Georg of Limburg

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Name Georg Limburg Parents Adolf of Limburg		Died December 14, 1552 Role Adolf of Limburg's son


Grandparents Wilhelm I of Limburg Great-grandparents Eberhard of Limburg

Georg of Limburg, count of Limburg (died 1552), son of Adolf of Limburg, count of Limburg.

He married in 1539 Irmgard von Wisch, Lady van Wisch of Wisch op Oud-Wisch, Wildenborch, Overhagen and Lichtenvoorde, Hereditary Countess von Bronckhorst (ca 1520-1587). They had issue:

Hermann Georg of Limburg, count of Limburg and Bronckhorst (born 1540, died 1574);

Maria (died 1637), married in 1567 Werner, Altgraf von Salm-Reifferscheidt (died 1629).

After the death of her husband, Irmgard von Wisch was regent for her son, Hermann Georg of Limburg. Finally she inherited the possessions of her uncle, Count Joost van Bronckhorst-Borculo and brought those territories to the Limburg Stirum.

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;

References

Georg of Limburg Wikipedia

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