Stephanie zu Guttenberg

Stephanie Freifrau von und zu Guttenberg

Stephanie von und zu Guttenberg (2010)
Born Gräfin von Bismarck-Schönhausen[1]
24 November 1976 (1976-11-24) (age 35)
Munich
Spouse Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg
Children Anna (2001) and Mathilde (2002) zu Guttenberg
Parents Andreas Graf von Bismarck-Schönhausen
Charlotte Kinberg
Relatives House of Bismarck (by birth), House of Guttenberg (by marriage)

Stephanie Freifrau von und zu Guttenberg (born 24 November 1976 in Munich[2]), née Stephanie Gräfin von Bismarck-Schönhausen, is a German activist against child abuse, and the President of Innocence in Danger, an NGO advocating Internet censorship of child pornography[3][4] and a co-author of a book about these topics.

She is the wife of Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, the former German Minister of Defence. A member of the Bismarck family, she is the great-great-granddaughter of Chancellor Otto, Prince of Bismarck and great-granddaughter of Foreign Secretary Herbert, Prince of Bismarck. She is also a descendant of Robert Whitehead, the inventor of the torpedo, and diplomat Alexander, Count of Hoyos.

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Background

Stephanie zu Guttenberg is the only daughter of Andreas Graf von Bismarck-Schönhausen and Charlotte Kinberg, a Swedish interior architect with partial Dutch/German ancestry.[5] She has two older half-siblings on her mother's side. Guttenberg grew up bilingual, and in addition to her native German and Swedish, she speaks English, French and Italian.[5]

She got a degree in business administration and textile engineering (Fashion Business Management) from the private academy Fachakademie für Textil & Schuhe in Nagold, and has worked during her schooling for several textile companies.

On 12 February 2000, she married Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, whom she had met when attending Love Parade in Berlin in 1995. They have two daughters, born in 2001 and 2002.

Activism

She has been President of the German section of Innocence in Danger, an organisation combating child abuse and lobbying for Internet censorship of child pornography.[4][5]

In September 2010, she published the book Schaut nicht weg! Was wir gegen sexuellen Missbrauch tun müssen, co-written with Anne-Ev Ustorf.[6]

She accompanied her husband when visiting the troops in Afghanistan in December 2010,[7] which drew some criticism from the opposition.[8]

On 24 January 2011, Stephanie zu Guttenberg became Patron of the Deutsche Multiple Sklerose Gesellschaft[9] in Bavaria.[10]

Awards

Publications

Ancestry

References

  1. ^ Genealogisches Handbuch des in Bayern immatrikulierten Adels, Vol. XXV, 2004, p. 422.
  2. ^ Binder, Elizabeth, 2009: Die Guttenbergs - Zu Verdis Klängen, Der Tagesspiegel, 21 November 2009
  3. ^ Jungholt, Thorsten, 2009: Wie der Kampf gegen Kinderpornos funktioniert in Die Welt vom 25. März 2009, abgerufen am 22. September 2010.
  4. ^ a b Heftiger Lobbybetrieb vor Anhörung zu Web-Sperren Heise vom 26. Mai 2009
  5. ^ a b c Haas-Pilwat, Dagmar, 2009: Frau zu Guttenberg, geb. Bismarck: Jung, engagiert, adelig. In: Rheinische Post, 4 March 2009
  6. ^ Kinder müssen nein sagen können Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 6 September 2010
  7. ^ Stephanie zu Guttenberg joins husband on Afghanistan visit, The Local, 13 Dec 10
  8. ^ PR-inside, 13 December 2010, Bundeswehrverband verteidigt Afghanistan-Besuch von Stephanie zu Guttenberg
  9. ^ Deutsche Multiple Sklerose Gesellschaft
  10. ^ http://www.bayern.landtag.de/cps/rde/xchg/landtag/x/-/www1/2261_7048.htm
  11. ^ Ehrenpreis für Kampf gegen Kindesmissbrauch, World Vision Deutschland, 2010-05-26