Georg of Limburg,

count Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York: ...

Limburg Limburg or Limbourg may refer to: Regions * Limburg (Belgium), a province since 1839 in the Flanders region of Belgium * Limburg (Netherlands), a province since 1839 in the south of the Netherlands * Diocese of Limburg, Roman Catholic Diocese in ...

(died 1552), son of Adolf of Limburg, count of Limburg. He married in 1539 Irmgard von Wisch, Lady van Wisch of Wisch op Oud-Wisch, Wildenborch, Overhagen and

Lichtenvoorde Lichtenvoorde is a town in the east of the Netherlands, in the municipality of Oost Gelre. Lichtenvoorde holds a flower parade (''bloemencorso'') every September at the start of its annual festival. The parade features floats covered in flowers ...

, Hereditary Countess von

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 ...

(ca 1520–1587). They had issue: *

Hermann Georg of Limburg Hermann Georg of Limburg was count of Limburg Stirum, Limburg and Bronckhorst (1540 – 1574), son of Georg of Limburg, and count of Limburg Stirum, Limburg and Bronckhorst. He married in 1554 Maria countess von Hoya und Bruchhausen (died 1612) and ...

, count of Limburg and Bronckhorst (born 1540, died 1574); *Maria (died 1637), married in 1567 Werner, Altgraf von Salm-Reifferscheidt (died 1629). After the death of her husband, Irmgard von Wisch was

regent A regent (from Latin : ruling, governing) is a person appointed to govern a state '' pro tempore'' (Latin: 'for the time being') because the monarch is a minor, absent, incapacitated or unable to discharge the powers and duties of the monarchy ...

for her son, Hermann Georg of Limburg. Finally she inherited the possessions of her uncle, Count Joost van Bronckhorst-

Borculo Borculo is a city in the eastern Netherlands, in the municipality of Berkelland, Gelderland. Borculo was an independent municipality until 2005, when it merged with Eibergen, Neede, and Ruurlo. Other population centers in the municipality of Bor ...

and brought those territories to the

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 ...

Gallery

File:Wisch 1743.jpg, Castle of Wisch, in Gelderland, was inherited by the Limburg Stirum in the 16th century from Irmgard von Wisch, Countess von

. File:Borculo kasteel 1720.jpg, Ending a long succession dispute between the heirs of the last lords of Borculo, the Court of Gelders gave on 20 December 1615 the lordship of

to Count Joost van Limburg and Bronkhorst. File:Kasteel lichtenvoorde.jpg, Castle of

, in Gelderland, Netherlands File:Bronckhorst heren van wapen.svg, Coat of arms of

File:Wisch wapen klein.svg, Coat of arms of Wisch File:Borculo wapen klein.svg, Coat of arms of

File:Wildenborch.jpg, Castle of Wildenborch, in the Netherlands

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; House of Limburg 1552 deaths Year of birth missing {{Noble-stub