Mary Magdalene of Limburg-Stirum
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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.
Quick Facts 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 ...
Mary Magdalene of Limburg-Stirum | |
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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 | |
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Reign | 1661–1707 |
Predecessor | George Ernest of Limburg-Stirum |
Successor | Frederick William Adolf of Nassau-Siegen |
Full name | Mary Magdalene Countess of Limburg-Stirum |
Native name | Maria Magdalena Gravin van Limburg-Stirum |
Born | 1632 |
Died | 27 December 1707 Nassauischer Hof [de], Siegen |
Buried | 29 December 1707 Fürstengruft [nl], Siegen |
Noble family | House of Limburg-Stirum |
Spouse(s) | Henry of Nassau-Siegen |
Issue Detail | |
Father | George Ernest of Limburg-Stirum |
Mother | Magdalene of Bentheim-Tecklenburg |
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