Egon VIII of Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg (Ernst Egon; 21 March 1588 in
Speyer
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– 24 August 1635 in
Constance
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) was
Imperial Count
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of
Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg
Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg was a county and later a principality in southern Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located in the historical territory of Heiligenberg. It was created as a partition of Fürstenberg-Baar in 1559, and it suffered one partitio ...
(1618–1635) and Bavarian Field-marshal, and an important military leader in the
Thirty Years' War
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Life and career
Egon came from the noble house of
Fürstenberg Fürstenberg (also Fuerstenberg and Furstenberg) may refer to:
Historical states
* Fürstenberg-Baar, county (1441–1559)
* Fürstenberg-Blumberg, county (1559–1614)
* Fürstenberg-Donaueschingen, county (1617–1698)
* Fürstenberg-Fürsten ...
. His father was
Frederick IV of Fürstenberg
Frederick IV of Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg (german: Friederich von Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg; 9 May 1563 – 8 August 1617), a member of the Swabian noble house of Fürstenberg (princely family), Fürstenberg, was Count (''Graf'') of Fürstenbe ...
(1563–1617), and his mother was Elizabeth of Sulz (1562/63-1601).
Presumably the third son of the couple, Egon held several church offices. He was
Chorbishop
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History
Chorepiscopi are first mentioned by Eusebius as existing in the seco ...
of
Magdeburg
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Otto I, the first Holy Roman Emperor and founder of the Archdiocese of Magdebur ...
and
Strasbourg
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, treasurer and prebendary, Provost at
St. Gereon in Cologne and of Archduke Leopold, Bishop of Passau and Strasbourg, Council and the governor in the autonomous Cathedral district of
Rouffach
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Rouffach lies along the Alsatian wine route (''Route des Vins d'Alsace'').
Its vineyards produce one of the finest Al ...
.
By imperial
letters patent
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of 9 September 1619, he was made a warlord of the
Catholic League (German)
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during the
Thirty Years War
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.
In 1631, Egon of Fürstenberg enforced the
Edict of Restitution
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in
Franconia
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and
Württemberg
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Together with Baden and Hohenzollern, two other historical territories, Würt ...
.
Together with
Johann von Aldringen
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Together with Baden and Hohenzollern, two other historical territories, Würt ...
after the
Peace of Cherasco
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, which forced the Duke of Württemberg to submit to the emperor and to distance himself from the decisions of the Leipzig convention.
On 14 September 1631, during the siege of Leipzig, he commanded the right wing of the imperial troops led by General
Tilly Tilly may refer to:
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Marriage and descendants
Egon married Anna Maria of Hohenzollern-Hechingen (1605–1652),Reichshofrat
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and colonel.
* Leopold Ludwig Egon (1624–1639), died before the age of 15 at Dietenhofen
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Geography
This small village is located in the Franconian Heights about 28 km west of Nuremberg, 14 km north e ...
in the imperial service.
* Franz Egon (1626–1682), bishop of Strasbourg.
* Herman Egon (1627–1674), Prince of Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg from 1664.
* Johann Egon (1628–1629).
* Wilhelm Egon (1629–1704), bishop of Strasbourg as a successor to his brother Franz Egon.
* Ernst Egon (1631–1652 in the Siege of Étampes).
* Maria Franziska (1633–1702), married Wolfgang William, Count Palatine of Neuburg
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Life
Wolfgang Wilhelm's parents were Ph ...
, and after his death Leopold Wilhelm of Baden-Baden
Margrave Leopold Wilhelm of Baden-Baden (german: links=no, Leopold Wilhelm Markgraf von Baden-Baden; 16 September 1626 in Baden-Baden; 1 March 1671 in Warasdin) was Field Marschal of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation. Life
He was the se ...
.
* Anna Maria (1634–1705), married Ferdinand Karl, Count of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort
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.
Sources
* Theatrum Europaeum
''Theatrum Europaeum'' was a journal on the history of the German-speaking lands by Matthäus Merian, published between 1633 and 1738 in 21 quarto volumes.
Edition overview
References
External links
* Theatrum Europaeum' - online copy at ...
, Vol 2, Frankfurt am Main, 1646, p. 396 online]
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References
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German people of the Thirty Years' War
Egon
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1588 births
1635 deaths
Generals of the Holy Roman Empire
Military personnel of the Thirty Years' War