilhelm of Limburg Stirum (December 27, 1681 - February 11, 1726), was count of Limburg Styrum from the branch Limburg-Styrum-Iller-Aichheim
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He was the first son of Maximilian Wilhelm of Limburg Stirum
. In 1712, he married countess Barbara Draskovich de Trakostjan (June 27,1687 - died before 1734). The couple had two children:
He died before his father and the sovereignty of Simontornya
went over to his younger brother Karl Joseph Alois
.
He shouldn't be mistaken with Leopold of Limburg Stirum
(1758 - 1840), who played a prominent role in the re-establishment of the monarchy in the Netherlands.
Limburg-Styrum-Iller-Aichheim
Limburg-Styrum-Iller-Aichheim was a County of medieval Germany, based in the Lordship of Iller-Aichheim. It was partitioned from Limburg-Styrum-Gemen in 1657. When the line of Limburg-Styrum-Gemen became extinct in 1782 the Counts of Limburg-Styrum-Iller-Aichheim inherited it and the Imperial...
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He was the first son of Maximilian Wilhelm of Limburg Stirum
Maximilian Wilhelm of Limburg Stirum
Maximilian 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....
. In 1712, he married countess Barbara Draskovich de Trakostjan (June 27,1687 - died before 1734). The couple had two children:
- Maximilian Anton (born in 1713, probably died in 1726),
- Amalia Wilhelmine (born in 1714, died before 1755).
He died before his father and the sovereignty of Simontornya
Simontornya
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went over to his younger brother Karl Joseph Alois
Alois of Limburg Stirum
Karl Joseph Alois of Limburg Stirum, count of Limburg Stirum from the branch Limburg-Styrum-Iller-Aichheim, was the son of Maximilian Wilhelm of Limburg Stirum. He was born in 1685 and died in 1738...
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He shouldn't be mistaken with Leopold of Limburg Stirum
Leopold Karel, Count of Limburg Stirum
Leopold Count van Limburg Stirum was a politician who was part of the Dutch triumvirate that took power in 1813 in order to re-establish the monarchy in the Netherlands.- Career :...
(1758 - 1840), who played a prominent role in the re-establishment of the monarchy in the Netherlands.
Sources
- De takken Gemen en Styrum van het geslacht van Limburg Stirum; Dr. A.J. Bonke; Stichting van Limburg Stirum; 's-Gravenhage, 2007
- Iconografie van het Geslacht van Limburg Stirum; C.J. Graaf van Limburg Stirum; Walburg Instituut, Amsterdam, 1994
- A. Giraud, M. Huberty, F. et B. Magdelaine, "L'Allemagne Dynastique, Tome VII"