Georg of Limburg

Deceased Person

– 1552

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Who was Georg of Limburg?

Georg of Limburg, count of Limburg, 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, Hereditary Countess von Bronckhorst. They had issue:

Hermann Georg of Limburg, count of Limburg and Bronckhorst;

Maria, married in 1567 Werner, Altgraf von Salm-Reifferscheidt.

After the death of her husband, Irmgard von Wisch was regent for her son, Hermann Georg of Limburg. Finally she inherited the possessions of her uncle, Count Joost van Bronckhorst-Borculo and brought those territories to the Limburg Stirum.

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Nationality
  • Germany
Died
Dec 14, 1552

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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