Fürstenberg (princely family)
- Fürstenberg (princely family)
Fürstenberg is the name of a noble house in Germany, based primarily in southern Baden-Württemberg. The family derives its name from the fortified town of the line's founder, Count Heinrich von Fürstenberg, today part of Hüfingen. Numerous members of the family haven risen to prominence over the centuries as soldiers, churchmen, diplomats, and academics — one was even a famous fashion designer. Sometimes the name is Gallicized as de Furstenberg or Anglicized as Furstenberg.
Notable members of the House of Fürstenberg
*Heinrich von Fürstenberg
*Franz Egon von Fürstenberg (1625 - 1682); general, Bishop of Strasbourg 1663 - 1682
*Wilhelm Egon von Fürstenberg (1629 - 1704) Bishop of Strasbourg 1682 - 1704
*Karl Egon von Fürstenberg
*Egon von Fürstenberg (1946 - 2004), fashion designer
*Ira von Fürstenberg (1940-) socialite, actress
ee also
*Fürstenberg (disambiguation page)
*Fürstenberg (baronial family)
*Fürstenberg (state)
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