Duke of Limburg

E63278

hereditary title noble title

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.

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	hereditary title → noble title →
associatedDynasty	House of Orange-Nassau →
associatedWith	Kingdom of the Netherlands → Province of Limburg →
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) →
hasTitleHolderRole	ruler of the Duchy of Limburg →
heldByMonarch	Dutch monarchs →
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) →
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 → House of Luxembourg → House of Orange-Nassau → House of Valois-Burgundy →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
William I of the Netherlands → William II of the Netherlands → William III of the Netherlands →	positionHeld
William I of the Netherlands → William III of the Netherlands →	title
Duchess of Limburg →	genderFormOf
Duchess of Limburg →	linkedToTitle
Duchy of Limburg →	rulerTitle