The
House of Guttenberg was a prominent
Franconian noble family, belonging to an old
German nobility, named after Guttenberg Castle. Johann Gottfried was born at
Marloffstein Castle, as the son of Gottfried Wilhelm von und zu Guttenberg zu Steinenhausen und Leuzenhof (1623–1683) and his wife and cousin, Maria Kunigunda Ursula von und zu Guttenberg zu Kirchlauter (1623–1681). In the
Nine Years' War, the Prince-Bishop allied with the
Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor and provided him with troops. During his life, he built schloss
Kirchlauter (
Bavaria) on his private property, which he inherited from his mother. ==Death==