House of Guttenberg

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Guttenberg coat-of-arms

Burg Guttenberg

The Kleinbardorf castle, owned by the Guttenberg family 1691–1896

Schloss Kirchlauter

Schloss Fronberg

The House of Guttenberg is a prominent Franconian family which traces its origins back to 1149 with a Gundeloh v. Blassenberg (Plassenberg). Though, the first mention in a document is dated 1158. The name Guttenberg is derived from Guttenberg and was adopted by a Heinrich von Blassenberg around 1310. The Plassenberg family were ministerial of the Counts of Andechs (later the dukes of Andechs-Meranien) and used as their seat the Plassenburg of Kulmbach. The castle of Guttenberg remains the main seat of the family. The family currently consists of two branches. The elder branch, von und zu Guttenberg and the younger Steinhausen branch. In 1700 the family rose from Reichsritter (Imperial Knights) to Reichsfreiherr (Barons of the Holy Roman Empire). After the Holy Roman Empire dissolved, they were made ‘’Freiherr’‘ (Barons) of Bavaria (1814 & 1817).

Prominent members

Johann Gottfried von Guttenberg, Prince-Bishop of Würzburg (1684–1698)
Elisabeth Johanna Freifrau von und zu Guttenberg (1900–1998), chair of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Katholischer Frauen Bayerns
Emil Freiherr von Guttenberg (1841–1941), Austrian politician
Enoch zu Guttenberg (born 1946), conductor
Karl Ludwig Freiherr von und zu Guttenberg (1902–1945), anti-Nazi activist and Catholic monarchist
Karl Theodor Freiherr von und zu Guttenberg (1921–1972), German CSU politician
Karl-Theodor Freiherr von und zu Guttenberg (born 1971), German CSU politician, former Federal Minister of Commerce and Minister of Defense in the Merkel Cabinets
Philipp Anton Christoph Freiherr von Guttenberg, Domherr of Würzburg

Localities with the Guttenberg Coat-of-Arms

Coat-of-arms of municipality of Guttenberg
Coat-of-arms of municipality of Kirchlauter
Coat-of-arms of municipality of Sulzdorf an der Lederhecke
Coat-of-arms of municipality of Rugendorf
Coat-of-arms of municipality of Breitbrunn
Coat-of-arms of municipality of Bindlach
Coat-of-arms of municipality of Ködnitz

Literature

Genealogisches Handbuch des in Bayern immatrikulierten Adels, Band XXV, 2004, Pages 420-430

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