Dietrich III of Limburg
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Dietrich III of Limburg, count
of Limburg
zu Stirum (fl.
1347–1391), son of Johann of Limburg
. He married ca. 1353 Johanna von Reifferscheid 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
Hagen-Hohenlimburg
Hagen-Hohenlimburg , on the Lenne river, is a borough of the city of Hagen in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany....
zu Stirum (fl.
Floruit
Floruit , abbreviated fl. , is a Latin verb meaning "flourished", denoting the period of time during which something was active...
1347–1391), son of Johann of Limburg
Johann of Limburg
Johann of Limburg, count of Limburg, gt von Stirum , son of Dietrich II of Isenberg-Limburg.He married Uda von Ravensberg and Margareta von Ahaus, and had four children:...
. He married ca. 1353 Johanna von Reifferscheid and they had issue:
- Friedrich (fl.FloruitFloruit , abbreviated fl. , is a Latin verb meaning "flourished", denoting the period of time during which something was active...
1378/97)
- Johann (fl. 1379/96)
- Eberhard of LimburgEberhard of LimburgEberhard 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 ;...
, count of Limburg (died before 1426), married to Ponzetta von Saffenberg;
- Dietrich (fl. 1387);
- Godert, a canon in Köln (1432);
- Gerhard (fl. 1421);
- Irmiswind, a nun at Thorn (died 1429);
- Margareta, married to Burkhard Stecke zu M(u)hlenbroich.
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;