Johan of Limburg Hohenlimburg Broich, probst of Werden

The youngest son of Count Diederik IV and Hendrika van Wisch, Johan van Limburg, born about 1421, was entrusted by his parents at the age of about ten to Abbot Aleff van Spiegelberg of the St. Ludger monastery in Werden. After his education he was probst from 1436 to 7 July 1471. Married Anna Borchartsz. Two sons were born, Diederick and Adolf. Descendants of Adolf were city administrators of Essen and Duisburg, stewards-general of the county of Lingen and officers in States of the United Netherlands “.. ten Dienste Deser Landen”.
Johan van Limburg probst of Werden
In the account book of the monastery the costs are recorded for clothing, tabard, shoes, sheets, bedsheet and paper made for him since 1432. “Item den tabberd Jonkheer Van Lymborgh, jedem eyn bedded myt eyne solve, eyn pas lakene eyn nije scharfft und eyn bedd sack costed to ….” On May 22, 1436 Johan is mentioned in a charter as probst "in Zele" with as mentor, Probst Ernst van Oitgenbach. Prior Johan van de Grafschap, acting abbot, together with treasurer Johan Stecke and Konrad van Gleichen, handed over the priest's church in Schapen to the Cologne cleric Henrick Lenger. A few years later in 1441, he succeeds Ernst van Oitgenbach as probst of Werden.

From April 29, 1441, Johan van Limburg appears in many preserved charters and deeds. He is a witness in March 1442, when his brother Hendrik made agreements with Duke Adolf van Keef about Broich Castle. The last deed of probst Johan dates from March 11, 1471. He died in 1472 in Castle Broich with his brother Hendrik On November 13, 1473, Wilhelm van Reifferscheid was successively probst van Werden.
Anna Borckhartsz of the Schenkenbusch
Anna, daughter of Herman Borckhartsz zu Schenkenbusch at the Sprinker in Bredeney. An estate, named after Johan Schenck, where he was enfeoffed by the abbey of Werden in 1413. A forest estate with “huys” and “Vrijhove” located on the Sprinker in Bredeney near Werden, on the right riverbank of the Ruhr. Herman's father, Herman Borckhartsz senior and mother Elsen succeeded Johan Schenck and were in turn enfeoffed with the Schenkenbusch "feudum bonum ministeriale" in 1437.
Marriage between Johan and Anna
About 1465 at the age of about forty-five, Johan was secretly "verbriefft und verbunden" with Margaretha Anna Borckhartz of the Schenkenbusch. Johan and Anna had two sons, Diederik and Adolf van Limburg born few years later. It must have been love between Johan and Anna, because Johan married her. Their sons and grandsons Van Limburg, maintained good ties with the Borckharts. Quite exceptional at the time for a noble man in such a high position. There are other examples for instance of lower-ranking canons from Cologne Cathedral who left their beloved in Cologne behind. The marriage between Johan and Anna was not made public and their marriage document was only revealed on April 22, 1553. Then appeared before the Abbot Herman van Holten and the Convent of the Abbey, the noble Wolter van Braitbent, a lawyer who showed a deed on parchment and stamps, of the former mayors and the judge Rutger van Gahlen in which the statement: “Richter tho Dorsten van wegen dr.Johan Amerdinge soen w. Bater Lobbe genannten versegelte dairvan dat der sij dairinne Johan und Anna tho parmentschap. ……. So gedancken dasz probst Johan und Anna voorseids wettlich verbriefft und verbunden.“
Johann of Limburg, ± 1421 - 1472 Probst zu Werden married in 1465 with Anna Borckhartz zu Schenkenbush, Bredeney on the Ruhr.
Offspring
Diederik van Limburg born ± 1465 dead ± 1516 Holzgraf Saarn. marriage Elseken
* Son: Frederik van Limburg born 1489 dead ± 1518. Rentbewarder zu Duisburg. marriage Catarina Neelman.
Adolf I van Limburg , born ± 1467 dead ± 1537 Wiltforster Saarn. ± 1500 Rechter zu Essen. marriage Margaretha (Moesdorp)
* Son: Philip van Limburg born ± 1488 marriage Anna
* Son: Willem I van Limburg born ± 1492 dead ± 1555 Burgemeester Dorsten. Marriage 1)±1514 Alheit Groiszen marriage 2)±1516 Catarina Schwaene
* Daughter: Anna van Limburg born ± 1490 dead 1556 marriage Herman Nedelmann Ratsherr Essen.
* Daughter: Catharina van Limburg born ± 1491 dead 1560 marriage Johan Voss Kaufman Essen.
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Literature
* Kohl, Wilhelm . Essen 1962. Rheinische Urkunden Band 8 Essen 1962 Graflich Landsbergischen Archiv. / Archiv. Horst stadtkreitz Essen
* Puttman,J. Abt der Reichabtei Werden an der Ruhr am begin der Neuen Zeit Anton Grymholt 1484-1517. Essener Beitragen band 94. (1979) Historischer Verein Essen.
* Bleicher,W.dr. Editor:Hohenlimburger Heimatblätter: Heft 8/98. „Neue Aspecte der Geschichte der Grafen von Hohen-Limburg und ihrer Nachkommen“. Teil 3. In German and Dutch language. Seite 284, 285 (Johan von Limburg, Probst zu Werden im 15.Jahrhundert / Seite 290-292 Ambt des Proptes / Seite 293, 294 Johan und Anna. Wettlich verbrieft (Marriage) / Seite 307,309 Urkunden Probst Johan van Limburg. (Short text of Authentic Charters) / Seite 308 Illustrations of authentic seals of Probst Johan / Seite 312-319 Same publication in Dutch language. Hohenlimburger Heimatblätter: https://www.hohenlimburger-heimatblaetter.de
* Taubken,H. Die Kämmereirechnungen der Stadt Lingen von 1549 bis 1567. Burgtor Verlag Lingen (Ems) 1982. ISBN 3-921663-05-3.
* Archiv: Rheda, Fürstliches Archiv / Benutzungsort: LWL-Archivamt für Westfalen Bestand: Limburg, Urkunden
* Redlich, O.: Mülheim an der Ruhr - Seine Geschichte von den Anfängen bis zum Übergang an Preußen 1815. Stadt Mülheim an der Ruhr im Selbstverlag, Mülheim an der Ruhr 1939
* Kohl,W.(1982) Monastisches Westfalen. Kloster und Stifte 800-1800. Münster 1982
* DWUD Digitale Westfälische Urkunden-Datenbank / Regesten und Urkundentexte aus Westfalen und Lippe. http://www.dwud.lwl.org
* Nationaal Archief. Den Haag NL. CBG (Centrum voor familiegeschiedenis).Bibliotheek: https://cbg.nl/bronnen/bibliotheek
* CBG Bibliotheek: https://cbgbibliotheek.nl :Search term: Graven van Limburg. Object. 4.Volumes: Regesten DL01.& DL02.(2016) EAN 9789492185600

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