Karl Josef of Limburg Stirum
Karl Josef Maximilian of Limburg Stirum (died 1798), was Count of Limburg Styrum, Sovereign Lord of Gemen.
Early life
[edit]He was the son of Alois von Limburg Stirum (1685–1739) and Maria Theresia Keglevich (d. 1728).[1] His sister, Maria Amalie von Limburg-Gemen, was the wife of Count Carl Josef Esterházy von Galántha.[2]
His paternal grandparents were Maximilian Wilhelm von Limburg-Gemen and Maria Anna von Rechberg.[2]
Career
[edit]He inherited the immediate Sovereign 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.[3][4][5]
Personal life
[edit]He married Maria Anna Vogel von Wassenhofen. Together, they had five children:[2]
- Johann Nepomuck von Limburg Stirum (1756–1791), who married Maria Walpurga vom Stain in 1784.[2]
- Joseph von Limburg Stirum (1757–1766), who died young
- Franz von Limburg Stirum (b. 1760)
- Johann Nepomuck von Limburg Stirum (1766–1787)
- Anna Maria von Limburg Stirum (b. 1750)
- Maria Barbara von Limburg Stirum (1762–1769), who died young.
He died in 1798 and was succeeded as Count of Limburg Stirum by his eldest son, Johann.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "LOWLANDS DESCENTS". LOWLANDS DESCENTS. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ a b c d e Gothaisches genealogisches Taschenbuch der gräflichen Häuser (in German). Justus Perthes. 1917. p. 548. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ 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.