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County (Principality) of Fürstenberg
Grafschaft (Fürstentum) Fürstenberg (German)
1250–1806
Coat of arms of Fürstenberg
Coat of arms
Fürstenberg territories in 1806
Fürstenberg territories in 1806
StatusPrincipality
CapitalFürstenberg
Common languagesAlemannic
Historical eraMiddle Ages
Early modern period
• Egino IV of Urach inherited Zähringen
1218
• County established
1250
• Partitioned into Fürstenberg and Wolfach
1408
1806
Preceded by
Succeeded by
House of Zähringen
Fürstenberg-Fürstenberg
Fürstenberg-Wolfach

Fürstenberg was a county (German: Grafschaft), and later a principality (Fürstentum), of the Holy Roman Empire in Swabia, which was located in present-day southern Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Its ruling family was the House of Fürstenberg.

History

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The county emerged when Egino IV, Count of Urach by marriage, inherited large parts of the Duchy of Zähringen upon the death of Duke Berthold V in 1218, and it was originally called the county of Freiburg. Egino's grandson, Count Henry, started naming himself after his residence at Fürstenberg Castle around 1250.

The county was partitioned in 1284 between itself and the lower county of Villingen, and then again in 1408 between Fürstenberg-Fürstenberg and Fürstenberg-Wolfach.

Over the centuries, the various rulers expanded their territories to include the Landgraviate of Baar, the County of Heiligenberg, the Lordships of Gundelfingen, Hausen, Höwen, and Meßkirch, and the Landgraviate of Stühlingen in Germany, as well as domains around Křivoklát Castle (German: Pürglitz), Bohemia, Tavíkovice (German: Taikowitz) in Moravia and Weitra in Austria.

In 1664, Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg was raised to a principality and received a vote at the Reichstag. In 1744, various Fürstenberg territories were reunified to the Principality of Fürstenberg-Fürstenberg, as all lines except one had become extinct.

The Rheinbundakte of 1806 dissolved the state of Fürstenberg. Most of its territory was given to Baden, and smaller parts were given to Württemberg, Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, and Bavaria.

Geography

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As of 1789, the territory consisted of five larger, isolated parts as well as several smaller exclaves. The five larger parts were:

The smaller exclaves included the towns of Ennabeuren, Salmendingen, Neufra, Trochtelfingen, Hayingen, and others.

As of 1806, Fürstenberg had an area of 2,000 km2 and a population of 100,000. Its capital was Donaueschingen.

Rulers of Fürstenberg

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(Note: The analysis given here will go further back to the origins of the Counts of Urach/Freiburg, from which the Fürstenbergs descended in direct line, and with which shared the coats of arms and still exchanged property in the 13th century. After the fall of the main Freiburg line in 1458, the Fürstenberg branch (separated in 1236) emerged as the main line of the dynasty.)

Partitions of Urach, Freiburg and Fürstenberg under Urach/Fürstenberg rule

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County
of Urach

(1040-1218)
Rule by the House of Zahringen
(1098-1218)
      
Raised to:
County
of Freiburg

(1218-1385)
      
County of
Badenweiler

(1st creation)[1]
(1271-1320)
County of
Fürstenberg

(1236-1614)[2]
County of
Haslach
[3]
(1284-1386)
      
Annexed to
the House of
Habsburg
County of
Badenweiler

(2nd creation,
Freiburg line)
[4]
(1385-1458)
      
       County of
Wolfach

(1408-1490)
       County of
Geisingen

(1441-1483)
Annexed to the
House of Baden
      
      
       County of
Heiligenberg

(1559-1664)[5]
Raised to:
Principality of
Fürstenberg

(1664-1716)
       County of
Möhringen

(1599-1641)
County of
Messkirch

(1614-1716)
Raised to:
Principality
of Messkirch

(1716-1744)
      
County of
Stühlingen

(1614-1716)
Principality of
Fürstenberg
[6]
(1716-1804)
(Stühlingen line)[7]
       County of
Weitra
[8]
(1744-1806)
Principality
of Pürglitz

(1762-1806)
      
      
(mediatisation in 1806 divided
between Württemberg, Baden
and Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen)
(mediatised
to Austria
in 1806)

Table of rulers

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(Note: The numbering for this family is somehow hard to ascertain. The numbering here follows two sequences: the sequence of the County of Fürstenberg, and the sequence of the County of Freiburg post-1237. Despite there is a established numbering for the counts Henry of Fürstenberg (which excludes count Henry of Trimberg), the counts named Conrad and John aren't usually numbered in sources, and the numbering for counts named Egon and Frederick is also not simple to follow. Therefore, the numbering here for both numberings is sequential, to avoid holes and other confusions. Any other explanation regarding this matter is given in footnote.)

Ruler Born Reign Ruling part Consort Death Notes
Egon I the Elder ? c.1040-1050 County of Urach Unknown
four children
c.1050 The oldest known member of the family and also the first known count of Urach.
Egon II c.1030?
Son of Egon I
1050 – 5 November 1105 County of Urach Kunigunde
four children
5 November 1105
aged 74-75?
Egon III the Younger c.1090?
Son of Egon II and Kunigunde
5 November 1105 – 25 July 1160 County of Urach Kunigunde of Wasserburg
three children
25 July 1160
aged 69-70?
Egon IV the Bearded[9] c.1150?
Son of Egon III and Kunigunde of Wasserburg
25 July 1160 – 12 January 1230 County of Urach
(until 1218)

County of Freiburg
(with Urach; from 1218)
Agnes of Zähringen
three children
12 January 1230
Freiamt
aged 79-80?
Through Egon's marriage, the Urach family (later Fürstenberg family) received effectively the lands that would later become the county of Fürstenberg.
Egon V & I the Younger[10] 1185
Bad Urach
Son of Egon IV & I and Agnes of Zähringen
12 January 1230 – 1237 County of Freiburg Adelaide of Neuffen
(d.6 September 1239)
eight children
1237[11]
aged 54-55
Henry I 1215
Third son of Egon V & II and Adelaide of Neuffen
1237 – 6 January 1284 County of Fürstenberg Agnes of Truhendingen
(d.1294)
seven children
6 January 1284
aged 68-69
Children of Egon V/II, divided their inheritance. After Berthold's death, Urach rejoined Freiburg.
Berthold c.1220
Fourth son of Egon V & II and Adelaide of Neuffen
1237 – October 1261 County of Urach Agatha of Lechsgemund-Greisbach
(d.1254/22 October 1261)
one child
October 1261
aged 20-21
Conrad I 1226
Fifth son of Egon V & II and Adelaide of Neuffen
1237 – 24 September 1271 County of Freiburg Sophia of Hohenzollern
(d.1270)
five children
24 September 1271
aged 44-45
In 1341 Urach rejoined Freiburg
Regency of Sophia of Hohenzollern (1271-1277) Children of Conrad, divided their inheritance.
Egon II 1263
First son of Conrad I and Sophia of Hohenzollern
24 September 1271 – 1317 County of Freiburg Catharina of Lichtenberg
(d.1283)
1271
seven children
1317
aged 53-54
Henry c.1265?
Second son of Conrad I and Sophia of Hohenzollern
24 September 1271 – 1303 County of Badenweiler Anna of Wartenberg
(d.1321)
1281
two children
1303
aged 37-38
Frederick I c.1250
Son of Henry I and Agnes of Truhendingen
6 January 1284 – 1 May 1296 County of Fürstenberg Udehild of Wolfach
(1254-1305)
c.1275
five children
1 May 1296
aged 45-46
Children of Henry I, divided their inheritance.
Egon (VI)[12] c.1260
Son of Henry I and Agnes of Truhendingen
6 January 1284 – 23 April 1324 County of Haslach Verena of Baden-Hachberg
(c.1270-1322)
19 January 1298
seven children
23 April 1324
aged 63-64
Regency of Conrad of Fürstenberg, Canon of Konstanz (1296-1303)
Henry II c.1275
Wolfach
Son of Frederick I and Udehild of Wolfach
1 May 1296 – 14 December 1337 County of Fürstenberg Verena of Freiburg, Countess of Badenweiler
(1285-25 December 1320)
1307
seven children
14 December 1337
aged 61-62
Margaret c.1285?
First daughter of Henry and Anna of Wartenberg
1303-c.1330 County of Badenweiler
(at Badenweiler proper)
Otto, Count of Strassberg
(d.1318)
c.1300
at least one child
c.1330
aged 44-45
Children of Henry, divided their inheritance, which had slightly different fates: while Verena's part went directly to Fürstenberg, Margaret's part was annexed to the Lordship of Strassberg, and was only annexed to Fürstenberg in 1364.
Verena c.1285?
Second daughter of Henry and Anna of Wartenberg
1303 – 25 December 1320 County of Badenweiler
(at Hausach)
Henry II, Count of Fürstenberg
1307
seven children
25 December 1320
aged 34-35
In 1320 Hausach joined Fürstenberg; Badenweiler was annexed to Strassberg domains in 1330, and went to Fürstenberg in 1364
Conrad II c.1300?
Son of Egon II and Catharina of Lichtenberg
1317 – 10 July 1350 County of Freiburg Catherine of Lorraine
(d.13 March 1316)
9 July 1290
three children

Anna of Signau
(d.1330)
1330
no children
10 July 1350
Freiburg im Breisgau
aged 49-50?
Godfrey c.1310
Son of Egon (VI) and Verena of Baden-Hachberg
23 April 1324 – April/June 1341 County of Haslach Anna of Montfort-Feldkirch
(d.27 October 1373)
1323
five children
April/June 1341
aged 30-31
Conrad I c.1305
First son of Henry II and Verena of Freiburg
14 December 1337 – 1370 County of Fürstenberg
(at Wartenberg
Adelaide of Griesenberg
(d.8 June 1372)
c.1340
no children
23 February 1367
aged 61-62
Children of Henry II, possibly divided the inheritance. After Conrad and John's deaths, Wartenberg, Wolfach and Hausach returned to Fürstenberg's main land at Baar.
John I c.1305
Second son of Henry II and Verena of Freiburg
14 December 1337 – 1365 County of Fürstenberg
(at Wolfach and Hausach)
Joanna of Signau
(d.1358)
8 August 1348
one child
1365
aged 59-60
Henry III c.1305
Third son of Henry II and Verena of Freiburg
14 December 1337 – 23 February 1367 County of Fürstenberg
(at Baar)
Anna of Montfort-Tettnang
(1310-1373)
c.1335
six children
23 February 1367
aged 61-62
In 1365 and 1370 Wartenberg, Hausach and Wolfach rejoined Baar/Fürstenberg
Hugo c.1330
First son of Godfrey and Anna of Montfort-Feldkirch
April/June 1341 – 24 May 1371 County of Haslach Adelaide of Krenkingen
(d.15 July 1359)
1323
three children
24 May 1371
aged 30-31
Children of Godfrey, divided their inheritance. After Henry's death Trimberg returned to Hausach
Henry (IV)[13] c.1330
Second son of Godfrey and Anna of Montfort-Feldkirch
April/June 1341 – 30 November 1355 County of Haslach
(at Trimberg)
Irmengard of Werdenberg
(d.28 February 1358)
c.1350
one child
30 November 1355
aged 27-28
In 1355 Trimberg rejoined Haslach
Frederick 1316
Freiburg im Breisgau
First son of Conrad II and Catherine of Lorraine
10 July 1350 – 9 November 1356 County of Freiburg Anna of Baden-Sausenberg
(d.28 February 1331)
1330
one child

Mahaut de Montfaucon
c.1335?
no children
9 November 1356
Freiburg im Breisgau
aged 39-40?
Clara c.1330
Freiburg im Breisgau
Daughter of Frederick and Anna of Baden-Sausenberg
9 November 1356 – 9 June 1358

9 June 1358 – 1386
County of Freiburg
(at Lichteneck only from 1358)
Godfrey II, Count Palatine of Tübingen
(d.1369)
1340
five children
1386
aged 55-56
Chosen by the city of Freiburg as the new ruler; the succession was contested by her uncle, who succeeded in deposing her in 1358. She however retained a seat at Lichteneck for herself.
Egon III c.1320
Freiburg im Breisgau
Second son of Conrad II and Catherine of Lorraine
9 June 1358 – 30 March 1368 County of Freiburg Verena of Neuchâtel
(d.15 June 1374)
1360
two children
3 September 1385
Freiburg im Breisgau
aged 64-65?
Contested the succession of his niece in 1356, and won in 1358, deposing her; In 1368, after a heavy defeat, sold Freiburg to the Habsburgs. In compensation, he was given the County of Badenweiler by his cousin, Count Henry IV of Fürstenberg.
30 March 1368 – 3 September 1385 County of Badenweiler
In 1368 Freiburg was annexed to the Habsburgs
Henry IV 1344
Wolfach
Son of Henry III and Anna of Montfort-Tettnang
23 February 1367 – 15 August 1408 County of Fürstenberg Adelaide of Hohenlohe-Weikersheim
(d. 6 November 1370)
1367
one child

Sophia of Zollern
(1345-29 March 1427)
1372
eight children
15 August 1408
aged 61-62
John II c.1350
Haslach im Kinzigtal
Son of Hugo and Adelaide of Krenkingen
24 May 1371 – 9 July 1386 County of Haslach Anna of Thierstein
(d.7 November 1382)
c.1370?
no children
9 July 1386
Sempachaged 35-36
Children of Godfrey, divided their inheritance. After John's death Haslach returned to Fürstenberg.
Adelaide 1356
Haslach im Kinzigtal
Daughter of Hugo and Adelaide of Krenkingen
24 May 1371 – 19 March 1413 County of Haslach
(at Braunlingen)
Frederick XI, Count of Hohenzollern
1377
six children
19 March 1413
aged 56-57
In 1386 Haslach rejoined Fürstenberg; in 1413 Braunlingen was annexed to Hohenzollern
Conrad III 1372
Son of Egon III and Verena of Neuchâtel
3 September 1385 – 16 April 1424 County of Badenweiler Marie de Vergy
(d.29 March 1407)
1390
two children

Alix, Lady of Baux
1413
no children
16 April 1424
Neuchâtel
aged 51-52
In 1395 inherited, from his aunt Isabelle, the county of Neuchâtel.
Henry V c.1380
First son of Henry IV and Sophia of Zollern
15 August 1408 – 10 August 1441 County of Fürstenberg Verena of Baden-Hachberg
(3 December 1392 - 8 Dec 1416)
1413
three children

Anna of Tengen-Nellenburg
(d. 21 April 1427)
1419
two children

Elisabeth of Lupfen
(d.1437)
14 March 1429
one child
10 August 1441
aged 60-61
Children of Henry IV, divided their inheritance.
Conrad II c.1380
Second son of Henry IV and Sophia of Zollern
15 August 1408 – 3 May 1419 County of Wolfach Adelaide of Zweibrücken-Bitsch
(d. 1 October 1452)
2 May/15 June 1413
two children
3 May 1419
aged 61-62
Adelaide of Zweibrücken-Bitsch c.1390
Daughter of Simon IV, Count of Zweibrücken-Bitsch and Hildegard of Lichtenberg
3 May 1419 – 1 October 1452 County of Wolfach
(at Wolfach proper)
Conrad II
(c.1380-3 May 1419)
2 May/15 June 1413
two children
1 October 1452
aged 61-62
Widow and son of Conrad III. While Adelaide stayed at Wolfach, Henry VI (until 1432 under regency of his uncles of Fürstenberg) moved his capital to Hausach. After Adelaide's death her seat at Wolfach also reverted to Henry. He left no children, and after his death, Wolfach returned to Fürstenberg. For a biography of Henry VI, see this link.
Regency of Henry V, Count of Fürstenberg and Egon of Fürstenberg (1419-1432)
Henry VI[14] c.1415
Son of Conrad II and Adelaide of Zweibrücken-Bitsch
3 May 1419 – 30 November 1490 County of Wolfach
(at Hausach)
Margaretha Küfferin
no children
30 November 1490
Wolfach
aged 74-75
In 1490 Wolfach rejoined Fürstenberg
John 26 May 1396
Neuchâtel
Son of Conrad III and Marie de Vergy
16 April 1424 – 19 February 1458 County of Badenweiler
(at Neuchâtel only from 1444)
Marie of Châlon-Arlay
(d.1465)
13 July 1416
three children
19 February 1458
Neuchâtel
aged 62
In 1444 sold Badenweiler to the Habsburgs, keeping only Neuchâtel. After his death, Neuchâtel was annexed to the Baden domains.
In 1444 Badenweiler was annexed to the Habsburgs; in 1458 Neuchâtel was annexed to Baden
John III c.1410?
Son of Henry V and Verena of Baden-Hachberg
10 August 1441 – 30 March 1443 County of Geisingen Anna of Kirchberg
(d. 1469)
2 May/15 June 1413
two children
30 March 1443
Fürstenberg
aged 32-33
Children of Henry V, divided their inheritance.
Conrad III c.1430
Son of Henry V and Elisabeth of Lupfen
10 August 1441 – 24 April 1484 County of Fürstenberg Kunigunde of Matsch
(d. 19 April 1469)
1462
three children
21 April 1484
aged 53-54
Egon (VII)[12] c.1430?
Son of John II and Anna of Kirchberg
30 March 1443 – 1483 County of Geisingen Unmarried 1483
aged 52-53
Left no children. After his death, Geisingen returned to Fürstenberg.
In 1483 Geisingen rejoined Fürstenberg
Henry VII 1464
First son of Conrad II and Kunigunde of Matsch
24 April 1484 – 22 July 1499 County of Fürstenberg Unmarried 22 July 1499
Dornach
aged 34-35
Children of Conrad II, ruled jointly.
Wolfgang 1/3 April 1465
Second son of Conrad II and Kunigunde of Matsch
24 April 1484 – 31 December 1509 Elisabeth of Solms-Braunfels
(21 October 1469 - 24 August 1540)
1488
six children
31 December 1509
Ortenberg
aged 43-44
William I 7 January 1491
First son of Wolfgang and Elisabeth of Solms-Braunfels
31 December 1509 – 21 August 1549 County of Fürstenberg Bonne of Neufchâtel-Bourgogne
(1480-19 May 1515)
22 October 1505
no children
21 August 1549
Ortenberg
aged 57-58
Children of Wolfgang, ruled jointly.
Frederick II[15] 19 June 1496
Wolfach
Second son of Wolfgang and Elisabeth of Solms-Braunfels
31 December 1509 – 8 March 1559 Anna of Werdenberg-Heiligenberg
(1498-1554)
1516
sixteen children
8 March 1559
Betenbrunn
aged 62
Christoph I 24 August 1534
Sixth son of Frederick II and Anna of Werdenberg-Heiligenberg
8 March – 17 August 1559 County of Fürstenberg
(at Blumberg)
Barbara of Montfort-Tettnang
(d.2 December 1592)
2/6 January 1556
Tettnang
two children
17 August 1559
Heiligenberg
aged 24
Children of Frederick II, divided their inheritance.
Henry VIII[16] 19 September 1536
Seventh son of Frederick II and Anna of Werdenberg-Heiligenberg
8 March 1559 – 12 October 1596 County of Fürstenberg
(at Baar)
Amalia of Solms-Lich
(10 December 1537 - 18 June 1593)
1 April 1560
Lich
one child
12 October 1596
Heiligenberg
aged 60
Joachim 25 January 1538
Eighth son of Frederick II and Anna of Werdenberg-Heiligenberg
8 March 1559 – 21 October 1598 County of Heiligenberg Anna of Zimmern-Messkirch
(1545-1601)
9 February 1562
fifteen children
21 October 1598
Heiligenberg
aged 60
In 1496 Baar rejoined Blumberg, reuniting the main line of Fürstenberg
Regency of Barbara of Montfort-Tettnang (1559-1569)
Albert I 15 March 1557
Son of Christoph I and Barbara of Montfort-Tettnang
17 August 1559 – 13 September 1599 County of Fürstenberg
(at Blumberg; also in Baar since 1596))
Elisabeth of Pernstein
(6 November 1557 - 31 August 1610)
31 August 1578
Prague
thirteen children
13 September 1599
Prague
aged 42
Frederick III[15] 9 May 1563
Son of Joachim and Anna of Zimmern-Messkirch
21 October 1598 – 8 August 1617 County of Heiligenberg Elisabeth of Sulz
(9 March 1563 - 24 April 1601)
10 September 1584
six children
8 August 1617
Dresden
aged 54
Christoph II 16 November 1580
Blumberg
First son of Albert I and Elisabeth of Pernstein
13 September 1599 – 5 January 1614 County of Fürstenberg Dorothea of Sternberg
(1570-12 June 1633)
1600
six children
5 January 1614
aged 33
Children of Albert, divided their inheritance. Christoph died in a conflict with his cousin, the future Count William II of Heiligenberg.
Wratislaus I 31 January 1584
Prague
Second son of Albert I and Elisabeth of Pernstein
13 September 1599 – 10 July 1631 County of Möhringen Marguerite de Croy
(11 October 1568 - 1614)16 July 1609
no children

Catharina Livia de la Vierda Tierra
(d.1 July 1627)
7 March 1615
no children

Lavinia Gonzaga of Novellara
(14 October 1607 - 7 May 1639)
17 December 1628
two children
10 July 1631
Vienna
aged 47
Wratislaus II 1600
First son of Christoph II and Dorothea of Sternberg
5 January 1614 – 27 May 1642 County of Messkirch Joanna Eleonora of Helfenstein-Gundelfingen
(d.1629)
1622
five children

Franziska Carolina of Helfenstein-Wiesensteig
(d.1641)
1636
three children
27 May 1642
aged 41-42
Children of Christoph II, divided the county of Fürstenberg.
Frederick Rudolph 23 April 1602
Blumberg
Second son of Christoph II and Dorothea of Sternberg
5 January 1614 – 25 October 1655 County of Stühlingen Maria Maximiliana of Pappenheim
(d.1635)
27 February 1631
two children

Anna Magdalena of Hanau-Lichtenberg
8 April 1636
five children
25 October 1655
Datschitz
aged 53
William II 1586
First son of Frederick III and Elisabeth of Sulz
8 August 1617 – 1618 County of Heiligenberg Polyxena Anna Benigna Popel of Lobkowicz
(d.1646)
no children
1618
aged 31-32
Children of Frederick IV; divided their inheritance.
Egon (VIII)[12] 21 March 1588
Speyer
Second son of Frederick III and Elisabeth of Sulz
8 August 1617 – 24 August 1635 Anna Maria of Hohenzollern-Hechingen
(8 September 1603 - 23 August 1652)
9 June 1619
Hechingen
ten children
24 August 1635
Konstanz
aged 47
James Louis 1592
Fourth son of Frederick III and Elisabeth of Sulz
8 August 1617 – 15 November 1627 County of Heiligenberg
(at Donaueschingen)
Eleonore of Schwendi
(2 November 1599 - 17 February 1667)
3 October 1612
ten children
15 November 1627
aged 34-35
Regency of Eleonore of Schwendi (1627-1640) Left no descendants. After his death Donaueschingen rejoined Heiligenberg.
Francis Charles 25 March 1626
Son of James Louis and Eleonore of Schwendi
15 November 1627 – 19 July 1682 County of Heiligenberg
(at Donaueschingen)
Unmarried 19 July 1682
aged 56
In 1682 Donaueschingen was annexed to Heiligenberg
Albert II 1616
Son of Wratislaus I and Catharina Livia de la Vierda Tierra
10 July 1631 – 18 October 1640 County of Möhringen Unmarried 18 October 1640
aged 23-24
Left no descendants. He was succeeded by his infant brother.
Herman Egon 5 November 1627
Heiligenberg
Fourth son of Egon (VIII) and Anna Maria of Hohenzollern-Hechingen
24 August 1635 – 22 September 1674 County of Heiligenberg
(until 1664)

Principality of Heiligenberg
(until 1664)
Maria Franziska of Fürstenberg-Stühlingen
(7 August 1638 - 24 August 1680)
11 July 1655
Stühlingen
eight children
22 September 1674
Munich
aged 46
Children of Egon (VIII), ruled jointly.
Ferdinand Frederick 6 February 1623
Heiligenberg
First son of Egon (VIII) and Anna Maria of Hohenzollern-Hechingen
24 August 1635 – 28 August 1662 County of Heiligenberg Unmarried 28 August 1662
aged 39
Ernest Egon 21 May 1631
Heiligenberg
Sixth son of Egon (VIII) and Anna Maria of Hohenzollern-Hechingen
24 August 1635 – 4 May 1652 4 May 1652
Étampes
aged 20
Regency of Lavinia Gonzaga of Novellara (1640-1641) After his premature death, Möhringen was annexed to Stühlingen.
Francis Wratislaus 18 November 1631
Son of Wratislaus I and Lavinia Gonzaga of Novellara
18 October 1640 – 13 January 1641 County of Möhringen Unmarried 13 January 1641
aged 9
In 1641 Möhringen was annexed to Stühlingen
Francis Christoph 28 July 1625
Blumberg
Son of Wratislaus II and Joanna Eleonora of Helfenstein-Gundelfingen
27 May 1642 – 22 September 1671 County of Messkirch Maria Theresa of Arenberg
(2 April 1639 - 18 January 1705)
4 January 1660
Brussels
eight children
22 September 1671
Hüfingen
aged 46
Maximilian Francis 12 May 1634
Blumberg
Son of Frederick Rudolph and Maria Maximiliana of Pappenheim
25 October 1655 – 24 October 1681 County of Stühlingen Maria Magdalena of Bernhausen
(d.1702)
15 May 1656
sevenchildren
24 October 1681
Strasbourg
aged 47
Regency of Maria Theresa of Arenberg and Froben Maria of Fürstenberg-Messkirch (1671-1685)
Froben Ferdinand 6 August 1664
Meßkirch
Son of Francis Christoph and Maria Theresa of Arenberg
22 September 1671 – 4 April 1741 County of Messkirch Maria Theresa Felicitas of Sulz
(12 March 1671-26 March 1743)
5 June 1690
Jestetten
four children
4 April 1741
Meßkirch
aged 77
Anton Egon 23 April 1656
Munich
Son of Herman Egon and Maria Franziska of Fürstenberg-Stühlingen
22 September 1674 – 10 October 1716 Principality of Heiligenberg Marie de Ligny
(1656-18 August 1711)
11 January 1677
Paris
four children
10 October 1716
Wermsdorf
aged 60
Left no male descendants. After his death, the principality was annexed to Stühlingen.
In 1716 Heiligenberg was annexed to Stühlingen
Prosper Ferdinand 12 September 1662
Stühlingen
Son of Maximilian Francis and Maria Magdalena of Bernhausen
24 October 1681 – 21 November 1704 County of Stühlingen Sophia Eusebia of Königsegg-Rothenfels
(23 July 1674 - 17 January 1731)
30 November 1690
Vienna
eightchildren
21 November 1704
Landau
aged 53
Regency of Anton Egon, Prince of Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg (1704-1710) In 1716, Joseph William Ernest inherited his uncle's estates in Heiligenberg, and shortly after his lands were elevated to a Principality. The complete reunion took place in 1744, with the annexation of Messkirch, but in that same year, he split a part of his territories in Weitra and gave them to his brother Louis August.
Joseph William Ernest 13 April 1699
Augsburg
First son of Prosper Ferdinand and Sophia Eusebia of Königsegg-Rothenfels
21 November 1704 – 2 December 1716 County of Stühlingen Maria Anna of Waldstein-Wartenberg
(22 February 1707 - 12 November 1756)
6 June 1723
eight children

Maria Anna von Wahl
(22 September 1736 - 21 March 1808)
4 January 1761
no children
29 April 1762
Vienna
aged 63
2 December 1716 – 29 April 1762 Principality of Fürstenberg
Louis August 4 February 1705
Aschaffenburg
Second son of Prosper Ferdinand and Sophia Eusebia of Königsegg-Rothenfels
1744 – 10 November 1759 County of Weitra Maria Anna Josepha Fugger
(21 May 1719 - 11 January 1784)
8 November 1745
Hohen-Altheim
three children
10 November 1759
Linz
aged 54
Charles Frederick 9 August 1714
Meßkirch
Son of Froben Ferdinand and Maria Theresa Felicitas of Sulz
4 April 1741 – 7 September 1744 County of Messkirch Maria Gabriella Felicitas of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg
(22 October 1716 - 13 June 1798)
23 May 1735
Wetzdorf
no children
7 September 1744
Hüfingen
aged 30
Left no descendants. After his death Messkirch was annexed to recently re-formed Fürstenberg.
In 1744 Messkirch was annexed to Fürstenberg
Regency of Maria Anna Josepha Fugger (1759-1763) Children of Louis August, divided their inheritance. In 1806 they had their estates mediatized after the German mediatisation.
Joachim Egon 22 December 1749
Ludwigsburg
First son of Louis August and Maria Anna Josepha Fugger
10 November 1759 – 6 August 1806 County of Weitra Sophia Maria of Oettingen-Wallerstein
(9 December 1751 - 21 May 1835)
18 August 1772
Wallerstein
eight children
26 January 1828
Vienna
aged 78
Charles Frederick 24 February 1751
Ludwigsburg
Second son of Louis August and Maria Anna Josepha Fugger
10 November 1759 – 6 August 1806 County of Weitra
(at Taikowitz)
Maria Josepha of Schallenberg
(8 August 1748 - 10 June 1783)
20 February 1776
three children

Johanna of Zirotin-Lilgenau
(12 February 1771 - 20 November 1785)
12 May 1784
seven children
1 July 1814
Valašské Meziříčí
aged 63
In 1806 Weitra and Taikowitz were mediatised to Austria
Joseph Wenceslaus 21 March 1728
Prague
Son of Joseph William Ernest and Maria Anna of Waldstein-Wartenberg
29 April 1762 – 2 June 1783 Principality of Fürstenberg Maria Josepha of Waldburg-Scheer-Trauchburg
(30 March 1731 - 7 May 1782)
9 June 1748
six children
2 June 1783
Donaueschingen
aged 55
Children of Joseph William Ernest, divided their inheritance.
Charles Egon I 7 May 1729
Prague
Second son of Joseph William Ernest and Maria Anna of Waldstein-Wartenberg
29 April 1762 – 11 July 1786 Principality of Pürglitz Maria Josepha of Sternberg
(24 June 1735 - 16 January 1803)
25 June 1753
nine children
11 July 1786
Prague
aged 57
Joseph Maria 9 January 1758
Donaueschingen
Second son of Joseph Wenceslaus and Maria Josepha of Waldburg-Scheer-Trauchburg
2 June 1783 – 24 June 1796 Principality of Fürstenberg Maria Antonia of Hohenzollern-Hechingen
15 January 1778
Hechingen
no children
24 June 1796
Donaueschingen
aged 38
Philip Maria 21 October 1755
Prague
Son of Charles Egon I and Maria Josepha of Sternberg
11 July 1786 – 5 June 1790 Principality of Pürglitz Josepha Joanna Benedicta of Fürstenberg
(14 November 1756 - 2 October 1809)
1779
Donaueschingen
three children
13 December 1799
Prague
aged 14
Regency of Josepha Joanna Benedicta of Fürstenberg (1790-1799) Left no descendants. He was succeeded by his cousin, Charles Egon.
Charles Gabriel 2 February 1785
Prague
Son of Philip Maria and Josepha Joanna Benedicta of Fürstenberg
5 June 1790 – 13 December 1799 Principality of Pürglitz Unmarried 13 December 1799
Prague
aged 14
Charles Joachim 31 March 1771
Donaueschingen
Fifth son of Joseph Wenceslaus and Maria Josepha of Waldburg-Scheer-Trauchburg
24 June 1796 – 17 May 1804 Principality of Fürstenberg Carolina Sophia of Fürstenberg-Weitra
(20 August 1777 - 25 February 1846)
11 January 1796
Vienna
no children
17 May 1804
Donaueschingen
aged 33
Regency of Elisabeth of Thurn and Taxis (1799-1806) Son of Charles Alois, brother of Philip Maria, Prince of Pürglitz. In 1804 became sole heir of the main Principality of Fürstenberg, only for it to be mediatised in 1806, all during his minority.
Charles Egon II 28 October 1796
Prague
Son of Charles Alois of Fürstenberg-Pürglitz and Elisabeth of Thurn and Taxis
13 December 1799 – 17 May 1804 Principality of Pürglitz Amalie of Baden
19 April 1818
seven children
22 October 1854
Bad Ischl
aged 57
17 May 1804 – 6 August 1806 Principality of Fürstenberg
In 1806 Fürstenberg and Pürglitz were mediatised between Baden, Württemberg and Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen

Post-1806 lines of succession

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Mediatized line of Weitra

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  • Joachim Egon (Ruling until 1806; non-ruling 1806–1828)
  • Frederick Egon (1828–1856)
  • John Nepomuk Joachim Egon (1856–1879)
  • Eduard Egon (1879–1932)

Weitra line extinct, possessions fell back to Prince Maximilian Egon II as head of the House of Fürstenberg.

Mediatized line of Taikowitz

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  • Friedrich Joseph Maximilian Augustus (1759-1814; Ruling until 1806, non-ruling 1806-1814)
    • Joseph Friedrich Franz de Paula Vincenz (1777-1840; 1814-1840)
    • Friedrich Michael Johann Joseph (1793-1866; 1840-1866), the last landgrave of this line and official guardian of Bertha von Suttner

Mediatized line of Pürglitz

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  • Karl Egon II, 5th Prince 1806-1854 (1796-1854)
    • Karl Egon III, 6th Prince 1854-1892 (1820-1892)
    • Prince Maximilian Egon I of Furstenberg-Pürglitz (1822-1873)
      • Maximilian Egon II, 8th Prince 1896-1941 (1863-1941)
        • Karl Egon V, 9th Prince 1941-1973 (1891-1973), also Landgrave of Fürstenberg-Weitra
        • Prince Maximilian Egon of Fürstenberg (1896-1959)
          • Joachim Egon, 10th Prince 1973-2002 (1923-2002)
            • Heinrich, 11th Prince 2002-2024 (1950-2024)
              • Christian, Prince of Fürstenberg 12th Prince 2024–present (born 1977)
              • Prince Antonius of Fürstenberg (born 1985)
            • Prince Karl Egon of Fürstenberg (born 1953)
            • Prince Johannes of Fürstenberg-Weitra (born 1958), adopted by Karl Egon V and inherited the Landgraviate of Fürstenberg-Weitra in 1973
              • Prince Vincenz of Fürstenberg-Weitra (born 1985)
              • Prince Ludwig of Fürstenberg-Weitra (born 1997)
              • Prince Johann Christian of Fürstenberg-Weitra (born 1999)
          • Prince Friedrich Maximilian of Fürstenberg (1926-1969)
            • Prince Maximilian of Fürstenberg (born 1962)
              • Prince Friedrich Götz of Fürstenberg (born 1995)

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References

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  1. ^ After the death of the two heiresses of Badenweiler (which had divided their father's inheritance between them) in c.1320, Hausach went directly to Fürstenberg, while Badenweiler was inherited by Strassberg family, and only joined Fürstenberg patrimony in 1364.
  2. ^ Sometimess called Fürstenberg-Baar from 1441, and Fürstenberg-Blumberg from 1559.
  3. ^ Also called County of Dillingen. The form Haslach was used to avoid confusion with the Hupolding Counts of Dillingen, parent house of the more known Swiss Kyburg family.
  4. ^ With the loss, by the main line, of the domains of Freiburg in 1368, the Counts of Fürstenberg compensated them with the returning of the county of Badenweiler, which they held until its sell in 1444. This main line also inherited, in 1395, the county of Neuchâtel, which ended up being the only possession they kept until extinction in 1458.
  5. ^ A short-lived branch with capital at Donaueschingen separated from Heiligenberg in 1617, and ruled until 1698, when it rejoined Heiligenberg.
  6. ^ Sometimes called Fürstenberg-Fürstenberg
  7. ^ In 1716, after annexing Heiligenberg, Stühlingen inherited the princely title and re-adapted it to Prince of Fürstenberg, establishing themselves as the inheritors of the main Fürstenberg land.
  8. ^ In 1744, the Prince of Stühlingen, Joseph William Ernest, reunited the lands from Heiligenberg at a new capital at Weitra, and gave them to his younger brother Louis August. After the latter's death, a younger son created a short-lived branch at Taikowitz, which, like its parent lands, was also mediatized in 1806.
  9. ^ He apparently wasn't counted as Count of Freiburg, despite inheriting the land. The first count Egon of Freiburg would be his son.
  10. ^ Egon was associated with both his numerals: V in Urach, and I in Freiburg.
  11. ^ Annales Sancti Trudperti 1237, MGH SS XVII, p. 294.
  12. ^ a b c Egon VIII, in 1618, numbered himself as Egon VIII. There were only two previous effective rulers in Fürstenberg of that name: Egon, Count of Haslach (d.1324), and Egon, Count of Geisingen (d.1483). This possibly means that this Egon VIII numbered himself after, not only after these two previous rulers, but counting as well the whole line of counts of Urach and Freiburg until Henry I of Furstenberg: the last Freiburg count to rule in Fürstenberg itself, Egon II the Younger (d.1237) was also alternatively numbered Egon V as Count of Urach. Therefore, if Egon of Haslach and Egon of Geisingen were numbered respectively as Egon VI and Egon VII, then the counting for Egon VIII would be justified. Here the numberings for the Egons of Fürstenberg are in brackets as a proposal of sequential numbering.
  13. ^ Despite inheriting a part of Haslach at Trimberg, this Henry is not numbered to not mess with the established sequential counting for the Henrys.
  14. ^ Sometimes numbered Henry VIII.
  15. ^ a b Between Frederick I (d.1367) and Frederick, count who acceeded in 1509, no other Frederick held a countship in the family. However, the count Frederick who ruled 1509-59 is sometimes erroneously numbered Frederick III. Some sources correct his numbering for Frederick II. Consequently, the count Frederick who ascended in Heiligenberg in 1598, sometimes with no attributed numbering, is given the number Frederick IV, which is corrected to Frederick III.
  16. ^ Sometimes numbered Henry X.
  17. ^ Marek, Miroslav. "furstbg/furstenbg4.html". genealogy.euweb.cz.[self-published source]
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