Karl Josef of Limburg Stirum
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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. Alois having survived his three sons, Gemen
passed to his grandson Ferdinand IV of Limburg Stirum
.
He married Maria Anna Vogel von Wassenhofen and they had five children:
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 the son of Alois of Limburg Stirum.
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...
from his uncle Ferdinand I of Limburg Stirum
Ferdinand I of Limburg Stirum
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....
in 1791 and remained until his death in 1798. Alois having survived his three sons, 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 grandson Ferdinand IV of Limburg Stirum
Ferdinand IV of Limburg Stirum
Ferdinand IV of Limburg Stirum, count of Limburg Styrum zu Illereichen, sovereign lord zu Gemen. He was born in 1785, son of Johann of Limburg Stirum, and died at the age of 15 in 1800....
.
He married Maria Anna Vogel von Wassenhofen and they had five children:
- Johann NepomuckJohann of Limburg StirumJohann Nepomuck of Limburg Stirum, count of Limburg Styrum, son of Alois of Limburg Stirum, was born in 1756. He married in 1784 Maria Walpurga vom Stain and they had issue:...
, count of Limburg Stirum (born 1756, died 1791);
- Joseph (born 1757, died 1766);
- Franz, born in 1760;
- Johann Nepomuck (?) (born 1766, died 1787);
- Anna Maria, born in 1750;
- Maria Barbara (born 1762, died 1769).