Wilhelm Egon von Fürstenberg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Wilhelm Egon von Fürstenberg

Catholic cardinal

Date of Birth: 02-Dec-1629

Place of Birth: Heiligenberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Date of Death: 10-Apr-1704

Profession: Catholic priest

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Wilhelm Egon von Fürstenberg

  • Wilhelm Egon von Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg (2 December 1629 – 10 April 1704) was a German count and later prince of Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg in the Holy Roman Empire.
  • He was a clergyman who became bishop of Strasbourg, and was heavily involved in European politics after the Thirty Years' War.
  • He worked for the Archbishop-Elector of Cologne and Louis XIV of France at the same time, and was arrested and tried for treason for convincing the Elector to fight on the opposite side of a war from the Empire.

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