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Charles Egon II, Prince of Fürstenberg

January 29, 2023

Charles Egon II, Prince of Fürstenberg (German: Karl Egon II. Fürst zu Fürstenberg; 28 October 1796 – 22 October 1854) was a German politician and nobleman. From 1804 to 1806 he was the last sovereign prince of Furstenburg before its mediatisation, whilst still in his minority. He also served as the first-ever vice-president of the Upper Chamber of the Badische Ständeversammlung.

Charles Egon II, Prince of Fürstenberg in 1831

Life

Minority

He was born in Prague, the only son of the Austrian general Karl Aloys zu Fürstenberg and his wife princess Elisabeth von Thurn und Taxis. Soon after his father's death on 25 March 1799 his cousin Charles Gabriel also died aged only fourteen (13 December 1799) - Charles Gabriel had been the last scion of the Bohemian Fürstenberg-Pürglitz line and this left the branch extinct. His uncle Karl Joachim, the last male survivor of the Swabian line, died in 1804, leaving that too extinct. This meant that in 1804 Charles Egon inherited almost all the Fürstenberg possessions except those of the Moravian line,[1] which still had surviving issue.

Charles was only seven years old when he succeeded, so his mother and Landgraf Joachim Egon von Fürstenberg, a distant uncle from the Moravian line, became his guardians and regents, though most of the actual governing was done by Joseph von Laßberg.[2] In 1806 the princedom of Fürstenberg was abolished by the Treaty of the Confederation of the Rhine. Elisabeth and Laßberg tried in vain to get this reversed at the 1814 Congress of Vienna.

He studied at Freiburg and Würzburg. In 1815 he accompanied Prince Schwarzenberg to Paris as staff-officer.[1]

Majority and marriage

 
Amalie in 1819
 
Albrecht Adam: A ride in front of Schloss Heiligenberg (1831) – Charles Egon II and his wife Amalie of Baden with courtiers.

Thus by the time he reached majority in 1817 Charles Egon was not a sovereign prince but a "Grundherr" possessing large estates, woods and industrial sites, as well as a Standesherr of the three states between which Fürstenberg had been divided—the Grand Duchy of Baden, the Kingdom of Württemberg and the Princedom of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen. On 19 April 1818 he married Amalie of Baden, a daughter of Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden and his second wife Louise Caroline, Countess von Hochberg. Since her mother was a morganatic wife, so too was Amalie - although Charles, Grand Duke of Baden later elevated her to dynastic status (she was his father's half-sister), making her the first "princess" of Baden, which allowed Charles Egon's mother to finally accept the couple as a marriage of equals.[3]

Political life

Charles's Standesherr status entitled him to sit in the Badische Ständeversammlung, of which chamber he became the first vice-president, holding that office for thirty-three years from 1819 to 1852, whilst its president was Prince William of Baden.[4] His estates also meant he sat in the Upper Chamber of the Estates of Württemberg (whose vice-presidency he also held several times) from 1819 and in the Prussian House of Lords from 1850. History records him as a relatively progressive and unbiased for his time.[5] For example, during the full sitting of the German Confederation's landtag in 1831, he played a significant part in getting the upper chamber to approve the Liberal Press Act, put forward by the government under pressure from the lower chamber.[6] This removed censorship, at least for home affairs in Baden. He was also influential in the abolition of tithes and fedual duties.[7]

Charitable work

Charles was also distinguished by his large charities; among other foundations he established a hospital at Donaueschingen. For the industrial development of the country, too, he did much, and proved himself also a notable patron of the arts. His palace of Donaueschingen, with its collections of paintings, engravings and coins, was a centre of culture, where poets, painters and musicians met with princely entertainment.[1]

Issue

 
Charles Egon II, Prince of Fürstenberg
(Heiligenberger Fürstenbrunnen)

With Amalie he had seven children:

Honours

References

  1. ^ a b c   One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Fürstenberg s.v. Karl Egon". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 366–367.
  2. ^ (in German) Volker Schupp: Joseph von Laßberg, die Fürstlich-Fürstenbergische Handschriftensammlung und Johann Leonhard Hug, Professor an der Universität Freiburg, in: Freiburger Universitätsblätter 131 (1996), S. 97.
  3. ^ (in German) Karoline von Freystedt: Erinnerungen aus dem Hofleben, Heidelberg 1902, S. 146/147.
  4. ^ (in German) Karl Stiefel: Baden 1648–1952, Band 1, S. 258
  5. ^ (in German) Karl Stiefel: Baden 1648–1952, Band 1, S. 258.
  6. ^ (in German) ".... Fürst v. Fürstenberg durch geistvolle, männlich-kräftige Rede rühmlichts erkämpfen helfen." s. Karl von Rotteck: Geschichte des badischen Landtags von 1831, Hildburgshausen 1833; S. 277.
  7. ^ Chisholm 1911.
  8. ^ Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Großherzogtum Baden (1853), "Großherzogliche Orden" pp. 32, 47
  9. ^ Württemberg (1854). Königlich-Württembergisches Hof- und Staats-Handbuch: 1854. Guttenberg. p. 32.
  10. ^ Boettger, T. F. "Chevaliers de la Toisón d'Or - Knights of the Golden Fleece". La Confrérie Amicale. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  11. ^ "A Szent István Rend tagjai" 22 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ Adreß-Handbuch des Herzogthums Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha (1843), "Herzogliche Sachsen-Ernestinischer Hausorden" p. 7
  13. ^ (in German) Hermann Hengst: Die Ritter des Schwarzen Adlerordens. Verlag Alexander Duncker, Berlin 1901, S. 123.

Bibliography (in German)

  • Karl Siegfried Bader: Fürstin Elisabeth zu Fürstenberg im Kampf um die Erhaltung der Rechte ihres mediatisierten Hauses, in: Schriften des Vereins für Geschichte und Naturgeschichte der Baar und der angrenzenden Landesteile in Donaueschingen, XXIV. Heft 1956, Donaueschingen 1956; S. 119–153. online (PDF; 43,9 MB)
  • Friedrich von Weech: Karl Egon Fürst zu Fürstenberg, in: Friedrich von Weech (Herausgeber): Badische Biographien, Erster Theil, Heidelberg 1875, S. 272–274. (Digitalisat)
  • Friedrich von Weech (1878), "Fürstenberg, Karl Egon Fürst zu", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB) (in German), vol. 8, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 227–228

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Charles Egon II Prince of Furstenberg German Karl Egon II Furst zu Furstenberg 28 October 1796 22 October 1854 was a German politician and nobleman From 1804 to 1806 he was the last sovereign prince of Furstenburg before its mediatisation whilst still in his minority He also served as the first ever vice president of the Upper Chamber of the Badische Standeversammlung Charles Egon II Prince of Furstenberg in 1831 Contents 1 Life 1 1 Minority 1 2 Majority and marriage 1 3 Political life 1 4 Charitable work 2 Issue 3 Honours 4 References 5 Bibliography in German Life EditMinority Edit He was born in Prague the only son of the Austrian general Karl Aloys zu Furstenberg and his wife princess Elisabeth von Thurn und Taxis Soon after his father s death on 25 March 1799 his cousin Charles Gabriel also died aged only fourteen 13 December 1799 Charles Gabriel had been the last scion of the Bohemian Furstenberg Purglitz line and this left the branch extinct His uncle Karl Joachim the last male survivor of the Swabian line died in 1804 leaving that too extinct This meant that in 1804 Charles Egon inherited almost all the Furstenberg possessions except those of the Moravian line 1 which still had surviving issue Charles was only seven years old when he succeeded so his mother and Landgraf Joachim Egon von Furstenberg a distant uncle from the Moravian line became his guardians and regents though most of the actual governing was done by Joseph von Lassberg 2 In 1806 the princedom of Furstenberg was abolished by the Treaty of the Confederation of the Rhine Elisabeth and Lassberg tried in vain to get this reversed at the 1814 Congress of Vienna He studied at Freiburg and Wurzburg In 1815 he accompanied Prince Schwarzenberg to Paris as staff officer 1 Majority and marriage Edit Amalie in 1819 Albrecht Adam A ride in front of Schloss Heiligenberg 1831 Charles Egon II and his wife Amalie of Baden with courtiers Thus by the time he reached majority in 1817 Charles Egon was not a sovereign prince but a Grundherr possessing large estates woods and industrial sites as well as a Standesherr of the three states between which Furstenberg had been divided the Grand Duchy of Baden the Kingdom of Wurttemberg and the Princedom of Hohenzollern Sigmaringen On 19 April 1818 he married Amalie of Baden a daughter of Charles Frederick Grand Duke of Baden and his second wife Louise Caroline Countess von Hochberg Since her mother was a morganatic wife so too was Amalie although Charles Grand Duke of Baden later elevated her to dynastic status she was his father s half sister making her the first princess of Baden which allowed Charles Egon s mother to finally accept the couple as a marriage of equals 3 Political life Edit Charles s Standesherr status entitled him to sit in the Badische Standeversammlung of which chamber he became the first vice president holding that office for thirty three years from 1819 to 1852 whilst its president was Prince William of Baden 4 His estates also meant he sat in the Upper Chamber of the Estates of Wurttemberg whose vice presidency he also held several times from 1819 and in the Prussian House of Lords from 1850 History records him as a relatively progressive and unbiased for his time 5 For example during the full sitting of the German Confederation s landtag in 1831 he played a significant part in getting the upper chamber to approve the Liberal Press Act put forward by the government under pressure from the lower chamber 6 This removed censorship at least for home affairs in Baden He was also influential in the abolition of tithes and fedual duties 7 Charitable work Edit Charles was also distinguished by his large charities among other foundations he established a hospital at Donaueschingen For the industrial development of the country too he did much and proved himself also a notable patron of the arts His palace of Donaueschingen with its collections of paintings engravings and coins was a centre of culture where poets painters and musicians met with princely entertainment 1 Issue Edit Charles Egon II Prince of Furstenberg Heiligenberger Furstenbrunnen With Amalie he had seven children Marie Elisabeth 15 March 1819 9 April 1897 Karl Egon III 4 March 1820 15 March 1892 Maria Amalia 12 February 1821 17 January 1899 19 April 1845 Viktor I of Hohenlohe Schillingsfurst Duke of Ratibor Maximilian Egon I 29 March 1822 27 July 1873 23 Mai 1860 Countess Leontine von Khevenhuller Metsch Marie Henriette 16 July 1823 19 September 1834 Emil Egon 12 September 1825 15 May 1899 31 Mai 1875 Countess Leontine von Khevenhuller Metsch Pauline Wilhelmine 11 June 1829 3 August 1900 15 April 1847 Hugo Prince of Hohenlohe OehringenHonours Edit Baden 8 Grand Cross of the House Order of Fidelity 1806 Grand Cross of the Order of the Zahringer Lion 1817 Wurttemberg Grand Cross of the Order of the Wurttemberg Crown 1826 9 Austrian Empire Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece 1836 10 Grand Cross of the Royal Hungarian Order of Saint Stephen 1849 11 Ernestine duchies Grand Cross of the Saxe Ernestine House Order May 1842 12 Kingdom of Prussia Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle 18 January 1851 13 References Edit a b c One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Furstenberg s v Karl Egon Encyclopaedia Britannica 11th ed Cambridge University Press pp 366 367 in German Volker Schupp Joseph von Lassberg die Furstlich Furstenbergische Handschriftensammlung und Johann Leonhard Hug Professor an der Universitat Freiburg in Freiburger Universitatsblatter 131 1996 S 97 in German Karoline von Freystedt Erinnerungen aus dem Hofleben Heidelberg 1902 S 146 147 in German Karl Stiefel Baden 1648 1952 Band 1 S 258 in German Karl Stiefel Baden 1648 1952 Band 1 S 258 in German Furst v Furstenberg durch geistvolle mannlich kraftige Rede ruhmlichts erkampfen helfen s Karl von Rotteck Geschichte des badischen Landtags von 1831 Hildburgshausen 1833 S 277 Chisholm 1911 Hof und Staats Handbuch des Grossherzogtum Baden 1853 Grossherzogliche Orden pp 32 47 Wurttemberg 1854 Koniglich Wurttembergisches Hof und Staats Handbuch 1854 Guttenberg p 32 Boettger T F Chevaliers de la Toison d Or Knights of the Golden Fleece La Confrerie Amicale Retrieved 25 June 2019 A Szent Istvan Rend tagjai Archived 22 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine Adress Handbuch des Herzogthums Sachsen Coburg und Gotha 1843 Herzogliche Sachsen Ernestinischer Hausorden p 7 in German Hermann Hengst Die Ritter des Schwarzen Adlerordens Verlag Alexander Duncker Berlin 1901 S 123 Bibliography in German EditKarl Siegfried Bader Furstin Elisabeth zu Furstenberg im Kampf um die Erhaltung der Rechte ihres mediatisierten Hauses in Schriften des Vereins fur Geschichte und Naturgeschichte der Baar und der angrenzenden Landesteile in Donaueschingen XXIV Heft 1956 Donaueschingen 1956 S 119 153 online PDF 43 9 MB Friedrich von Weech Karl Egon Furst zu Furstenberg in Friedrich von Weech Herausgeber Badische Biographien Erster Theil Heidelberg 1875 S 272 274 Digitalisat Friedrich von Weech 1878 Furstenberg Karl Egon Furst zu Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie ADB in German vol 8 Leipzig Duncker amp Humblot pp 227 228 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charles Egon II Prince of Furstenberg amp oldid 1126198347, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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