August Philip Of Limburg Stirum
August Philipp Karl of Limburg Stirum, count of Limburg Stirum and Bronckhorst, was born in 1721, son of Otto Leopold Count von Limburg Styrum und Bronckhorst, Lord of Gemen and Raesfeld (1688–1754) and Anna Elisabeth countess of Schönborn (born 1686, died 1757).
August Philipp was Prince-Bishop of Speyer and sovereign Lord zu Gemen from 1771 till 1797. He died in 1797.
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