[2] Anton of Schauenburg was the son of Jobst I, Count of Holstein-Schauenburg and his wife Mary of Nassau-Siegen.
His elder brother Adolf III of Schauenburg was his predecessor as Archbishop of Cologne (1547-1556).
Anton was never ordained as a priest or as a bishop, and had only achieved the clerical rank of subdeacon at the time of his death.
He spent the bulk of his time as Archbishop attempting to improve the disastrous financial situation of the archbishopric.
Cornelis Floris de Vriendt created matching tombs for Anton and his brother Adolf in Cologne Cathedral.