He was the eldest son of Joachim Egon Fürst zu Fürstenberg (1923-2002), and his wife, Paula Gräfin von Königsegg-Aulendorf (1926-2019).

[5][better source needed] The family was granted the right to brew beer in 1283 by Rudolf I of Germany and has been in the business ever since.

[7] In 1976, Fürstenberg married his second cousin, Maximiliane Prinzessin zu Windisch-Graetz, in Rome, Italy.

[citation needed] His younger son married Matilde dei Principi Borromeo Arese Taverna in 2011.

[2] He was succeeded as head of the house by his elder son, Christian Fürst zu Fürstenberg.