Wilhelm Egon von Fürstenberg
Wilhelm Egon von Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg | |
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Portrait of Wilhelm Egon von Fürstenberg | |
| Born | 2 December 1629 |
| Died | 10 April 1704 (aged 74) |
| Noble family | Fürstenberg |
| Father | Egon VIII von Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg |
| Mother | Anna Maria of Hohenzollern-Hechingen |
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.