branch of the family had become extinct. The Rheinbundakte of 1806 dissolved Fürstenberg. Most of its territory was given to the Grand Duchy of Baden; smaller parts were given to the Kingdom of Württemberg, the principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen and the Kingdom of Bavaria. The princely family is still today residing at Donaueschingen, Heiligenberg and Weitra. Princes of the Stühlingen branch First prince The first Fürst zu Fürstenberg of the Fürstenberg-Stühlingen branch, which was mainly residing in Bohemia, Joseph Wilhelm Ernst, was born 12 January 1699. He was the second son of Prosper Ferdinand, Count of Fürstenberg-Stühlingen, killed at the Landau on 21 November 1704 during the War of the Spanish Succession, and his wife Sophia, Countess of Königsegg-Rothenfels (1674–1727). On 2 February 1716, Joseph Wilhelm Ernst was raised to princely status, after the princely Heiligenberg branch had become extinct. He married in 1723 countess Maria Anna of Waldstein-Wartenberg (22 February 1707–12 November 1756). After her death in 1756, he married in 1761 to Maria Anna countess von der Wahl (born 22 September 173621 March 1808). He died in Vienna, 29 April 1762. There was no issue from his second marriage. From his first marriage, he had eight children: Marie Eleonore, 15 December 1726 16 December 1726 Joseph Wenzel Johann Nepomuk, Prague 21 March 1728 Donaueschingen 2 June 1783 Karl Borromäus Egon, Prague, 7 May 1729 Prague 11 July 1787. He married on 25 June 1753 to the Countess (Gräfin) Maria Josepha von Sternberg (24 June 1735 16 January 1803). Marie Henriette Josepha, born in Prague 31 March 1732 and died in Regensburg 4 June 1772. Married in Regensburg to Prince Alexander Ferdinand von Thurn und Taxis Maria Emanuela Sophie (nun), Prague, 25 December 173328 March 1776 Maria Theresia Josepha (nun), Prague, 4 September 17368 May 1774 Maria Augusta Josepha, an abbess in Hradčany (1731 1770) Second prince Joseph Wenzel Johann Nepomuk was the first son of the first prince. He was born in Prague, Prague 2 March 1728, and died at Donaueschingen 2 June 1783; he married 21 July 1748 to the Countess (Gräfin) Maria Josepha von Waldburg und Trauchburg (30 March 1731 7 May 1782). They had seven children: Johann Nepomuck Joseph, 7 July 1755 6 October 1755 Joseph Maria Benedikt Karl, third Fürst zu Fürstenberg, 9 January 1758, died at Donaueschingen 24 June 1796; married in Hechingen 1778 to Maria Antonia von Hohenzollern-Hechingen (10 November 1760 25 July