Limburg-Styrum-Gemen was a county of medieval Germany, based in the
Lordship of Gemen in modern
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia or North-Rhine/Westphalia, commonly shortened to NRW, is a States of Germany, state () in Old states of Germany, Western Germany. With more than 18 million inhabitants, it is the List of German states by population, most ...
. It was partitioned from
Limburg-Styrum in 1644, and in 1657 partitioned into itself and
Limburg-Styrum-Iller-Aichheim. As Limburg-Styrum-Gemen ruled an
Imperial Estate
An Imperial Estate (; , plural: ') was an entity or an individual of the Holy Roman Empire with representation and the right to vote in the Imperial Diet (Holy Roman Empire), Imperial Diet ('). Rulers of these Estates were able to exercise signi ...
(Gemen), the Counts had a seat on the
Bench of Counts of Westphalia. The line of Counts became extinct in 1782 and was inherited by the Counts of
Limburg-Styrum-Iller-Aichheim.
Counts of Limburg-Styrum-Gemen (1644–1782)
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House of Limburg
Counties of the Holy Roman Empire
House of Limburg-Stirum