Ferdinand I of Limburg Stirum
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Ferdinand Gotthard Meinrad of Limburg Stirum, count of Limburg, "Fürst" von Styrum, sovereign lord zu Gemen
, was born in 1701, son of Maximilian Wilhelm of Limburg Stirum
.
He inherited the immediate lordship of Gemen
at the death of his cousin the Prince-Bishop
of Speyer
, August Philipp of Limburg-Stirum-Gemen
.
He married Katharina Karoline von Eptingen and they had one son, Ferdinand III
, who died young.
Ferdinand I died in 1801 and Gemen
passed to his nephew Karl Josef of Limburg Stirum
.
Gemen
Gemen was an immediate, sovereign lordship of the Holy Roman Empire, in the Lower Rhine region. Since Gemen had a vote in the Imperial Diet it was also an Imperial Estate. It was centered on Gemen, a small town and castle in the present municipality of Borken, western North Rhine-Westphalia.Gemen...
, was born in 1701, 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....
.
He inherited the immediate lordship of Gemen
Gemen
Gemen was an immediate, sovereign lordship of the Holy Roman Empire, in the Lower Rhine region. Since Gemen had a vote in the Imperial Diet it was also an Imperial Estate. It was centered on Gemen, a small town and castle in the present municipality of Borken, western North Rhine-Westphalia.Gemen...
at the death of his cousin the Prince-Bishop
Prince-Bishop
A Prince-Bishop is a bishop who is a territorial Prince of the Church on account of one or more secular principalities, usually pre-existent titles of nobility held concurrently with their inherent clerical office...
of Speyer
Speyer
Speyer is a city of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany with approximately 50,000 inhabitants. Located beside the river Rhine, Speyer is 25 km south of Ludwigshafen and Mannheim. Founded by the Romans, it is one of Germany's oldest cities...
, August Philipp of Limburg-Stirum-Gemen
August Philip of Limburg Stirum
August Philipp Karl of Limburg Stirum, count of Limburg Stirum and Bronckhorst, was born in 1721, son of Otto Leopold Count von Limburg Styrum und Bronckhorst, Lord of Gemen and Raesfeld and Anna Elisabeth countess of Schönborn .August Philipp was Prince-Bishop of Speyer and sovereign Lord zu...
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He married Katharina Karoline von Eptingen and they had one son, Ferdinand III
Ferdinand III of Limburg Stirum
Ferdinand III of Limburg Stirum was the son of Ferdinand I of Limburg Stirum and Katharina Karoline von Eptingen. Born in 1753, he died at the age of 15 in 1768....
, who died young.
Ferdinand I died in 1801 and Gemen
Gemen
Gemen was an immediate, sovereign lordship of the Holy Roman Empire, in the Lower Rhine region. Since Gemen had a vote in the Imperial Diet it was also an Imperial Estate. It was centered on Gemen, a small town and castle in the present municipality of Borken, western North Rhine-Westphalia.Gemen...
passed to his nephew Karl Josef of Limburg Stirum
Karl Josef of Limburg Stirum
Karl Josef Maximilian of Limburg Stirum, count of Limburg Styrum, sovereign lord zu Gemen, was the son of Alois of Limburg Stirum.He inherited the immediate lordship of Gemen from his uncle Ferdinand I of Limburg Stirum in 1791 and remained until his death in 1798...
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