The House of Fürstenberg is an old and influential Swabian noble family in Germany, based primarily in what is today southern Baden-Württemberg near the source of the Danube river. Numerous members of
Urach Castle
The principality of Fürstenberg, composed of the counties of Baar, Stühlingen and Heiligenberg, c. 1800
The Princely Palace in Donaueschingen
Schloss Heiligenberg, Germany
Charles Egon II, Prince of Fürstenberg was a German politician and nobleman. From 1804 to 1806 he was the last reigning prince of Furstenburg before its mediatisation, whilst still in his minority. He
House of Fürstenberg (Swabia)
…December 1799. Consequently, when his cousin, Karl Joachim Aloys Franz de Paula, died, his own son, Karl Egon, became the fifth Prince (Fürst). 1804–1854 Karl Egon II (1796–1854) ∞ Princess Amalie of Baden 1854–1892 Karl Egon III (1820–1892) ∞ Princess Elisabeth Henrietta of Reuss (Elder Line…
Portrait by Richard Lauchert
His wife Amalie in 1819
Albrecht Adam: A ride in front of Schloss Heiligenberg (1831) – Charles Egon II and his wife Amalie of Baden with courtiers.
Charles Egon II, Prince of Fürstenberg (Heiligenberger Fürstenbrunnen)