Spouse(s) Marie de Ligny | Noble family Fürstenberg | |
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Born 23 April 1656Munich ( 1656-04-23 ) Parents Herman Egon, Prince of Fürstenberg Grandparents Egon VIII of Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg, Anna Maria of Hohenzollern-Hechingen Great-grandparent Frederick IV of Fürstenberg | ||
Anton Egon, Prince of Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg (23 April 1656 in Munich – 10 October 1716 in the Hunting Lodge Wermsdorf in Wermsdorf) was Imperial Prince and Princely Landgrave of Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg and Governor of the Electorate of Saxony under Elector August II the Strong.
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Life
Anton Egon was a member of the noble Fürstenberg family. He was the son of Herman Egon, Prince of Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg and Maria Franziska of Fürstenberg-Stühlingen. His father had served as High Chamberlain in Bavaria.
In 1697, a personal union was founded between Saxony and Poland. Anton Egon acted as governor of Saxony while the Elector was in Poland. As governor, he would sometimes could out essential functions at court.
As an imperial prince, he ranked above the local nobility. At court, he represented the Elector, August the Strong, who was frequently absent. He was always ready to protect the intests of the Electorate of Saxony. Historian disagree in their assessment of his character. Elector August gave Anton Egen a palace in Dresden, which was then named Fürstenberg Palace.
Anton Egon died on 10 October 1716 in the Hunting Lodge Wermsdorf and, because he was a Roman Catholic, he was buried in the Sankt Marienstern Abbey in Panschwitz-Kuckau. His heart was placed near the coats-of-arms of his ancestors to the left of the altar in the chapel of Heiligenberg Castle. After his death, the office of Governor of Saxony was abolished.
Marriage and issue
Anton Egon married on 11 January 1677 to Marie (1656-1711), a daughter of Jean, Marquis de Ligny and Elizabeth Boyer. The marriage produced four children: