Adolf of Limburg [SEP] father
Adolf of Limburg
Adolf of Limburg, count of Limburg (died 1506), son of Wilhelm I of Limburg, count of Limburg.
He married in 1487 Elisabeth von Reichenstein (d. 1529) and they had issue:
- Wilhelm II of Limburg, count of Limburg (died before 1522);
- Georg of Limburg, count of Limburg (died 1552);
- Anna, Abbess of Herford Abbey and Gerresheim Abbey (died 1585);
- Elisabeth, married Dirk von Bronckhorst (died
Adolf Ernst of Limburg Stirum
Adolf Ernst of Limburg Stirum, count of Limburg Stirum, sovereign lord zu Gemen, son of Hermann Otto I of Limburg-Styrum.
Adolf Ernst inherited the immediate lordship of Gemen at the death of his father in 1644, creating the Limburg-Styrum-Gemen branch of the family. He remained lord of Gemen until his death in 1657.
He married in 1644 (Maria) Isabella countess von Vehlen und Meggen zu Raesfeld. She became regent of Gemen when Adolf Ernst was killed