Herman Egon, Prince of Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg (5 November 1627 – 22 September 1674 in

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) was Hofmeister, Chamberlain, Privy Councillor and

Hofmarschall The ''Hofmarschall'' (plural: Hofmarschälle) was the administrative official in charge of a princely German court, supervising all its economic affairs. Historically, every civil service was regarded as court service (e.g. the Russian nobility is ...

to Elector Ferdinand Maria of Bavaria. With his brothers Francis Egon and Wilhelm Egon, he played an important role in the imperial election of 1658 in

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. In 1664, Herman Egon and his brothers were elevated to

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Life and career

Herman Egon was the fourth son of

Egon VIII of Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg Egon VIII of Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg (Ernst Egon; 21 March 1588 in Speyer – 24 August 1635 in Constance) was Imperial Count of Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg (1618–1635) and Bavarian Field-marshal, and an important military leader in the Thirty ...

and Countess Anna Maria of

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(1603–1652). He studied in

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from 1639 to 1643, then spent two years at the University of Leuven. In 1651, he became a secret councillor at the court of Elector Maximilian I of Bavaria. In 1655, his brothers Francis Egon and Wilhelm Egon, who were both bishops, left

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 ...

to him, in exchange for monetary compensation. In 1657, he made a similar arrangement with his older brother, Ferdinand Frederick Egon. The members of the

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 ...

family were

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s. In 1664, Emperor

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raised Herman Egon and his brothers Franz Egon and Wilhelm Egon to the rank of

.C.B.A. Fickler: ''Kurze Geschichte der Häuser Fürstenberg, Geroldseck und von der Leyen'', Karlsruhe, 1844, p. 17-18 In 1672, he advised the Elector of Bavaria against entering the Franco-Dutch war. This made him fall from grace with Emperor Leopold I. He died on 22 September 1674 in Munich and was buried in the chapel of the family castle in

Heiligenberg Heiligenberg is a municipality and a village in the Bodensee district in Baden-Württemberg, about seven kilometres north of Salem, in Germany. Location and climate Heiligenberg (literally: the Holy Mountain or the Mountain of Saints) is loca ...

Marriage and issue

In 1655, Herman Egon was married in

Stühlingen Stühlingen is a town in the Waldshut district in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the border with Switzerland, with a border crossing to the village of Oberwiesen in Schleitheim municipality, 15 km northwest of Schaffhausen to ...

with Maria Franziska of

Fürstenberg-Stühlingen Fürstenberg-Stühlingen was a German county during the Middle Ages. It was located in the territorial landgraviate of Stühlingen. It emerged as a partition of Fürstenberg-Blumberg in 1614. It was partitioned in 1704 between the sons of Count Pr ...

(d. 24 August 1680 in

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). With her, he had eight children: * Anton Egon (23 April 1656 - 10 October 1716), succeeded his father as ruler of

* Felix Egon (25 November 1657 - 5 March 1686 in Cologne), High Provost of the Electorate of Cologne * Anna Adelaide (16 January 1659 - 13 November 1701 in Brussels), married

Eugen Alexander Franz, 1st Prince of Thurn and Taxis , image = Eugen Alexander von Thurn und Taxis.jpg , caption = , reign = 13 September 1676–1695 , reign-type = Period , predecessor = Lamoral II Claudius Franz , successor = himself as Prince , succes ...

* Maria Franziska (17 September 1660 - 8 June 1691), married

William Hyacinth, Prince of Nassau-Siegen Prince William Hyacinth of Nassau-Siegen (3 April 1667 in Brussels – 18 February 1743 in Hadamar) was a Prince of Nassau-Siegen. He also claimed the Principality of Orange. Early life William Hyacinth was born as the eldest surviving son ...

* Max Egon Ferdinand (24 October 1661 - 6 May 1696 in Paris), French general * Emanuel Franz Egon (7 March 1663 - 6 September 1688 outside Belgrade), Imperial colonel; married Katharine Charlotte von Wallenrodt (mistress of his uncle

Wilhelm Egon von Fürstenberg Wilhelm Egon von Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg (2 December 162910 April 1704) was a German count and later prince of Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg in the Holy Roman Empire. He was a clergyman who became bishop of Strasbourg, and was heavily involved in ...

) in 1685 * A daughter (b. and d. 5 June 1665) * John Egon (25 April 1667 - bef. 1670)

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External links

Portrait of Herman Egon in the portrait collection of the Austrian National Library
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