Fürstenberg-Pürglitz was a noble family hailing from southwestern
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...
,
Germany
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, which was seated at
Křivoklát Castle
Křivoklát Castle is located in Central Bohemia, Czech Republic.
History
Křivoklát was founded in the 12th century, belonging to the kings of Bohemia. During the reign of Přemysl Otakar II a large, monumental royal castle was built, later r ...
() in
Bohemia. Fürstenberg-Pürglitz emerged as a non-ruling branch of the princely
House of Fürstenberg in 1762 following the death of Prince
Joseph Wilhelm Ernst, and it inherited the principality after the princely line became extinct in 1804. Two years later in 1806, the principality was
mediatised to
Austria
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,
Baden
Baden (; ) is a historical territory in South Germany, in earlier times on both sides of the Upper Rhine but since the Napoleonic Wars only East of the Rhine.
History
The margraves of Baden originated from the House of Zähringen. Baden i ...
,
Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
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Württemberg
Württemberg ( ; ) is a historical German territory roughly corresponding to the cultural and linguistic region of Swabia. The main town of the region is Stuttgart.
Together with Baden and Hohenzollern, two other historical territories, Württ ...
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Princes of Fürstenberg-Pürglitz (1762-1806)
* Karl Borromäus Egon I, 1st Prince 1762-1787 (1729-1787), second son of
Joseph Wilhelm Ernst, Prince of Furstenberg
** Philip Maria Nerius, 2nd Prince 1787-1790 (1755-1790)
*** Karl Gabriel Maria, 3rd Prince 1790-1799 (1785-1799)
** ''
Prince Karl Joseph Aloys of Fürstenberg-Pürglitz (1760-1799)''
***
Karl Egon II, 4th Prince 1799-1804 (1796-1854), then 5th Prince of Fürstenberg 1804-1806 after inheriting
Fürstenberg-Fürstenberg
Fürstenberg-Fürstenberg was a territory in Swabia, which was located in present-day southern Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It was ruled by the House of Fürstenberg in the Circle of Swabia during the Holy Roman Empire.
History
The territory co ...
Mediatized Princes of Fürstenberg (1806-present)
*
Karl Egon II, 5th Prince 1806-1854 (1796-1854)
**
Karl Egon III, 6th Prince 1854-1892 (1820-1892)
***
Karl Egon IV, 7th Prince 1892-1896 (1852-1896)
** ''Prince Maximilian Egon I of Furstenberg-Pürglitz (1822-1873)''
***
Maximilian Egon II, 8th Prince 1896-1941 (1863-1941)
**** Karl Egon V, 9th Prince 1941-1973 (1891-1973), also Landgrave of
Fürstenberg-Weitra
**** ''Prince Maximilian Egon of Fürstenberg (1896-1959)''
***** Joachim Egon, 10th Prince 1973-2002 (1923-2002)
****** Heinrich, 11th Prince 2002–present (born 1950)
******* Christian,
Hereditary Prince
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of Fürstenberg (born 1977)
******* Prince Antonius of Fürstenberg (born 1985)
****** Prince Karl Egon of Fürstenberg (born 1953)
****** Prince Johannes of Fürstenberg-Weitra (born 1958), adopted by Karl Egon V and inherited the Landgraviate of
Fürstenberg-Weitra in 1973
******* Prince Vincenz of Fürstenberg-Weitra (born 1985)
******* Prince Ludwig of Fürstenberg-Weitra (born 1997)
******* Prince Johann Christian of Fürstenberg-Weitra (born 1999)
***** Prince Friedrich Maximilian of Fürstenberg (1926-1969)
****** Prince Maximilian of Fürstenberg (born 1962)
******* Prince Friedrich Götz of Fürstenberg (born 1995)
References
Fürstenberg (princely family)
Principalities of the Holy Roman Empire
States and territories established in 1762
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