Herman Egon, Prince of Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg (5 November 1627 – 22 September 1674 in
Munich) was
Hofmeister, Chamberlain, Privy Councillor and
Hofmarschall 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
Frankfurt. In 1664, Herman Egon and his brothers were elevated to
Imperial Princes.
Life and career
Herman Egon was the fourth son of
Egon VIII of Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg and Countess Anna Maria of
Hohenzollern-Hechingen (1603–1652). He studied in
Cologne 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 Maximilian I may refer to:
*Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, reigned 1486/93–1519
*Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria, reigned 1597–1651
*Maximilian I, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1636-1689)
*Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria, reigned 1795†...
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 partition ...
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 family were
Imperial Counts. In 1664, Emperor
Leopold raised Herman Egon and his brothers Franz Egon and Wilhelm Egon to the rank of
Imperial Prince.
[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
The Franco-Dutch War, also known as the Dutch War (french: Guerre de Hollande; nl, Hollandse Oorlog), was fought between France and the Dutch Republic, supported by its allies the Holy Roman Empire, Spain, Brandenburg-Prussia and Denmark-Nor ...
. 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.
Marriage and issue
In 1655, Herman Egon was married in
Stühlingen 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 P ...
(d. 24 August 1680 in
Weitra). With her, he had eight children:
*
Anton Egon (23 April 1656 - 10 October 1716), succeeded his father as ruler 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 partition ...
* 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
* Maria Franziska (17 September 1660 - 8 June 1691), married
William Hyacinth, Prince of Nassau-Siegen
* Max Egon Ferdinand (24 October 1661 - 6 May 1696 in Paris), French general
* Emanuel Franz Egon (7 March 1663 - 6 September 1688 outside
Belgrade
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), Imperial colonel; married Katharine Charlotte von Wallenrodt (mistress of his uncle
Wilhelm Egon von Fürstenberg) in 1685
* A daughter (b. and d. 5 June 1665)
* John Egon (25 April 1667 - bef. 1670)
References
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Footnotes
External links
Portrait of Herman Egon in the portrait collection of the Austrian National Library
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1627 births
1674 deaths
17th-century German people
Herman Egon
German princes
Old University of Leuven alumni