Charles Egon III of Fürstenberg (German: ''Karl Egon III. Leopold Maria Wilhelm Maximilian Fürst zu Fürstenberg''; 4 March 1820 – 15 March 1892) was an officer in the armies of the

Grand Duchy of Baden The Grand Duchy of Baden (german: Großherzogtum Baden) was a state in the southwest German Empire on the east bank of the Rhine. It existed between 1806 and 1918. It came into existence in the 12th century as the Margraviate of Baden and subs ...

and the

Kingdom of Prussia The Kingdom of Prussia (german: Königreich Preußen, ) was a German kingdom that constituted the state of Prussia between 1701 and 1918.Marriott, J. A. R., and Charles Grant Robertson. ''The Evolution of Prussia, the Making of an Empire''. Re ...

, rising to Cavalry General. He was born in

Donaueschingen Donaueschingen (; Low Alemannic: ''Eschinge'') is a German town in the Black Forest in the southwest of the federal state of Baden-Württemberg in the Schwarzwald-Baar '' Kreis''. It stands near the confluence of the two sources of the river Da ...

, the son of

Charles Egon II, Prince of Fürstenberg Charles Egon II, Prince of Fürstenberg (German: ''Karl Egon II. Fürst zu Fürstenberg''; 28 October 179622 October 1854) was a German politician and nobleman. From 1804 to 1806 he was the last sovereign prince of Furstenburg before its mediat ...

and

Amalie of Baden Amalie, Princess of Fürstenberg (Amalie Christina Caroline; née Baroness Amalie of Hochberg, formerly Countess Amalie of Hochberg and Princess Amalie of Baden; 26 January 1795 – 14 September 1869) was the consort of Charles Egon II, Prince o ...

. From 1854 to 1892 he was also the senior member of the Swabian line of the

House of Fürstenberg A house is a single-unit residential building. It may range in complexity from a rudimentary hut to a complex structure of wood, masonry, concrete or other material, outfitted with plumbing, electrical, and heating, ventilation, and air condi ...

. Due to his extensive estates he was a member of the

Prussian House of Lords The Prussian House of Lords (german: Preußisches Herrenhaus) in Berlin was the upper house of the Landtag of Prussia (german: Preußischer Landtag), the parliament of Prussia from 1850 to 1918. Together with the lower house, the House of Repres ...

, the upper chamber of Baden and the upper chamber of the

Estates of Württemberg The Estates of Württemberg (''Württembergische Landstände'') was the Estates of the Duchy of Württemberg, lasting from 1457 to 1918 except for 1802-15. After the creation of the Kingdom of Württemberg the 1815 reestablished estates became a bi ...

. From 1864 to 1892 he was president of the Association of German Standesherren. He died in Paris and was succeeded by his son Charles Egon IV.

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Kurt von Priesdorff Kurt is a male given name of Germanic or Turkish origin. ''Kurt'' or ''Curt'' originated as short forms of the Germanic Conrad, depending on geographical usage, with meanings including counselor or advisor. In Turkish, Kurt means "Wolf" and i ...

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Soldatisches Führertum ''Soldatisches Führertum'' (''Soldiers' Leadership'') was a ten-volume reference work in German, containing short biographies of generals in the Prussian Army by Kurt von Priesdorff. Due to the loss of the Prussian Army Archives in World War II, ...

.'' Band 8, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, ohne Jahr, S. 151. * * C. F. Gutmann: ''Carl Egon III Fürst zu Fürstenberg.'' in: ''Schriften des Vereins für Geschichte und Naturgeschichte der Baar und der angrenzenden Landesteile in Donaueschingen.'' VIII. Heft 1893, Tübingen 1893. S. 1–44. online (PDF; 22,9 MB) 1820 births 1892 deaths German princes German hunters Prussian Army personnel Members of the Prussian House of Lords Charles Egon III Knights of the Golden Fleece of Austria {{Germany-royal-stub