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 | |
Coat of arms | |
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 , Siegen |
Buried | 29 December 1707 Fürstengruft , 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 |
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 , Borculo , Lichtenvoorde and Wildenborch , 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.
Mary Magdalene was born in 1632 [2] [note 2] as the daughter and only child of Count George Ernest of Limburg-Stirum and his first wife Countess Magdalene of Bentheim-Tecklenburg. [3] The exact date and place of birth of Mary Magdalene are unknown. As the only child of her father, Mary Magdalene was heiress to the County of Bronkhorst and the heerlijkheden of Wisch , Borculo , Lichtenvoorde and Wildenborch . [4]
Mary Magdalene married at Wisch Castle in Terborg on 19/29 April 1646 [2] [5] [note 3] to Count Henry of Nassau-Siegen ( Siegen Castle , 9 August 1611 [5] [note 4] – Hulst, 27 October/7 November 1652 [5] [note 5]), the fourth son of Count John VII 'the Middle' of Nassau-Siegen and his second wife, Duchess Margaret of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg. [6] Mary Magdalene's great-great-grandmother Countess Mary of Nassau-Siegen was a younger sister of Henry's great-grandfather Count William I 'the Rich' of Nassau-Siegen. [7]
The will and testament of Count John VII 'the Middle' of 1621 bequeathed John Maurice and his younger brothers from their father's second marriage the district of Freudenberg, some villages in the Haingericht [note 6] and a third part of the administration of the city of Siegen. [9] [10] After his older half-brother John 'the Younger' had accepted the homage of the city of Siegen for the entire county of Nassau-Siegen on 12 January 1624 [11] and had voluntarily ceded the sovereignty over the Hilchenbach district with Ginsburg Castle and some villages belonging to the Ferndorf and Netphen districts to his younger brother William on 13/23 January 1624, [12] [13] Henry and his brothers, with the exception of the oldest two brothers John Maurice and George Frederick, accepted only modest appanages. [14] [15]
Henry served the Dutch Republic as an officer in the Dutch States Army since 1632, [16] in diplomatic missions [16] [17] [18] [19] and as governor of Hulst since 1645. [16] [17] [20] He died in 1652 and was first buried in Terborg. [5] On 17 July 1669 [5] [note 7] he was reburied in the Fürstengruft in Siegen. [5] [18] [21]
After the death of Mary Magdalene's mother in 1649, her father remarried at Wisch Castle in Terborg on 13 January 1656 to Countess Sophie Margaret of Nassau-Siegen (Siegen Castle, 16 April 1610 – Wisch Castle, Terborg, 8/18 May 1665), an older sister of Mary Magdalene's husband. [22] That marriage remained childless. After the death of her father in September 1661, Mary Magdalene succeeded him countess of Bronkhorst, lady of Wisch, Borculo, Lichtenvoorde and Wildenborch, and hereditary lady banneret of the Duchy of Guelders and the County of Zutphen. Thus, these properties came into the possession of the House of Nassau. [4]
Mary Magdalene died in the Nassauischer Hof in Siegen on 27 December 1707. [2] [note 8] She was buried on 29 December in the Fürstengruft there. [1] [2] [4]
From the marriage of Henry and Mary Magdalene the following children were born: [16] [23] [24]
The sons William Maurice and Frederick Henry were adopted by their uncle John Maurice of Nassau-Siegen after the death of their father. [18] [29] [30] William Maurice, Sophie Amalie and Frederick Henry were elevated to the rank and title of prince(ss) in 1664. [31] [note 22]
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 | |
Coat of arms | |
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 , Siegen |
Buried | 29 December 1707 Fürstengruft , 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 |
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 , Borculo , Lichtenvoorde and Wildenborch , 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.
Mary Magdalene was born in 1632 [2] [note 2] as the daughter and only child of Count George Ernest of Limburg-Stirum and his first wife Countess Magdalene of Bentheim-Tecklenburg. [3] The exact date and place of birth of Mary Magdalene are unknown. As the only child of her father, Mary Magdalene was heiress to the County of Bronkhorst and the heerlijkheden of Wisch , Borculo , Lichtenvoorde and Wildenborch . [4]
Mary Magdalene married at Wisch Castle in Terborg on 19/29 April 1646 [2] [5] [note 3] to Count Henry of Nassau-Siegen ( Siegen Castle , 9 August 1611 [5] [note 4] – Hulst, 27 October/7 November 1652 [5] [note 5]), the fourth son of Count John VII 'the Middle' of Nassau-Siegen and his second wife, Duchess Margaret of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg. [6] Mary Magdalene's great-great-grandmother Countess Mary of Nassau-Siegen was a younger sister of Henry's great-grandfather Count William I 'the Rich' of Nassau-Siegen. [7]
The will and testament of Count John VII 'the Middle' of 1621 bequeathed John Maurice and his younger brothers from their father's second marriage the district of Freudenberg, some villages in the Haingericht [note 6] and a third part of the administration of the city of Siegen. [9] [10] After his older half-brother John 'the Younger' had accepted the homage of the city of Siegen for the entire county of Nassau-Siegen on 12 January 1624 [11] and had voluntarily ceded the sovereignty over the Hilchenbach district with Ginsburg Castle and some villages belonging to the Ferndorf and Netphen districts to his younger brother William on 13/23 January 1624, [12] [13] Henry and his brothers, with the exception of the oldest two brothers John Maurice and George Frederick, accepted only modest appanages. [14] [15]
Henry served the Dutch Republic as an officer in the Dutch States Army since 1632, [16] in diplomatic missions [16] [17] [18] [19] and as governor of Hulst since 1645. [16] [17] [20] He died in 1652 and was first buried in Terborg. [5] On 17 July 1669 [5] [note 7] he was reburied in the Fürstengruft in Siegen. [5] [18] [21]
After the death of Mary Magdalene's mother in 1649, her father remarried at Wisch Castle in Terborg on 13 January 1656 to Countess Sophie Margaret of Nassau-Siegen (Siegen Castle, 16 April 1610 – Wisch Castle, Terborg, 8/18 May 1665), an older sister of Mary Magdalene's husband. [22] That marriage remained childless. After the death of her father in September 1661, Mary Magdalene succeeded him countess of Bronkhorst, lady of Wisch, Borculo, Lichtenvoorde and Wildenborch, and hereditary lady banneret of the Duchy of Guelders and the County of Zutphen. Thus, these properties came into the possession of the House of Nassau. [4]
Mary Magdalene died in the Nassauischer Hof in Siegen on 27 December 1707. [2] [note 8] She was buried on 29 December in the Fürstengruft there. [1] [2] [4]
From the marriage of Henry and Mary Magdalene the following children were born: [16] [23] [24]
The sons William Maurice and Frederick Henry were adopted by their uncle John Maurice of Nassau-Siegen after the death of their father. [18] [29] [30] William Maurice, Sophie Amalie and Frederick Henry were elevated to the rank and title of prince(ss) in 1664. [31] [note 22]