House of Fürstenberg (Swabia)

The House of Fürstenberg (German pronunciation: [ˈfʏʁstn̩ˌbɛʁk] ) was an influential Swabian noble family in Germany, based primarily in what is today southern Baden-Württemberg near the source of the Danube river. Numerous members of the family have risen to prominence over the centuries as soldiers, churchmen, diplomats, and academics. Sometimes the name is gallicized as de Furstenberg or anglicized as Furstenberg.