Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg

Quick Facts

Full Name	Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Dec 5, 1971(1971-12-05)
Age	53
Country	Germany
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg Biography

Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on December 5, 1971 in Germany.

Karl-Theodor Maria Nikolaus Johann Jacob Philipp Franz Joseph Sylvester Buhl- Freiherr von und zu Guttenberg (born 5 December 1971) is a German businessman and politician of the Christian Social Union (CSU). He served as a member of the Bundestag from 2002 to 2011, as Secretary-General of the CSU from 2008 to 2009, as Federal Minister for Economics and Technology in 2009 and as Federal Minister of Defence from 2009 to 2011.

Guttenberg’s mother, Christiane zu Eltz is a member of the Eltz family, which has strong ties with Croatia. She is the daughter of Ludwine, Countess Pejacsevich de Verocze. Her father was Jakob von und zu Eltz, a former President of the Association of Winemakers in Rheingau who became active in Croatian politics after Croatian independence. She divorced Enoch zu Guttenberg in 1977, and Karl-Theodor grew up with his father. His mother married secondly Adolf Richard Barthold von Ribbentrop, owner of an Eltville art gallery and son of Joachim von Ribbentrop, in 1985, and has two children from her second marriage. Guttenberg has a younger brother, Philipp Franz zu Guttenberg (born 1973), who married a daughter of Godfrey James Macdonald, the 8th Baron Macdonald.

Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg Net Worth

Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg is one of the richest Politician from Germany. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Karl- Theodor zu Guttenberg 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

His grandfather, Karl Theodor Freiherr von und zu Guttenberg (1921–1972), was a CSU politician and hard-line conservative during the Cold War, noted for his opposition to the Ostpolitik. During the Second World War, he narrowly escaped execution after refusing to kill Jews, stating that he would rather shoot SS members. Several other members of Guttenberg’s family also offered resistance to the Nazi regime, among them his great-grandfather Georg Enoch Freiherr von und zu Guttenberg, and Karl Ludwig Freiherr von und zu Guttenberg, a great- great-uncle of Guttenberg. Karl Ludwig was a Catholic monarchist, who prior to the Second World War published the “Weiße Blätter” (White Papers), an important publication of the conservative opposition to the Nazi regime. He belonged to the circle of anti-Hitler conspirators around Hans von Dohnányi, Justus Delbrück, and Hans Oster. After the failure of the 20 July plot he was arrested and later executed. His grandmother, Rosa Sophie Prinzessin von Arenberg (1922–2012), was a member of the House of Arenberg.

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From October 2005 to November 2008, Guttenberg served as chairman of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag’s Foreign Affairs Committee and as spokesman of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag’s Committee on disarmament, non-proliferation and arms control. He also chaired the CSU Foreign Policy Expert Committee and the German-British parliamentary group during that time.

Facts & Trivia

Kassa Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Germany. Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg celebrates birthday on December 5 of every year.

In September 2008, the CSU suffered heavy losses in the Bavaria state election and lost its absolute majority in the Bavarian Landtag – for the first time in 46 years. As a result of this political defeat the CSU party leadership stepped down and Horst Seehofer, the new CSU chairman and minister-president of Bavaria, appointed Guttenberg as secretary general of the CSU in November 2008.

Top Facts about Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg

1. Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg was born on December 5, 1971.
2. He served as Germany’s Minister of Defense from 2009-2011.
3. Guttenberg resigned after a plagiarism scandal in his doctoral thesis.
4. He is a member of the Christian Social Union (CSU) party.
5. Guttenberg has been involved in various business ventures since leaving politics.
6. He holds degrees from the University of Bayreuth and the University of Geneva.
7. Guttenberg is married with two children.
8. He has authored several books, including “Vorerst gescheitert: Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg im Gespräch” (Temporarily Failed: Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg in Conversation).
9. In 2011, he was named one of Time magazine’s “100 most influential people.”
10. Despite his political downfall, Guttenberg remains a popular figure in Germany and beyond.