The House of Fürstenberg is the name of a German noble family of Westphalia, which descended from Hermannus de Vorstenberg. He was a liegeman of the Archbishop of Cologne, who was among the prince ele
Original coat of arms of the family
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
House of Fürstenberg (Westphalia)
…Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt and Freeholder of Egenburg by Würzburg. The baronial Fürstenberg family of Westphalia should not be confused with the princely family of Fürstenberg from Swabia. Some members of the family were elevated to comital dignities during German Mediatization for their services to the Kingdom of Prussia…
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