| Joseph Wilhelm Ernst | |
| Birth Date: | 13 April 1699 |
| Birth Place: | Augsburg |
| Death Place: | Vienna |
| Noble Family: | House of Fürstenberg |
| Father: | Prosper von Fürstenberg-Stühlingen |
| Mother: | Sophie von Königsegg-Rothenfels |
Joseph Wilhelm Ernst, Prince of Fürstenberg (13 April 1699 - 29 April 1762) was a prince of Fürstenberg-Fürstenberg who changed his residence to Donaueschingen, at the head of the Danube, and thus converted the existing settlement into a town and constructed Schloss Donaueschingen.[1]
Born as a member of the House of Fürstenberg Joseph was the second son of Landgrave Prosper von Fürstenberg-Stühlingen (1662–1704) and his wife, Countess Sophie Anna Eusebia von Königsegg-Rothenfels (1674–1727).
On 2 December 1716 Joseph was awarded with the hereditary title of Fürst by Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor.[2]
On 6 June 1723 he married Countess Maria Anna von Waldstein-Wartenberg, heiress of Pürglitz (1707-1756). They had six children:
In 1761 he married 37 years younger Countess Maria Anna von der Wahl (1736-1808). They didn't have children.[3]