Wilhelm I of Limburg

The basics

Quick Facts

PlacesGermany
wasNoble
Work fieldRoyals
Gender
Male
Birth1420
Death28 February 1459 (aged 39 years)
Family
Mother:Ponzetta von Saffenberg
Father:Eberhard of Limburg
Children:Adolf of Limburg
The details

Biography

Wilhelm I of Limburg, count of Limburg (fl. 1422–1498), son of Eberhard of Limburg.

He married Agnes von Limburg and they had issue:

  • Adolf of Limburg, count of Limburg (died 1506);
  • Anna, Abbess of Vilich and Borghorst (fl. 1507);
  • Ponzetta, Abbess of Herford (died 1524);
  • Sophia, married in 1497 Reiner von Strünkede (died 1535).

Literature

  • Genealogische Handbuch des Adels, Gräfliche Häuser A Band II, 1955;
  • W. Gf v. Limburg Stirum, Stamtafel der Graven van Limburg Stirum, 's Gravenhage 1878;
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