Heinrich Fürst zu Fürstenberg explained

Heinrich Fürst zu Fürstenberg
Birth Name:Heinrich Maximilian Egon Karl Prinz zu Fürstenberg
Birth Date:17 July 1950
Birth Place:Schloss Heiligenberg, Heiligenberg, Baden, West Germany
Succession:Head of the House of Fürstenberg
Reign:2002–2024
Reign-Type:Tenure
Predecessor:Joachim Egon
Successor:Christian
House:Fürstenberg
Spouse:Maximiliane Prinzessin zu Windisch-Graetz
Issue:Christian
Antonius
Father:Joachim Egon Fürst zu Fürstenberg
Mother:Paula Gräfin von Königsegg-Aulendorf

Heinrich Fürst zu Fürstenberg (17 July 1950 – 11 July 2024) was a German landowner and head of the former princely House of Fürstenberg from 2002 to 2024.

Early years

Heinrich Fürst zu Fürstenberg was born in 1950 at Schloss Heiligenberg in Heiligenberg, Germany. He was the eldest son of Joachim Egon Fürst zu Fürstenberg (1923-2002), and his wife, Paula Gräfin von Königsegg-Aulendorf (1926-2019).[1] He studied economics at the University of Vienna.[2]

Career

Fürstenberg's father died in 2002, and he assumed the role as head of the House of Fürstenberg at that time.[2] [3] He owned and managed the family businesses, which include landholdings and beer brewing.[4]

The Fürstenberg family manages 18,000 hectares of forest in the southwest of Germany.[5] The family was granted the right to brew beer in 1283 by Rudolf I of Germany and has been in the business ever since. In 2005, Fürstenberg joined the Fürstenberg Brewery with Brau Holding International.[6]

Personal life and family

In 1976, Fürstenberg married his second cousin, Maximiliane Prinzessin zu Windisch-Graetz, in Rome, Italy.[7] In 1977, their first child, Christian, was born. In 1985, their second child, Antonius, was born.

In September 2010, his elder son married Jeannette Griesel.[8] His younger son married Matilde dei Principi Borromeo Arese Taverna in 2011.[9]

In 2012, he was added to the International Best Dressed Hall of Fame.[10]

Fürstenberg died following a long illness on 11 July 2024, at the age of 73.[2] He was succeeded as head of the house by his elder son, Christian Fürst zu Fürstenberg.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00034848&tree=LEO
  2. Web site: Bote . Schwarzwälder . Adelsfamilie in Donaueschingen trauert: Heinrich Fürst zu Fürstenberg verstorben . 2024-07-11 . schwarzwaelder-bote.de . de.
  3. Web site: Taki . 21 June 2014 . Coming soon: my engagement to Kristin Scott Thomas . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190117044236/https://www.spectator.co.uk/2014/06/my-engagement-to-kristin-scott-thomas-will-be-announced-later-this-year/ . 17 January 2019 . The Spectator.
  4. Book: Smit, Barbara . The Heineken Story: The remarkably refreshing tale of the beer that conquered the world . 6 November 2014 . Profile Books . 9781782831136 . Google Books.
  5. Web site: 2024-07-11 . Welcome to the forestry company Prince of Fürstenberg . 2024-07-11 . ff-forst.de.
  6. Web site: 2000-today - Fürstenberg . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170203123835/https://www.fuerstenberg-beer.com/about-us/2000-today/ . 3 February 2017 . fuerstenberg-beer.com.
  7. News: Koncius . Jura . 1980-10-09 . The Prince's Pilsner . 2019-01-18 . The Washington Post.
  8. Web site: Koenig . Marlene Eilers . 2010-09-21 . Royal Musings: Hereditary Prince Christian zu Fürstenberg ties the knot . 2024-07-11 . Royal Musings.
  9. Web site: 28 September 2011 . Prince and Princess Antonius Zu Furstenberg . 11 July 2024 . Vogue (Italy) . it.
  10. Web site: 6 August 2014 . The International Best-Dressed Poll Hall of Fame . 11 July 2024 . Vanity Fair.