Adolf Ernst of Limburg Stirum, count of
Limburg Stirum
The House of Limburg-Stirum (or Limburg-Styrum), which adopted its name in the 12th century from the immediate county of Limburg an der Lenne in what is now Germany, is one of the oldest families in Europe. It is the eldest and only surviving br ...
, sovereign lord zu
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 municipal ...
, son of
Hermann Otto I of Limburg-Styrum
Hermann Otto I of Limburg-Styrum, count of Hagen-Hohenlimburg, Limburg and Bronckhorst, lord of Styrum, Gemen, Wisch (Gelderland), Wisch and Borculo, and from 1640 to 1644 advocate of the imperial abbey of Vreden, was born in 1592, and died on 17 O ...
.
Adolf Ernst inherited the immediate lordship of
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 municipal ...
at the death of his father in 1644, creating the
Limburg-Styrum-Gemen
Limburg-Styrum-Gemen was a county of medieval Germany, based in the Lordship of Gemen in modern North Rhine-Westphalia. It was partitioned from Limburg-Styrum in 1644, and in 1657 partitioned into itself and Limburg-Styrum-Iller-Aichheim. As L ...
branch of the family. He remained lord of
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 municipal ...
until his death in 1657.
He married in 1644 (Maria) Isabella countess von Vehlen und Meggen zu
Raesfeld
Raesfeld () is a municipality in the district of Borken in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located approximately 10 km south of Borken and 30 km east of the Dutch border.
Raesfeld's landmark is the moated castle ...
. She became regent of
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 municipal ...
when Adolf Ernst was killed, until it passed to her eldest son in 1675. She died in 1692.
They had eight children:
*
Hermann Otto, count of
Limburg Stirum
The House of Limburg-Stirum (or Limburg-Styrum), which adopted its name in the 12th century from the immediate county of Limburg an der Lenne in what is now Germany, is one of the oldest families in Europe. It is the eldest and only surviving br ...
and
Bronckhorst
Bronckhorst () is a municipality in Gelderland, the Netherlands. The municipality is the result of a merger of the former municipalities Hengelo, Hummelo en Keppel, Steenderen, Vorden and Zelhem, on 1 January 2005. The municipality is named afte ...
, Lord zu
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 municipal ...
(killed in 1704);
*Gottfried Ferdinand of Limburg Stirum, who died in 1677;
*
Maximilian Wilhelm of Limburg Stirum, died in 1728;
*Alexandrine, died in 1721;
*Charlotte (born 1651, died 1699) who married in 1692 count Christoph Dietmar von Schallenberg (died 1708);
*Wilhelmine (died 1722), married in 1677 count Karl Ludwig von Sinzendorf (died 1722);
*Anna (died 1723) married twice. First in 1678 count Ernst Wilhelm von
Bentheim (who died in 1693), then in 1701 count Johann Oxenstierna af Croneborg (died 1733); and
*Adolfa Ernestine (died 1688) married in 1686 count Ferdinand Josef von Reinstein-Tattenbach (died 1712).
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1657 deaths
Year of birth unknown
Adolf Ernst