Duke of Limburg

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The Duke of Limburg was a noble title historically associated with the ruler of the Duchy of Limburg in the Low Countries, later held ceremonially by Dutch monarchs such as William I of the Netherlands.

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Duke of Limburg canonical 20
Limburg ducal title 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hereditary title
noble title
associatedDynasty House of Orange-Nassau
associatedWith Kingdom of the Netherlands
Province of Limburg
linked to: Limburg Province
ceremonialHolder William I of the Netherlands
William II of the Netherlands
William III of the Netherlands
ceremonialUse title in the style of Dutch monarchs
country Duchy of Limburg
feudalRelation vassal of the Holy Roman Emperor
governs Duchy of Limburg
hasCapital Limburg an der Vesdre
hasLanguage French
German
Middle Dutch
hasSuccessorTitle Duke of Brabant (as regional pre-eminence)
linked to: Duke of Brabant
hasTitleHolderRole ruler of the Duchy of Limburg
heldByMonarch Dutch monarchs
linked to: Dutch monarchy
historicalGovernmentForm feudal monarchy
historicalImportance part of the patchwork of principalities in the Low Countries
historicalRegion Limburg
laterPoliticalAssociation German Confederation (via Duchy of Limburg under Dutch king)
linkedToModernState Belgium
Germany
Netherlands
locatedIn Holy Roman Empire
Low Countries
monarchWhoHeldTitle William I of the Netherlands
William II of the Netherlands
William III of the Netherlands
nobleRank duke
partOf Lower Lorraine (historical region)
linked to: Lower Lorraine
precedes integration into larger composite states in the Low Countries
regionType border region between Germanic and Romance areas
religionHistorically Roman Catholicism
status historical
subclassOf duchy title
titleCreatedInCentury 11th century
titleType territorial title
usedAs dynastic honorific
usedBy House of Habsburg
House of Limburg
linked to: House of Wassenberg

House of Luxembourg
House of Orange-Nassau
House of Valois-Burgundy
linked to: House of Valois

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Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

William III of the Netherlands title Duke of Limburg
Duchy of Limburg rulerTitle Duke of Limburg
William I of the Netherlands title Duke of Limburg
subject linked to: William I
Duchess of Limburg genderFormOf Duke of Limburg
Duchess of Limburg linkedToTitle Duke of Limburg
Philip the Handsome positionHeld Duke of Limburg
Charles the Rash positionHeld Duke of Limburg
Philip the Good positionHeld Duke of Limburg
Charles the Bold title Duke of Limburg
William, Prince of Orange positionHeld Duke of Limburg
War of the Limburg Succession conflictOver Limburg ducal title
linked to: Duke of Limburg
John II, Duke of Brabant positionHeld Duke of Limburg
John II, Duke of Brabant title Duke of Limburg
John III, Duke of Brabant positionHeld Duke of Limburg
John III, Duke of Brabant nobleTitle Duke of Limburg
House of Limburg heldTitle Duke of Limburg
Count of Limburg precedes Duke of Limburg