John of Limburg-Broich

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John of Limburg-Broich (c. 1464 - 1511) was the Count of Limburg-Broich from 1473 until 1508.

Limburg-Broich was a County of the Holy Roman Empire based around Broich in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The Counts ruled the Lordship of Broich and, from 1449, half of the County of Limburg.

John was a son of Count William of Limburg-Broich. In 1473 he succeeded his father and was confirmed by the Duke of Berg in August 1484. In 1505 he married his adopted daughter Amoena of Sayn to Count Wirich V of Daun-Falkenstein. John abdicated in 1508 and was succeeded by the couple. He died on 26 July 1511.

William of Limburg-Broich was the Count of Limburg-Broich from 1446 until 1473.

Preceded by:

John

Succeeded by:

William Count of Limburg-Broich
1473 - 1508		 Amoena & Wirich V
of Daun-Falkenstein

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Limburg-Hohenlimburg was a county in Germany in the Middle Ages. It was created as a partition of Limburg-Isenberg in 1246, and was annexed to Limburg-Styrum in 1304. In the 15th century, the house Limburg-Styrum was divided into Limburg-Broich, controlling Limburg-Hohenlimburg, and Limburg-Styrum who kept the lordship Styrum. Limburg-Hohenlimburg passed to the Daun-Falkenstein in 1511, then Neuenahr-Alpen in 1542. Limburg-Hohnlimburg became a possession of the counts of Bentheim at the end of the 16th century, who kept it until it was mediatized to the Grand Duchy of Berg in 1808. The count of Bentheim still owns the fortress of Hohenlimburg.

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