Johann Nepomuk Anton was the firstborn son of
Joseph I Adam, 5th Prince of Schwarzenberg and Maria Theresa of Liechtenstein (1721-1753), daughter of
Joseph Johann Adam, Prince of Liechtenstein. In 1782, he became 6th Prince of Schwarzenberg and Knight in the
Order of the Golden Fleece. During his brief term as Prince from 1782 to 1789, he devoted himself to the administration and expansion of the Schwarzenberg fortune and, unlike his father and grandfather, led a very secluded life. He also did not hold their important positions at the Viennese imperial court. However, he was an Imperial and Royal Chamberlain and a Privy Councilor. He was also Coronation Ambassador to Rome at the coronation of
Pope Clement XIII and Imperial Hereditary Court Judge at the Court of Rottweil. His interest lay in the improvement of agriculture and forestry. He advocated for new, more effective methods of agricultural cultivation and had
clover and
alfalfa cultivated. He primarily pursued and supported forestry development in the Bohemian Forest. During his reign, construction of the Schwarzenberg Flood Canal, designed by Joseph Rosenauer, and the reconstruction of the Main Crane in
Marktbreit after the severe flood of 1784, took place. Johann I died just 47 years old, and is buried in
Třeboň (Wittingau). • Eleonore Karoline (1777-1782) • Maria Elise (1778-1791) • Maria Theresia (1780-1870), married Friedrich Egon Landgrave of Fürstenberg (1774-1856) • Johann Nepomuk (1782-1783) • Eleonore Sophie (1783-1846). == References ==