Friedrich Egon von Fürstenberg

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Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	Friedrich Egon von Fürstenberg 8 October 1813 Vienna, Austrian Empire
Died	20 August 1892(1892-08-20) (aged 78) Hukvaldy, Austria-Hungary
Buried	Saint Wenceslas Cathedral
Parents	Friedrich Carl Fürstenberg Theresie Schwarzenberg
Alma mater	University of Vienna University of Olomouc
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Friedrich Egon von Fürstenberg (8 October 1813 – 20 August 1892) was a prelate of the Catholic Church who was archbishop of Olomouc from 1853 until his death almost forty years later. He was made a cardinal in 1879. By birth, he was member of the collateral branch of the House of Fürstenberg.

Biography

Friedrich Egon von Fürstenberg was born in Vienna in the Austrian Empire on 8 October 1813.^[1] He had the title of Landgrave; his parents were Landgrave Friedrich Carl zu Fürstenberg-Weitra (1774-1856) and Princess Maria Theresie zu Schwarzenberg (1780-1870). He was the cousin of Cardinal Friedrich Prince zu Schwarzenberg (1809–1885).^[a]

He chose to pursue a clerical career over his family's opposition.

in 1838. He became a non-resident canon of the cathedral chapter of Olomouc in 1832 and was ordained a priest on 15 October 1836.

He was chosen archbishop of Olomouc by its chapter on 6 June 1853 and the pope confirmed his appointment on 27 June 1853. He received his episcopal consecration in Olomouc on 4 September 1853 from his cousin Cardinal von Schwarzenberg, the archbishop of Prague.

He died in Hukvaldy, Moravia, on 20 August 1892.

Notes

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Marini, Antonio, ed. (1890). Calendario ecclesiastico per l'anno 1890 (in French and Italian). Rome. p. 71. Retrieved 20 February 2021.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
2. ^ Acta Sanctae Sedis (PDF). Vol. XI. 1878. pp. 587–8. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
3. ^ Acta Sanctae Sedis (PDF). Vol. XII. 1879. pp. 433, 444–5. Retrieved 18 February 2021.

External links

• "Friedrich Egon Cardinal von Fürstenberg". Catholic Hierarchy.
• "Fürstenberg, Friedrich Egon von". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church.