Stephanie zu Guttenberg
Stephanie Freifrau von und zu Guttenberg (born 24 November 1976 in Munich[2]), née Stephanie Gräfin von Bismarck-Schönhausen (Countess of Bismarck-Schönhausen), is a German activist against child abuse, and the President of Innocence in Danger, a group which wants Internet censorship of child pornography.[3][4] She has also co-written a book about these topics.
| Stephanie zu Guttenberg | |
|---|---|
| Countess (Gräfin) of Bismarck-Schönhausen, Baroness (Freifrau) of Guttenberg[1] | |
 Stephanie von und zu Guttenberg (2010) | |
| Born | 24 November 1976 Munich |
| Noble family | House of Bismarck (by birth), House of Guttenberg (by marriage) |
| Spouse(s) | Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg |
| Issue
Anna (2001) and Mathilde (2002) zu Guttenberg | |
| Father | Andreas Graf von Bismarck-Schönhausen |
| Mother | Charlotte Kinberg |
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 Prince Otto 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.
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
changeShe 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 in Bavaria.[9]
Awards
change- 2010: "Ehrenpreis für Kampf gegen Kindesmissbrauch", Deutscher Kinderpreis, World Vision Deutschland.[10]
Publications
change- Stephanie zu Guttenberg, Anne-Ev Ustorf, Schaut nicht weg!, Verlag Kreuz, 2010, ISBN 978-3-7831-3485-8
References
change- ↑ Genealogisches Handbuch des in Bayern immatrikulierten Adels, Vol. XXV, 2004, p. 422.
- ↑ Binder, Elizabeth, 2009: Die Guttenbergs - Zu Verdis Klängen, Der Tagesspiegel, 21 November 2009
- ↑ Jungholt, Thorsten, 2009: Wie der Kampf gegen Kinderpornos funktioniert in Die Welt vom 25. März 2009, abgerufen am 22. September 2010.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Heftiger Lobbybetrieb vor Anhörung zu Web-Sperren Archived 2011-08-05 at the Wayback Machine Heise vom 26. Mai 2009
- ↑ Haas-Pilwat, Dagmar, 2009: Frau zu Guttenberg, geb. Bismarck: Jung, engagiert, adelig. In: Rheinische Post, 4 March 2009
- ↑ Kinder müssen nein sagen können Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 6 September 2010
- ↑ Stephanie zu Guttenberg joins husband on Afghanistan visit Archived 2011-02-20 at the Wayback Machine, The Local, 13 Dec 10
- ↑ "PR-inside, 13 December 2010, Bundeswehrverband verteidigt Afghanistan-Besuch von Stephanie zu Guttenberg". Archived from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
- ↑ "Herzlich willkommen beim Bayerischen Landtag - 24.01.2011 - Stephanie Freifrau zu Guttenberg übernimmt Schirmherrschaft der Deutschen Multiple Sklerose Gesellschaft Bayern". Archived from the original on 2012-03-18. Retrieved 2011-03-04.
- ↑ Ehrenpreis für Kampf gegen Kindesmissbrauch Archived 2010-12-03 at the Wayback Machine, World Vision Deutschland, 2010-05-26