Fürstenberg (also Fuerstenberg and Furstenberg) may refer to:

Historical states

* Fürstenberg-Baar, county (1441–1559) * Fürstenberg-Blumberg, county (1559–1614) * Fürstenberg-Donaueschingen, county (1617–1698) * Fürstenberg-Fürstenberg, county (1408–1441, 1704–1716) and principality (1716–1804) * Fürstenberg-Geisingen, county (1441–1483) *

Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg was a county and later a principality in southern Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located in the historical territory of Heiligenberg. It was created as a partition of Fürstenberg-Baar in 1559, and it suffered one partition ...

, county (1559–1664) and principality (1664–1716) * Fürstenberg-Messkirch, county (1614–1716) and principality (1716–1744) * Fürstenberg-Möhringen, county (1599–1641) * Fürstenberg-Pürglitz, principality (1762–1806) * Fürstenberg-Stühlingen, county (1614–1704) *

Fürstenberg-Taikowitz Fürstenberg-Taikowitz was a cadet branch of the Princes of the Holy Roman Empire, princely House of Fürstenberg (Swabia), House of Fürstenberg, originally from Duchy of Swabia, Swabia in present-day Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It emerged in 175 ...

, county (1759–1806) *

Fürstenberg-Weitra Fürstenberg-Weitra was a cadet branch of the Princes of the Holy Roman Empire, princely House of Fürstenberg (Swabia), House of Fürstenberg, originally from Donaueschingen in Duchy of Swabia, Swabia, in present-day southwestern Baden-Württemb ...

, county (1705–1806) * Fürstenberg-Wolfach, county (1408–1490) *

Principality of Fürstenberg Fürstenberg was a county (), and later a principality (''Fürstentum''), of the Holy Roman Empire in Swabia, which was located in present-day southern Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Its ruling family was the House of Fürstenberg (Swabia), House o ...

, county (1250–1408) and principality

Cities and municipalities

Fürstenberg/Havel Fürstenberg () is a town in the Oberhavel district, Brandenburg, Germany. Geography Fürstenberg is situated on the Havel, River Havel, south of Neustrelitz, and north of Berlin. The town lies at the southern edge of the Mecklenburg Lake Di ...

, a city in the district of Oberhavel, Brandenburg, Germany *

Fürstenberg, Lower Saxony Fürstenberg () is a municipality in the district of Holzminden, in Lower Saxony, Germany and lies on the Weser river in the Weser Uplands, near Höxter and Holzminden. The Fürstenberg China Factory, founded in 1747, is the third-oldest porcelai ...

, a municipality in the district Holzminden, Lower Saxony, Germany * Fürstenberg, part of

Eisenhüttenstadt Eisenhüttenstadt (; ; ) is a town in the Oder-Spree district of the state of Brandenburg, in eastern Germany, on the border with Poland. East Germany founded the city in 1950. It was known as Stalinstadt () between 1953 and 1961. Geography Th ...

, Brandenburg, Germany * A quarter of

Xanten Xanten (, Low Rhenish: ''Santen'') is a town in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the district of Wesel. Xanten is known for the Archaeological Park, one of the largest archaeological open air museums in the ...

in the district of Wesel (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany * A part of

Lichtenfels, Hesse Lichtenfels () is a small town in Waldeck-Frankenberg district in northwest Hesse, Germany. Geography Location Lichtenfels lies at the northeast foot of the Rothaargebirge, some southwest of Kassel. It is not far from the western end of the ...

, Germany * A quarter of

Bad Wünnenberg Bad Wünnenberg () is a town in the district of Paderborn, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on the river Aabach, approximately 20 km south of Paderborn Paderborn (; Westphalian language, Westphalian: ''Patterbuorn'', al ...

, Paderborn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Castles

Fürstenberg Castle (Rheindiebach) The Burg Fürstenberg is a castle in the municipality of Oberdiebach in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to ...

, castle ruin near Oberdiebach-Rheindiebach in Landkreis Mainz-Bingen in Rheinland-Pfalz *

Fürstenberg Castle (Hüfingen) Fürstenberg Castle ( or simply ''Fürstenberg'', literally "Prince's Hill") is a castle in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on the ''Fürstenberg'' hill in the Baar region, near the town of Hüfingen. The castle was first mentioned in ...

, Hüfingen-Fürstenberg, Baden-Württemberg *

Fürstenberg Castle (Höingen) Fürstenberg Castle (), also called the Electoral Cologne State Castle ('' kurkölnische Landesburg''), is a ruined castle near the former site of the village Höingen, in the municipality of Ense, Soest in the German state of North Rhine-Westp ...

, Ense, North Rhine-Westphalia

Noble families

House of Fürstenberg (Swabia) The House of Fürstenberg () 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 ...

, from Swabia (now southern Baden-Württemberg), Germany *

House of Fürstenberg (Westphalia) The House of Fürstenberg () is the name of a German nobility, German noble family of Westphalia, which descended from Hermannus de Vorstenberg. He was a liegeman of the Archbishop of Cologne, who was among the prince electors of the Holy Roman E ...

, from Westphalia, Germany

Family name

Clara Agnelli Clara Jeanne Nuvoletti (née Agnelli; 7 April 1920 – 19 July 2016), formerly Princess Clara von Fürstenberg, was an Italian socialite and heiress. Early life and family Clara Jeanne Agnelli was born in Turin on 7 April 1920 to Edoardo Agn ...

, the former Princess Clara von Fürstenberg (1920–2016), Italian socialite *

Prince Alexander von Fürstenberg Prince Alexander von Fürstenberg (born Alexandre Egon von und zu Fürstenberg; January 25, 1970) is an American businessman, socialite, and the son of fashion designers Diane von Fürstenberg and Prince Egon von Fürstenberg. Early life and ...

(born 1970), son of Diane von Fürstenberg, fashion designer *

Alexandra von Fürstenberg Alexandra Natasha von Fürstenberg (; born October 3, 1972) is a Hong Kong-born American heiress, socialite, entrepreneur and furniture designer based in Los Angeles. She is the youngest daughter of American billionaire and DFS Group co-founder ...

(born 1972), American image director for DvF *

Virginia von Fürstenberg Princess Virginia Maria Clara von und zu Fürstenberg (''Virginia Maria Clara Prinzessin von und zu Fürstenberg''; 5 October 1974 – 10 May 2023) was an Italian artist, poet, filmmaker, and fashion designer. Early life and family Princess ...

(1974–2023), Italian fashion designer and artist *

Betsy von Furstenberg Elizabeth Caroline Maria Agatha Felicitas Therese, Graf, Gräfin von Fürstenberg-Herdringen (August 16, 1931 – April 21, 2015), known as Betsy von Furstenberg, was a German-born American actress who starred in several Broadway theatre, Broadw ...

(1931–2015), German-American actress and writer *

Carl Fürstenberg Carl Fürstenberg (28 August 1850 – 9 February 1933) was one of the most prominent German bankers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, and was responsible for the revival of the German mining industry during his era. B ...

(1850–1933), German prominent banker *

Diane von Fürstenberg Diane von Fürstenberg (born Diane Simone Michele Halfin; 31 December 1946) is a Belgian fashion designer best known for her wrap dress. She initially rose to prominence in 1969 when she married into the German princely House of Fürstenberg ...

(born 1946), Belgian-American fashion designer *

Eleonore of Fürstenberg Eleonore of Fürstenberg (11 October 1523 – 23 June 1544 in Bouxwiller, Bas-Rhin, Bouxwiller) was a daughter of Count Frederick III of Fürstenberg (princely family), Fürstenberg. Eleanore was a convinced Protestant. However, she had littl ...

(1523–1544), daughter of Count Frederick III of Fürstenberg * Elimar Freiherr von Fürstenberg (1910–1981), German politician *

Elisabeth zu Fürstenberg Elisabeth zu Fürstenberg (1767–1822), regent of the Fürstenberg-Fürstenberg during the minority of her son, Charles Egon II, from 1804 until 1806. Biography Born into the rich House of Thurn und Taxis, she was the daughter of Alexander Fe ...

(1767–1822), Princess consort of Fürstenberg *

Prince Egon von Fürstenberg Prince Egon von Fürstenberg (Eduard Egon Peter Paul Giovanni Prinz zu Fürstenberg; 29 June 1946 – 11 June 2004) was a socialite, banker, fashion and interior designer, and a member of the former German princely family of Fürstenberg. In ...

(1946–2004), fashion designer * Franz Egon von Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg (1625–1682), bishop of Strassburg * Franz Egon von Fürstenberg-Stammheim (1797–1859), German landowner and politician * Franz Friedrich Wilhelm von Fürstenberg (1729–1810), German statesman * Hani Furstenberg, Israeli-American actress and singer *

Hillel Furstenberg Hillel "Harry" Furstenberg (; born September 29, 1935) is a German-born American-Israeli mathematician and professor emeritus at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is a member of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities and U.S. Natio ...

(born 1935), Israeli mathematician * Ira von Fürstenberg (1940–2024), European socialite and actress * Jeannette zu Fürstenberg (born 1982), German businesswoman * Joachim of Fürstenberg (1538–1598), Count of Fürstenberg *

Karl Aloys zu Fürstenberg Karl Aloys zu Fürstenberg (26 June 1760 – 25 March 1799) was an Austrian military commander. He achieved the rank of Field Marshal and died at the Battle of Stockach. A younger member of a cadet branch of the House of Fürstenberg, at his b ...

(1760–1799), soldier in the Austrian service *

Matilde Borromeo Matilde Prinzessin zu Fürstenberg (born ''Donna'' Matilde ''dei Principi'' Borromeo Arese Taverna; 8 August 1983) is an Italian equestrian and horse breeder. She is a member of the House of Borromeo, an Italian noble family with historic ties to ...

, the Princess Matilde zu Fürstenberg (born 1983), Italian equestrian * Maximilian von Fürstenberg (1904–1988), cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church *

Pontus Fürstenberg Pontus Fürstenberg (4 October 1827 – 10 April 1902) was a Swedish art collector and merchant from a Jewish family. He was married to Göthilda Magnus. Background Pontus Fürstenberg was born at Östra Hamngatan 26, in Gothenburg, Sweden. ...

(1827–1902), Swedish art collector and merchant from a Jewish family * Talita von Fürstenberg (born 1999), granddaughter of Diane von Fürstenberg, model and socialite *

Tatiana von Fürstenberg Princess Tatiana Desirée von Fürstenberg (''Tatiana Desirée Prinzessin zu Fürstenberg''; born February 16, 1971) is an American art curator, singer-songwriter, actress, philanthropist, and filmmaker. Early life and family Von Fürstenberg ...

(born 1971), American rock singer and filmmaker * Wilhelm Egon von Fürstenberg (1629–1704), German clergyman and bishop of Strasbourg * Yakov Ganetsky/Hanecki, real name Jakub Fürstenberg, Bolshevik revolutionary

Other

* Fürstenberg (Baar), a mountain of Baden-Württemberg, Germany *

Fürstenberg Brewery The Fürstenberg Brewery (German: ''Fürstlich Fürstenbergische Brauerei'') is a brewery in Donaueschingen, Germany. It has been a subsidiary of Brau Holding International since 2005, before which it was owned by the House of Fürstenberg, a ...

(''Fürstlich Fürstenbergische Brauerei''), a brewery *

Fürstenberg China The Fürstenberg China Factory () was founded on 11 January 1747 in Fürstenberg, Lower Saxony, Fürstenberg, on the Weser river, by Johann Georg von Langen at the direction of Duke Charles I of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. It is the second-oldest p ...