House of Guttenberg

The Plassenberg family members were ministeriales 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 the rank of Reichsritter (Imperial Knight) to Reichsfreiherr (Baron of the Holy Roman Empire). After the Holy Roman Empire dissolved, they were given the rank of Freiherr (Baron) of Bavaria (1814 and 1817). According to historian Werner Wagenhöfer, the Guttenberg family is the most researched family of the low nobility in Franconia, along with the Seckendorff and Bibra families. == Prominent members ==

• Johann Gottfried von Guttenberg, Prince-Bishop of Würzburg (1684–1698) • Emil Freiherr von Guttenberg (1841–1941), Austrian politician • Elisabeth Johanna Freifrau von und zu Guttenberg (1900–1998), chair of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Katholischer Frauen Bayerns • 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 • Enoch zu Guttenberg (1946–2018), conductor • Karl-Theodor Freiherr von und zu Guttenberg (born 1971), German CSU politician, former Federal Minister of Commerce and Minister of Defense in the first and second Merkel Cabinets • Philipp Anton Christoph Freiherr von Guttenberg, Domherr of Würzburg ==Localities with the Guttenberg coat-of-arms==

Image:DEU Guttenberg COA.svg|Coat-of-arms of municipality of Guttenberg Image:DEU Kirchlauter COA.svg|Coat-of-arms of municipality of Kirchlauter Image:DEU Sulzdorf COA.svg|Coat-of-arms of municipality of Sulzdorf an der Lederhecke Image:DEU Rugendorf COA.svg|Coat-of-arms of municipality of Rugendorf Image:DEU Breitbrunn COA.svg|Coat-of-arms of municipality of Breitbrunn Image:Wappen Bindlach.png|Coat-of-arms of municipality of Bindlach Image:DEU Ködnitz COA.svg|Coat-of-arms of municipality of Ködnitz == References ==