Karl Joseph Alois 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 ...
from the branch
Limburg-Styrum-Iller-Aichheim
Limburg-Styrum-Iller-Aichheim was a County of medieval Germany, based in the Lordship of Iller-Aichheim. It was partitioned from Limburg-Styrum-Gemen in 1657. When the line of Limburg-Styrum-Gemen became extinct in 1782 the Counts of Limburg-Styr ...
, was the son of
Maximilian Wilhelm of Limburg Stirum Maximilian Wilhelm of Limburg Stirum (1653–1728), 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 married in 1677 countess Maria Anna von ...
. He was born in 1685 and died in 1738. After his father's death he became sovereign lord of
Simontornya
Simontornya is a town in Tolna County, Hungary.
File:SimonsTower.jpg, Simon's Tower at the center of town
See also
* Simontornya Castle
The Castle of Simontornya is a 13th-century Renaissance castle in Simontornya, Hungary. The castle went ...
.
He married countess Maria Theresia
Keglevich (died 1728) in 1722 and their children were:
*
Karl Joseph
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, count of Limburg Stirum, 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 ...
(died 1798);
* Maria Amalie who married in 1748 count Carl Josef
Esterhazy, and died in 1776;
* Magdalena, who married count Josef Carl Petazzi;
* Maria Theresa, who married count Gotthard von Denath; and
* Johann, count of Limburg Stirum (born 1726, died 1750).
References
Sources
* De takken Gemen en Styrum van het geslacht van Limburg Stirum; Dr. A.J. Bonke; Stichting van Limburg Stirum; 's-Gravenhage, 2007
* Iconografie van het Geslacht van Limburg Stirum; C.J. Graaf van Limburg Stirum; Walburg Instituut, Amsterdam, 1994
* A. Giraud, M. Huberty, F. et B. Magdelaine, "L'Allemagne Dynastique, Tome VII"
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1685 births
1738 deaths
Alois
Alois (Latinized ''Aloysius'') is an Old Occitan form of the name Louis. Modern variants include ''Aloïs'' (French), ''Aloys'' (German), ''Alois'' (Czech), '' Alojz'' ( Slovak, Slovenian), ''Alojzy'' ( Polish), ''Aloísio'' (Portuguese, Spanish ...