Jan van Stirum
Jan von Styrum ( born April 13, 1567 Borculo, .. † 6 Novemberjul / November 16 1613greg in Terborg ), was a Dutch mercenaries in the service of Spain during the Eighty Years' War from 1592 to 1597 and governor of Groenlo.
He was a son of Hermann Georg von Limburg- Styrum and his wife Mary, née von Hoya.
In 1595 succeeded John of Styrum, the city Groenlo against the troops of Maurice of Orange during the siege to defend until a Spanish relief army arrived under Cristóbal de Mondragón and Moritz forced to retreat.
Two years later, Maurice of Orange appeared again and besieged the city. Jan von Styrum but knew the plans because they have previously been made public by the States General. Therefore, he had collected as an extra precaution 2,000 florins of the population to remunerates the occupation and to stockpile. The end of July, after a siege of 18 days, Groenlo was finally still occupied by Moritz.
In 1603 he came into possession of the glory of wiping and wiping Kasteel, where he moved his troops. Moritz gave him his permission to settle in Gelderland.
Jan von Styrum married on May 26, 1612 at Castle wiping Terborg with Walburga Anna ( 1580-1618 ), daughter of Count Wirich VI. Daun -Falkenstein. The marriage remained childless.
- House of Limburg - Stirum
- Person during the Eighty Years' War
- Born in 1567
- Died 1613
- Man
- Isenberg ( noble )