Thierry, Count of Limburg Stirum
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Thierry de Limburg Stirum (Antwerp 11 April 1827 - Brussels
6 March 1911) was a Belgian historian, and Senator.
army after 1815. Following the creation of Belgium, Thierry received Belgian citizenship in 1841.
He married in 1856 Countess Marie-Thérèse de Thiennes Leyenburg et de Rumbeke
(Ghent
1828 - Brussels 1909), daughter of Count François de Thiennes, Chamberlain of King Guillaume of the Netherlands and Baroness Asterie de Draeck.
They had four children, among whom were Henri de Limburg Stirum (1864–1953), mayor of Rumbeke
and Evrard de Limburg Stirum (1868–1938), mayor of Huldenberg
, who both had numerous descendents.
-Diksmuide
from 1878 to 1900.
He was president of the Conseil Heraldique and president of the Royal Commission for Ancient Laws and Ordinances.
In 1870 he became member of the Society for History of Bruges, known under the name 'Société d'Emulation'. From 1891 until his death he was president of that Society.
Brussels
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6 March 1911) was a Belgian historian, and Senator.
Family
Count Thierry Marie Joseph de Limburg Stirum was the son of Willem de Limburg Stirum (1795–1889) and Albertine de Pret de Calesberg (1800–1856). Willem, of Dutch and Gelders origin, served in the French imperial army and later in the DutchNetherlands
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army after 1815. Following the creation of Belgium, Thierry received Belgian citizenship in 1841.
He married in 1856 Countess Marie-Thérèse de Thiennes Leyenburg et de Rumbeke
Rumbeke
Rumbeke is a town in the Belgian municipality of Roeselare in the province of West Flanders. It is most known as the location of Rumbeke Castle....
(Ghent
Ghent
Ghent is a city and a municipality located in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is the capital and biggest city of the East Flanders province. The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Lys and in the Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of...
1828 - Brussels 1909), daughter of Count François de Thiennes, Chamberlain of King Guillaume of the Netherlands and Baroness Asterie de Draeck.
They had four children, among whom were Henri de Limburg Stirum (1864–1953), mayor of Rumbeke
Rumbeke
Rumbeke is a town in the Belgian municipality of Roeselare in the province of West Flanders. It is most known as the location of Rumbeke Castle....
and Evrard de Limburg Stirum (1868–1938), mayor of Huldenberg
Huldenberg
Huldenberg is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns and villages of Huldenberg proper, Loonbeek, Neerijse, Ottenburg and Sint-Agatha-Rode. On January 1, 2006 Huldenberg had a total population of 9,130. The total area is 39.64 km²...
, who both had numerous descendents.
Life
Thierry de Limburg Stirum was Doctor in Law (KU Leuven) and Belgian senator for the department of Ostende-VeurneVeurne
Veurne is a city and municipality in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the town of Veurne proper and the settlements of Avekapelle, Booitshoeke, Bulskamp, De Moeren, Eggewaartskapelle, Houtem, Steenkerke, Vinkem, Wulveringem, and Zoutenaaie.-Origins in the 15th...
-Diksmuide
Diksmuide
Diksmuide is a Belgian city and municipality in the Flemish province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Diksmuide proper and the former communes of Beerst, Esen, Kaaskerke, Keiem, Lampernisse, Leke, Nieuwkapelle, Oostkerke, Oudekapelle, Pervijze, Sint-Jacobs-Kapelle,...
from 1878 to 1900.
He was president of the Conseil Heraldique and president of the Royal Commission for Ancient Laws and Ordinances.
In 1870 he became member of the Society for History of Bruges, known under the name 'Société d'Emulation'. From 1891 until his death he was president of that Society.
Publications
- Description des sceaux de quelques seigneurs de Flandres, Brugge, 1869
- La Cour des Comtes de Flandre, leurs officiers héréditaires, Ghent, 1878.
- Codex Diplomaticus Flandriae, 1296-1327, Brugge, 1879-1889.
- Flandriae inde ab anno 1926 ad usque 1325 (...), Brugge, 1879.
- Le Cartulaire de Louis de Male, comte de Flandre, Brugge, 1893–1901
Ancestry
| Thierry de Limburg Stirum | Father: Willem Bernard, Count of Limburg Stirum (1795-1889), settles in Belgium and takes Belgian nationality |
Paternal Grandfather: Samuel John, Count of Limburg Stirum (1754-1824), General-Major, Member of the 'Notabelenvergadering' (1814), Member of the Senate, Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion, Knight Grd Cross of the Military William Order |
Paternal Great-grandfather: Albert Dominique, Count of Limburg Stirum |
| Paternal Great-grandmother: Elisabeth Gratiana Sayer |
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| Paternal Grandmother: Johanna Sara, Jonkvrouw Reynst (1762-1837) |
Paternal Great-grandfather: Vice-Admiral Jonkheer Pieter Hendrik Reynst, Admiral of Holland and West-Friesland |
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| Paternal Great-grandmother: Johanna Sara Bicker |
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| Mother: Albertine de Pret Roose de Calesberg (1800-1856) |
Maternal Grandfather: Jacques Paul Joseph de Pret Roose de Calesberg, Lord of Calesberg (1762-1817) |
Maternal Great-grandfather: Arnould François Joseph Bruno de Pret |
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| Maternal Great-grandmother: Marie Pétronille Moretus |
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| Maternal Grandmother: Jeanne Marie Josephe, Countess Roose de Baisy |
Maternal Great-grandfather: Jean Alexandre Joseph Roose, Count of Baisy and Baron of Bouchout (1724-1784) |
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| Maternal Great-grandmother: Marie Anne van de Werve (1742-1798) |
Literature
- Viscount TERLINDEN, Thierry de Limburg Stirum, in: Biographie nationale de Belgique, Tome XXXIII, 1965, col. 443-446.