Wilhelm I of Limburg
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Wilhelm I of Limburg, count
of Limburg (fl.
1422-1498), son of Eberhard of Limburg
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He married Agnes von Limburg and they had issue:
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 (fl.
Floruit
Floruit , abbreviated fl. , is a Latin verb meaning "flourished", denoting the period of time during which something was active...
1422-1498), son of Eberhard of Limburg
Eberhard of Limburg
Eberhard of Limburg, count of Limburg , son of Dietrich III of Limburg, count of Limburg.He married Ponzetta von Saffenberg and they had issue:*Wilhelm I of Limburg, count of Limburg ;...
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He married Agnes von Limburg and they had issue:
- Adolf of LimburgAdolf of LimburgAdolf of Limburg, count of Limburg , son of Wilhelm I of Limburg, count of Limburg.He married in 1487 Elisabeth von Reichenstein Adolf of Limburg, count of Limburg (died 1506), son of Wilhelm I of Limburg, count of Limburg.He married in 1487 Elisabeth von Reichenstein Adolf of Limburg, count of...
, count of Limburg (died 1506);
- Anna, Abbess of Vilich and Borghorst (fl.FloruitFloruit , abbreviated fl. , is a Latin verb meaning "flourished", denoting the period of time during which something was active...
1507);
- Ponzetta, Abbess of Herford (died 1524);
- Sophia, married in 1497 Reiner von Strünkede (died 1535).
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;