Joseph Wilhelm Ernst, Prince of Fürstenberg
Joseph Wilhelm Ernst, Prince of Fürstenberg (13 April 1699 - 29 April 1762) was a prince of Fürstenberg-Fürstenberg who changed his residence to Donaueschingen, at the head of the Danube, and thus converted the existing settlement into a town.[1]
Joseph Wilhelm Ernst | |
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| Born | 13 April 1699 Augsburg |
| Died | 29 April 1762 (aged 63) Vienna |
| Noble family | House of Fürstenberg |
| Father | Prosper von Fürstenberg-Stühlingen |
| Mother | Sophie von Königsegg-Rothenfels |
Early life
Born as a member of the House of Fürstenberg Joseph was the second son of Landgrave Prosper von Fürstenberg-Stühlingen (1662–1704) and his wife, Countess Sophie Anna Eusebia von Königsegg-Rothenfels (1674–1727).
Title of Fürst
On 2 December 1716 Joseph was awarded with the hereditary title of Fürst by Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor.[2]
Marriages and issue
On 6 June 1723 he married Countess Maria Anna von Waldstein-Wartenberg, heiress of Pürglitz (1707-1756). They had six children:
- Joseph Wenzel (1728–1783)
- Karl Egon (1729 - 1787), married Countess Maria Josepha von Sternberg (1735-1803), had issue
- Maria Augusta Josepha (1731–1770), Abbess in Hradčany
- Maria Henriette Josepha (1732–1772), married Alexander Ferdinand, 3rd Prince of Thurn and Taxis, had issue
- Maria Emmanuele Sophie (1733–1776)
- Maria Theresia Josepha (1736–1774)
In 1761 he married 37 years younger Countess Maria Anna von der Wahl (1736-1808). They didn't have children.[3]
References
- McLachlan, Gordon (2004). The Rough Guide to Germany. Rough Guides. p. 316. ISBN 9781843532934.
- "Fürstenberg 3".
- "Fürstenberg 3".