Religion Lutheran Name Stephanie Guttenberg | Role Activist Parents Charlotte Kinberg | |
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Full Name Grafin von Bismarck-Schonhausen Children Anna zu Guttenberg (2001)Mathilde zu Guttenberg (2002) Similar People Karl‑Theodor zu Guttenberg, Enoch zu Guttenberg, Heiko von der Leyen, Karin Stoiber | ||
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Stephanie Freifrau von und zu Guttenberg (born 24 November 1976 in Munich), née Stephanie Gräfin von Bismarck-Schönhausen, is a German activist against child abuse, and the president of the German section of Innocence in Danger, a human rights NGO working to protect the rights of children on the Internet and working to restrict the spread of child pornography, and a co-author of a book about these topics.
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- Background
- Activism
- Awards
- Publications
- References
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 Otto, Prince of Bismarck, and great-granddaughter of Foreign Secretary Herbert, Prince of Bismarck. She is also a descendant of Robert Whitehead, the inventor of the torpedo, through diplomat Alexander, Count of Hoyos.
Background
Stephanie zu Guttenberg is the only daughter of Andreas Graf von Bismarck-Schönhausen and Charlotte Kinberg, a Swedish interior architect with partial Dutch/German ancestry. She has two older half-siblings on her mother's side. Guttenberg grew up bilingual, and in addition to her native German and Swedish, she speaks English, French and Italian.
She attained 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
She has served as the President of the German division of Innocence in Danger, an organization dedicated to fighting child abuse, safeguarding children's rights online, and curbing the proliferation of child pornography.
In September 2010, she published the book Schaut nicht weg! Was wir gegen sexuellen Missbrauch tun müssen, co-written with Anne-Ev Ustorf.
She accompanied her husband when visiting the troops in Afghanistan in December 2010, which drew some criticism from the opposition.
On 24 January 2011, Stephanie zu Guttenberg became Patron of the Deutsche Multiple Sklerose Gesellschaft in Bavaria.
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