Limburg-Hohenlimburg was a county in
Germany
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in the
Middle Ages
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. It was created as a partition of
Limburg-Isenberg
Limburg-Isenberg was a German county during the Middle Ages. It was a partition of the Duchy of Limburg, located in the County of Isenberg. Limburg-Isenberg was further partitioned into county Limburg-Hohenlimburg and lordship Limburg-Styrum.
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by Diederck I of Isenberg, who called himself in 1246 Diederick I van Limburg. Of Diederick's two sons, the eldest son Johan who died in 1277 at the adge of thirty and left two sons and one daughter. He is the ancestor of the lordship
Styrum
Styrum (; sometimes spelled "Stirum") was an immediate lordship in the Holy Roman Empire, located in Mülheim an der Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It held no seat in the Diet and was circumvened by the Lordship of Broich.
The exact dat ...
. His youger brother Everhard continued 30 years more, the struggle with his father for the conquest of former Isenberger family property. Everhard, in 1301 the 'nearest in the bloodline', succeeded his father.
[Everhard's (1253-1308) predeceased brothers Hendrik and Johan do not appear in charters as Count of Limburg. In the charter of January 28, 1287 (Westf.UB VII Nr.2021, Dortmunder UB Erganzungsband I Nr.281) and May 20, 1295 (St. Archieve Dusseldorff, Broich Urk.3. siegel 187) together with his father Diederik, Everhard is Count of Limburg zu Hohenlimburg. “Theodericus comes senior de Lymburg” & “Everhardus comes de Lymburg”. The edge lettering of his seal after 1304 reads COMITIS EV(erhar)DI LIMBURGE(nsis) and his grandson Diederick III on coins THEODERI-COMES]
Two houses of Limburg
The house of Limburg since then was divided in the house Counts of
Limburg-Hohenlimburg
Limburg-Hohenlimburg was a county in Germany in the Middle Ages. It was created as a partition of Limburg-Isenberg by Diederck I of Isenberg, who called himself in 1246 Diederick I van Limburg. Of Diederick's two sons, the eldest son Johan who die ...
, later on the house of Limburg Hohenlimburg and
Lordship of Broich
Broich Castle
Broich, now part of Mülheim on the River Ruhr in North Rhine-Westphalia, is the oldest surviving castle known from the Carolingian period north of the Alps. The castle is located on the south bank of the River Ruhr. In the Midd ...
and the house of
Limburg-Styrum, which still exists today. Limburg-Hohenlimburg passed to the Daun-Falkenstein in 1511, then Neuenahr-Alpen in 1542. Limburg-Hohenlimburg became a possession of the counts of
Bentheim at the end of the 16th century, who kept it until it was mediatized to the
Grand Duchy of Berg
The Grand Duchy of Berg (german: Großherzogtum Berg), also known as the Grand Duchy of Berg and Cleves, was a territorial grand duchy established in 1806 by Emperor Napoleon after his victory at the Battle of Austerlitz (1805) on territories bet ...
in 1808. The count of Bentheim still owns the fortress of Hohenlimburg.
Counts of Limburg
* John I (1247–1277) Ancestor of the
Lordschip Limburg-Styrum
* Eberhard I (1253-1308) Ancestor of the
Counts of Limburg Hohenlimburg and Broich
The house of ''Limburg Hohenlimburg'' (later ''Limburg-Hohenlimburg-Broich'') took its name in the 12th century from the county of Limburg on the river Lenne in today's Germany. After Diederick of Isenberg had claimed part of the former property o ...
Literature
* Kraus, Thomas R.,'' Die Entstehung der Landesherrschaft der Grafen von Berg bis zum Jahre 1225, Neustadt an der Aisch 1981
* Andernach, Norbert, ''Entwicklung der Grafschaft Berg''. Land im Mittelpunkt der Mächte. Die Herzogtümer Jülich-Kleve-Berg, Kleve 1984, S. 63–73.
* Hoederath, H.T. ''Der Fall des Hauses Isenberg 1225/1226''. Rechtsgeschichterlicher und soziologischer Schau, 1954 Zeitschrift der Savigny stiftung fur Rechtsgeschichte. Kanonistische Abteilung
* Aders,G. ''Die Grafen (von Limburg) und die Herrn von Limburg-Styrum aus dem Haus Berg-Altena-Isenberg''. Zeitschift 'Der Marker" 1956 blad 7.
* Korteweg, K.N. Decendants of Dietrich I Graf von Limburg Hohenlimburg. (Corrected lineage). ''De Nederlandse Leeuw'' Jaargang LXXXI no.8 August 1964.
* Berg, A. Lineage counts of Limburg Hohenlimburg and Lords of Limburg-Styrum. (Same independent conclusion) ''Archive fur Sippenforschung'' Heft 14. Jahrgang 30. Mai 1964.
* Bleicher, W. ''Hohenlimburgher Heimatblätter'' fűr den Raum Hagen und Isenlohn. Beiträge zur Landeskunde. Monatsschrift des Vereins fűr Orts- und Heimatkunde Hohenlimburg e.V. Drűck Geldsetzer und Schäfer Gmbh. Iserlohn. County of Limburg Lenne. Historian and Editor: Publications in Hohenlimburger Heimatblätter 1976 bis zu 2012
References
Sources
* Aders,G. 1956.
erman Erman Rašiti may refer to:
Given name
* Erman Bulucu (born 1989), Turkish footballer
* Erman Eltemur (born 1993), Turkish karateka
* Erman Güraçar (born 1974), Turkish footballer
* Erman Kılıç (born 1983), Turkish footballer
* Erman Kunter (b ...
Die Grafen (von Limburg) und die Herrn von Limburg-Styrum aus dem Haus Berg-Altena-Isenberg. Zeitschift Der Marker 1956 blad 7.
* Berg,A. 1964.
erman Erman Rašiti may refer to:
Given name
* Erman Bulucu (born 1989), Turkish footballer
* Erman Eltemur (born 1993), Turkish karateka
* Erman Güraçar (born 1974), Turkish footballer
* Erman Kılıç (born 1983), Turkish footballer
* Erman Kunter (b ...
Archive fur Sippenforschung Heft 14. Jahrgang 30. Mai 1964
* Bleicher, W. / Van Limburg H, 1998-2004
erman / DutchNeue Aspekte der Geschichte der Grafen von Hohen-Limburg und ihrer Nachkommen. In: Hohenlimburger Heimatblätter, Teil 1: 59, 1998, S. 81–93; Teil 2: 59, 1998, S. 201–213; Teil 3: 59, 1998, S. 281–294, 307–311; Teil 4: 63, 2002, S. 364–375, 386–390; Teil 5: 64, 2003, S. 210–214, 226–230 & Hefte (2004) S. 70–79.
* Korteweg, K.N. 1964.
utchDe Nederlandse Leeuw Jaargang LXXXI no.8 August 1964.
* Rudiger, R. / Barth, E.:1990
erman Erman Rašiti may refer to:
Given name
* Erman Bulucu (born 1989), Turkish footballer
* Erman Eltemur (born 1993), Turkish karateka
* Erman Güraçar (born 1974), Turkish footballer
* Erman Kılıç (born 1983), Turkish footballer
* Erman Kunter (b ...
Der Herzog in Lotharingien im 10. Jahrhundert. Jan Thorbecke Verlag Sigmaringen
* Van Limburg, H. 2016
utch Graven van Limburg Hohenlimburg & Broich.
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