Fürstenberg belonged to the Catholic Münster Circle (familia sacra) around the Princess Amalie von Gallitzin, who lived in Münster since 1779 and with whom he had a close friendship. His letters to the princess are an important literary testimony of the century. After the French Revolution of 1789, Fürstenberg took intensive care of fleeing clerics from Flanders and Brabant, who were stranded in Münster, during the Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars together with Amalie von Gallitzin. Fürstenberg was buried at the Überwasserfriedhof in Münster; since 21 October 1929 his grave has been in the cemetery of the canons of St. Paul's Cathedral in Münster. References Sources Esser, W. (1842). Franz von Fürstenberg. Dessen Leben und Wirken nebst seinen Schriften über Erziehung und Unterricht [Franz von Fürstenberg. His life and achievements, accompanied by his writings on education and teaching.]. Münster, Germany: J. H. Deiters. 1729 births 1810 deaths Franz Friedrich