Wilhelm Egon von Fürstenberg
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Wilhelm Egon von Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg (2 December 1629 – 10 April 1704[1]) 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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Wilhelm Egon von Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg | |
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Born | (1629-12-02)2 December 1629 |
Died | 10 April 1704(1704-04-10) (aged 74) |
Noble family | Fürstenberg |
Father | Egon VIII von Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg |
Mother | Anna Maria of Hohenzollern-Hechingen |
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