Friedrich Egon von Fürstenberg (8 October 1813 – 20 August 1892) was a prelate of the Catholic Church who was archbishop of

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from 1853 until his death almost forty years later. He was made a cardinal in 1879. By birth, he was member of the collateral branch of the

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Biography

Friedrich Egon von Fürstenberg was born in Vienna in the

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on 8 October 1813. He had the title of

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; his parents were Landgrave Friedrich Carl zu

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(1774-1856) and Princess Maria Theresie zu Schwarzenberg (1780-1870). He was the cousin of Cardinal Friedrich Prince zu Schwarzenberg (1809–1885). He chose to pursue a clerical career over his family's opposition. He studied theology at the

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from 1831 to 1835 and then earned a doctorate in theology at the University of Olomouc in 1838. He became a non-resident canon of the cathedral chapter of Olomouc in 1832 and was ordained a priest on 15 October 1836. He was chosen archbishop of Olomouc by its chapter on 6 June 1853 and the pope confirmed his appointment on 27 June 1853. He received his episcopal consecration in Olomouc on 4 September 1853 from his cousin Cardinal von Schwarzenberg, the archbishop of Prague.

Pope Leo XIII Pope Leo XIII ( it, Leone XIII; born Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci; 2 March 1810 – 20 July 1903) was the head of the Catholic Church from 20 February 1878 to his death in July 1903. Living until the age of 93, he was the second-old ...

made him a cardinal priest on 12 May 1879. He received his red

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and the title of San Crisogono on 27 February 1880. He died in

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, Moravia, on 20 August 1892.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fürstenberg, Friedrich Egon von 1813 births 1892 deaths Clergy from Vienna Archbishops of Olomouc Cardinals created by Pope Leo XIII