Thierry, Count of Limburg Stirum

Count Thierry de Limburg Stirum (11 April 1827 – 6 March 1911) was a Belgian historian, bibliophile, and politician who served as a Senator from 1878 to 1900.

Early life Count Thierry Marie Joseph de Limburg Stirum was born in Antwerp, United Kingdom of the Netherlands on 11 April 1827. He was the son of Willem de Limburg Stirum (1795–1889) and Albertine de Pret de Calesberg (1800–1856). His father, who was of Dutch and Gelders origin, served in the French imperial army and later in the Dutch army after 1815. Following the creation of Belgium, Thierry received Belgian citizenship in 1841.

He was president of the Conseil Heraldique and president of the Royal Commission for Ancient Laws and Ordinances. he became a member of the Society for History of Bruges in 1870, known under the name 'Société d'Emulation'. From 1891 until his death he was president of that Society.

Publications

Description des sceaux de quelques seigneurs de Flandres, Brugge, 1869 La Cour des Comtes de Flandre, leurs officiers héréditaires, Ghent, 1878. Codex Diplomaticus Flandriae, 1296-1327, Brugge, 1879-1889. Flandriae inde ab anno 1926 ad usque 1325 (...), Brugge, 1879. Le Cartulaire de Louis de Male, comte de Flandre, Brugge, 1893–1901

Ancestry +Thierry's ancestors in three generations Thierry de Limburg Stirum Father:Willem Bernard, Count of Limburg Stirum (1795-1889), settles in Belgium and takes Belgian nationality Paternal Grandfather:Samuel John, Count of Limburg Stirum (1754-1824), General-Major, Member of the 'Notabelenvergadering' (1814), Member of the Senate, Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion, Knight Grd Cross of the Military William Order Paternal Great-grandfather:Albert Dominique, Count of Limburg Stirum Paternal Great-grandmother:Elisabeth Gratiana Sayer Paternal Grandmother:Johanna Sara, Jonkvrouw Reynst (1762-1837) Paternal Great-grandfather:Vice-Admiral Jonkheer Pieter Hendrik Reynst, Admiral of Holland and West-Friesland Paternal Great-grandmother:Johanna Sara Bicker Mother:Albertine de Pret Roose de Calesberg (1800-1856) Maternal Grandfather:Jacques Paul Joseph de Pret Roose de Calesberg, Lord of Calesberg (1762-1817) Maternal Great-grandfather:Arnould François Joseph Bruno de Pret Maternal Great-grandmother:Marie Pétronille Moretus Maternal Grandmother:Jeanne Marie Josephe, Countess Roose de Baisy Maternal Great-grandfather:Jean Alexandre Joseph Roose, Count of Baisy and Baron of Bouchout (1724-1784) Maternal Great-grandmother:Marie Anne van de Werve (1742-1798)