Mary Magdalene of Limburg-Stirum

Mary Magdalene of Limburg-Stirum
Countess of Nassau-Siegen
Countess of Bronkhorst, Lady of Wisch, Borculo, Lichtenvoorde and Wildenborch, and hereditary lady banneret of the Duchy of Guelders and the County of Zutphen
Coat of arms
Reign1661–1707
PredecessorGeorge Ernest of Limburg-Stirum
SuccessorFrederick William Adolf of Nassau-Siegen
Full name
Mary Magdalene Countess of Limburg-Stirum
Native nameMaria Magdalena Gravin van Limburg-Stirum
Born1632
Died27 December 1707
Nassauischer Hof [de], Siegen
Buried29 December 1707
Fürstengruft [nl], Siegen
Noble familyHouse of Limburg-Stirum
Spouse(s)Henry of Nassau-Siegen
Issue
Detail
FatherGeorge Ernest of Limburg-Stirum
MotherMagdalene of Bentheim-Tecklenburg

Countess Mary Magdalene[note 1] of Limburg-Stirum (1632 – 27 December 1707), Dutch: Maria Magdalena Gravin van Limburg-Stirum, official titles: gravin van Limburg en Bronkhorst, vrouwe van Stirum, Wisch en Borculo, erfbaandervrouw van het hertogdom Gelre en het graafschap Zutphen), was a countess from the House of Limburg-Stirum. In 1661 she succeeded her father as countess of Bronkhorst, lady of Wisch [nl], Borculo [nl], Lichtenvoorde [nl] and Wildenborch [nl], and hereditary lady banneret of the Duchy of Guelders and the County of Zutphen. Through her marriage to a count of Nassau-Siegen these possessions came into the possession of this cadet branch of the Ottonian Line of the House of Nassau.

  1. ^ Huberty, et al. (1981), p. 254.


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