Franz Engelbert Barbo von Waxenstein (21 July 1664 – 25 December 1706) was a Carniolan nobleman who was the Count of Waxenstein and Baron of Gutteneck, Päßberg and Zobelsberg.
Franz Engelbert Barbo von Waxenstein was born on 21 July 1664 in Carniola.
His mother chose a religious career for him, and so he was educated to be a priest.
He attended the Collegium Germanicum in Rome from 1684 until 1688, when he was ordained as a Catholic priest.
He was also appointed to the position of Titular bishop of Dara the same year.