Friedrich zu Limburg-Stirum explained

Friedrich zu Limburg-Stirum
Order:State Secretary for Foreign Affairs
Term Start:1 September 1880
Term End:25 June 1881
Chancellor:Otto von Bismarck
Predecessor:Chlodwig Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst
Successor:Clemens Busch
Birth Date:6 August 1835
Birth Place:The Hague, Kingdom of Netherlands
Death Place:Groß Peterwitz, Province of Silesia, German Empire
Spouse:Paula von Meyerinck
Children:5
Occupation:Diplomat, politician

Friedrich Wilhelm Graf zu Limburg-Stirum (6 August 1835 – 27 October 1912) was a German nobleman, diplomat and politician.

Biography

By birth a member of an ancient House of Limburg-Stirum, he was the son of Count Frederik Adrian of Limburg-Stirum (1804–1874). Friedrich Wilhem served as acting Foreign Secretary and head of the Foreign Office from September 1880 to 25 June 1881. Having until then served as Deputy Secretary of State in the Foreign Office, he was appointed as Foreign Secretary after Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst resigned from this position. He was subsequently succeeded by Clemens Busch as acting Secretary.

He was a member of the Reichstag from 1898 to 1903. In 1904, he was given an honorary doctorate of law by the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Marriage and issue

In 1865, he married Paula Minette Therese Nanny Amalie von Meyerinck (10 October 1844 – 16 July 1925), and they had issue: