Hermann Otto II of Limburg-Styrum
Hermann Otto II of Limburg-Styrum (born April 1, 1646 , † July 9, 1704 in Donauwörth ) was Imperial Field Marshal General and Count of Limburg-Styrum by descent .
Life
Hermann Otto was the son of Count Adolf Ernst von Limburg-Styrum and Maria Isabella von Vehlen and Meggen and grandson of Hermann Otto I. von Limburg-Styrum . He served first in a Bayreuth Dragoons - Regiment and received in 1678 while promotion to colonel a regiment of dragoons of the Imperial Army. On October 18, 1684 he became sergeant general and distinguished himself several times in the Turkish wars . In 1688 he became Lieutenant Field Marshal. In 1690 he went on a legation trip for Emperor Leopold to the Elector of Brandenburg , Prince Georg Friedrich von Waldeck , General of the Dutch Army, and the Marquis de Gastanaga , Governor of the Spanish Netherlands . Limburg-Styrum took After the battle between Peterwardein and Semblin under the Margrave of Baden he was appointed general of the cavalry . In 1692 he was involved in the Battle of Slankamen , where the Commander-in-Chief, Margrave Ludwig von Baden, praised him. In 1696 he was finally appointed Field Marshal . From 1701 to 1704 he fought on the Rhine and in southern Germany against the French ( First Battle of Höchstädt ). At the Battle of Schellenberg near Donauwörth (July 2, 1704) he led the second attack on enemy positions and was seriously injured; he died of the wound a week later.
progeny
Hermann Otto II of Limburg-Styrum was married to Countess Charlotte Amalie von Vehlen and Meggen zu Raesfeld (1662-1718) since 1678. The couple had the following children:
- Otto Ernst Leopold (1684–1754), Count of Limburg-Styrum and Bronckhorst, Lord of Gemen and Lord of Raesfeld
- ⚭ August 3, 1706 Amalie Anna Elisabeth von Schoenborn (* April 7, 1686; † April 25, 1757). His son August von Limburg-Stirum (1721–1797) became Prince-Bishop of Speyer .
- Isabelle Wilhelmine (7 October 1695 - 1778)
- ⚭ 1729 Count Johann Kajetan von Kolowrat (* 1696; † September 3, 1729)
- ⚭ Baron Albert Eugen Przichowsky von Przichowitz († August 4, 1737)
- Sophia Charlotte (December 20, 1689 - April 22, 1714), nun in Bergen?
- ⚭ 1711 Count Maximilian von Reinstein-Tattenbach (* April 8, 1687; † March 16, 1762)
- Bernhardine (born August 14, 1700; † November 1764)
- ⚭ January 1752 Pierre Bruno Petit de Goberbez
- Magdalena Sibylle (February 15, 1693 - June 15, 1762)
- Amalie Anna Friederike (* July 31, 1699 - † February 10, 1729)
literature
- Carl von Duncker: Limburg-Styrum, Hermann Otto Graf von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 37, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1894, pp. 99-101.
- Johann Gottfried Biedermann : Genealogy of the Hohen Grafenhäuser in the Franconian Cräyse , Volume I, p. 110, digitalized family tree
- Günter Aders: Hermann Otto II. Count of Limburg-Styrum (* 1646 † 1704) . In: Westfälische Zeitschrift , Vol. 116 1966, pp. 113-136 (online) as a PDF file
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Imperial patents for Count Hermann Otto (II.) Of Limburg-Styrum at: Archives in North Rhine-Westphalia
- ↑ Count Hermann Otto's legation trip to Limburg-Styrum at: Archives in North Rhine-Westphalia
- ↑ Commendation from the emperor for the count's commitment
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Limburg-Styrum, Hermann Otto von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Limburg-Styrum, Hermann Otto Graf von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Imperial Field Marshal General |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 1, 1646 |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 9, 1704 |
| Place of death | Donauwörth |