Frederick Augustus, Count of Erbach-Fürstenau (5 May 1754 – 12 March 1784), was a member of the German

House of Erbach A house is a single-unit residential building. It may range in complexity from a rudimentary hut to a complex structure of wood, masonry, concrete or other material, outfitted with plumbing, electrical, and heating, ventilation, and air condi ...

who held the fiefs of Fürstenau,

Michelstadt Michelstadt () in the Odenwald is a town in the Odenwaldkreis (district) in southern Hesse, Germany between Darmstadt and Heidelberg. It has a population of 28,629 people. Geography Location Michelstadt is the biggest town in the Odenwaldkre ...

and

Breuberg Breuberg is a town in the Odenwaldkreis district of Hesse, Germany. It is 28 km east of Darmstadt and 20 km southwest of Aschaffenburg. Geography Location Breuberg lies in the northern Odenwald. Neighbouring communities Breuberg ...

. Born in Schloss Fürstenau, Michelstadt, he was the eldest child of

George Albert III, Count of Erbach-Fürstenau George Albert III, Count of Erbach-Fürstenau (14 June 1731 – 2 May 1778), was a member of the German House of Erbach who held the fiefs of Fürstenau, Michelstadt and Breuberg. Born in Fürstenau, he was the sixth child and third (but second s ...

and Josepha Eberhardine, a daughter of Christian, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen-Neustadt.

Life

Like others members of his family, Frederick Augustus pursued a military career, becoming Colonel of cavalry in the

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. In 1778 he succeeded his father as Count of Erbach–Fürstenau and Lord of Breuberg. Following the institution of

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, he was able to become sole ruler. In Dürkheim on 6 August 1782 Frederick Augustus married with Charlotte Louise Polyxene (*27 November 1755 – 20 May 1844), a daughter of Frederick Charles Kolb, Count of Wartenberg-Roth and Caroline Polyxena of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Hardenburg. They had no children.Bernhard Peter: ''Die Entwicklung der Erbacher Wappen'' (in German)
etrieved 28 May 2015 Frederick Augustus died in Schloss Fürstenau aged 29 and was buried in

. Because he died childless, he was succeeded by his younger brother Christian Charles Augustus Albert.

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