Moritz of Limburg
Moritz of Limburg Stirum (1633–1664) was the reigning Count of Limburg-Styrum-Styrum.
Early life
Moritz was son of Count Hermann Otto I of Limburg-Styrum and Baroness Anna Magaretha Spies von Büllesheim (1599—1659).
Life
He was the Count of
Guelders and of the County of Zütphen. When the House of Limburg-Stirum was partitioned in 1642 in three parts, he inherited the part Styrum and became the first member of the branch Limburg-Styrum-Styrum
.
Personal life
He married his cousin, Countess Maria Bernhardine of Limburg-Bronckhorst (1637-1713), daughter of Count Bernhard Albrecht of Limburg und Bronckhorst and his wife Countess Anna Maria of Bergh (d. 1653). They had issue:
- Anna Bernhardine (1659-1701), who married in 1690 Count Philipp Wilhelm von Hoensbroech;
- Limburg Stirum(1664–1703).
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