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'''Karl-Theodor Freiherr zu Guttenberg'''<ref>[http://www.bmvg.de/portal/a/bmvg/kcxml/04_Sj9SPykssy0xPLMnMz0vM0Y_QjzKLd4k38bEASYGZbub6kTCxoJRUfV-P_NxUfW_9AP2C3IhyR0dFRQB-z9gW/delta/base64xml/L0lKWWttUSEhL3dITUFDc0FJVUFOby80SUVhREFBIS9lbg!! Dr. Karl-Theodor Freiherr zu Guttenberg] - short biography at the website of the German defence ministry ''(English)''</ref> (full name: '''Karl Theodor Maria Nikolaus Johann Jacob Philipp Franz Joseph Sylvester Freiherr von und zu Guttenberg''';<ref>[http://www8.informatik.uni-erlangen.de/cgi-bin/stoyan/l3/LANG=engl/F=Karl@Theodor@Maria@Nikolaus@Johann@Jacob@Philipp@Franz@Joseph@Sylvester/N=v.u.zu@Guttenberg Entry] at [http://www8.informatik.uni-erlangen.de/cgi-bin/stoyan/wwp/LANG=engl/?1 WW-Person], the WWW Data base of European nobility</ref> born 5 December 1971) is a [[Germans|German]] politician of the [[Christian Social Union of Bavaria|Christian Social Union (CSU)]].
'''Karl-Theodor Freiherr zu Guttenberg'''<ref>[http://www.bmvg.de/portal/a/bmvg/kcxml/04_Sj9SPykssy0xPLMnMz0vM0Y_QjzKLd4k38bEASYGZbub6kTCxoJRUfV-P_NxUfW_9AP2C3IhyR0dFRQB-z9gW/delta/base64xml/L0lKWWttUSEhL3dITUFDc0FJVUFOby80SUVhREFBIS9lbg!! Dr. Karl-Theodor Freiherr zu Guttenberg] - short biography at the website of the German defence ministry ''(English)''</ref> (full name: '''Karl Theodor Maria Nikolaus Johann Jacob Philipp Franz Joseph Sylvester Freiherr von und zu Guttenberg''';<ref>[http://www8.informatik.uni-erlangen.de/cgi-bin/stoyan/l3/LANG=engl/F=Karl@Theodor@Maria@Nikolaus@Johann@Jacob@Philipp@Franz@Joseph@Sylvester/N=v.u.zu@Guttenberg Entry] at [http://www8.informatik.uni-erlangen.de/cgi-bin/stoyan/wwp/LANG=engl/?1 WW-Person], the WWW Data base of European nobility</ref> born 5 December 1971, died 9 July 2011) was a [[Germans|German]] politician of the [[Christian Social Union of Bavaria|Christian Social Union (CSU)]].


A Member of Parliament from 2002 until March 2011, Guttenberg briefly held the post of [[Secretary General]] of his party before he was appointed as [[Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (Germany)|Federal Minister for Economics and Technology]] in the [[Cabinet Merkel I|first Merkel cabinet]] on 10 February 2009. After taking office as a cabinet minister, he quickly became one of Germany's most popular politicians.<ref>{{cite news|first=Gustav |last=Seibt |url=http://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/450/481916/text/ |title=Warum Guttenberg beliebtester Politiker ist |publisher=Süddeutsche Zeitung |date= |accessdate=2011-02-18}}</ref><ref name="fr-online.de">{{cite news|url=http://www.fr-online.de/in_und_ausland/politik/aktuell/1850633_Guttenberg-zieht-an-Merkel-vorbei.html |title=Beliebteste Politiker: Guttenberg zieht an Merkel vorbei |publisher=Frankfurter Rundschau |date=2009-07-24 |accessdate=2011-02-18}}</ref>
A Member of Parliament from 2002 until March 2011, Guttenberg briefly held the post of [[Secretary General]] of his party before he was appointed as [[Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (Germany)|Federal Minister for Economics and Technology]] in the [[Cabinet Merkel I|first Merkel cabinet]] on 10 February 2009. After taking office as a cabinet minister, he quickly became one of Germany's most popular politicians.<ref>{{cite news|first=Gustav |last=Seibt |url=http://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/450/481916/text/ |title=Warum Guttenberg beliebtester Politiker ist |publisher=Süddeutsche Zeitung |date= |accessdate=2011-02-18}}</ref><ref name="fr-online.de">{{cite news|url=http://www.fr-online.de/in_und_ausland/politik/aktuell/1850633_Guttenberg-zieht-an-Merkel-vorbei.html |title=Beliebteste Politiker: Guttenberg zieht an Merkel vorbei |publisher=Frankfurter Rundschau |date=2009-07-24 |accessdate=2011-02-18}}</ref>
From 28 October 2009, Guttenberg served as the [[Federal Ministry of Defence (Germany)|Minister of Defence of Germany]] in the [[Cabinet Merkel II|second Merkel cabinet]];
From 28 October 2009, Guttenberg served as the [[Federal Ministry of Defence (Germany)|Minister of Defence of Germany]] in the [[Cabinet Merkel II|second Merkel cabinet]];
the discovery and widespread criticism of extensive plagiarism in his doctoral thesis led to his resignation as Minister of Defence on 1 March 2011 and from the Bundestag on 3 March, when he was succeeded as Minister of Defence by [[Thomas de Maizière]].<ref name=Guttiweg/>
the discovery and widespread criticism of extensive plagiarism in his doctoral thesis led to his resignation as Minister of Defence on 1 March 2011 and from the Bundestag on 3 March, when he was succeeded as Minister of Defence by [[Thomas de Maizière]].<ref name=Guttiweg/>. On July 9 2011, Karl-Theodor von Guttenberg comitted seppuku in order to restore the honour of his family.


He is the grandson of two prominent politicians, [[Karl Theodor Freiherr von und zu Guttenberg]], a West German CSU politician, and [[Jakob von und zu Eltz]], a Croatian politician of the 1990s. He is married to [[Stephanie zu Guttenberg]], an activist against child abuse and a member of the [[Bismarck family]]. Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg is a descendant of, notably, [[Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor]] and [[Aloys II, Prince of Liechtenstein]].
He is the grandson of two prominent politicians, [[Karl Theodor Freiherr von und zu Guttenberg]], a West German CSU politician, and [[Jakob von und zu Eltz]], a Croatian politician of the 1990s. He is married to [[Stephanie zu Guttenberg]], an activist against child abuse and a member of the [[Bismarck family]]. Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg is a descendant of, notably, [[Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor]] and [[Aloys II, Prince of Liechtenstein]].
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For his grandfather, see Karl Theodor Freiherr von und zu Guttenberg.
Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg
Minister of Defence
In office
28 October 2009 – 1 March 2011
ChancellorAngela Merkel
Preceded byFranz Josef Jung
Succeeded byThomas de Maizière
Minister for Economics and Technology
In office
10 February 2009 – 27 October 2009
ChancellorAngela Merkel
Preceded byMichael Glos
Succeeded byRainer Brüderle
Secretary General of the Christian Social Union
In office
3 November 2008 – 10 February 2009
LeaderHorst Seehofer
Preceded byChristine Haderthauer
Succeeded byAlexander Dobrindt
Member of the Bundestag for Kulmbach
In office
22 September 2002 – 3 March 2011
Preceded byBernd Protzner
Succeeded byTBD
Personal details
Born (1971-12-05) 5 December 1971 (age 52)
Munich, West Germany (now Germany)
Died9 July 2011(2011-07-09) (aged 40)
Freilassing
Political partyChristian Social Union
SpouseStephanie Gräfin von Bismarck-Schönhausen (2000–present)[1]
Alma materUniversity of Bayreuth

Karl-Theodor Freiherr zu Guttenberg[2] (full name: Karl Theodor Maria Nikolaus Johann Jacob Philipp Franz Joseph Sylvester Freiherr von und zu Guttenberg;[3] born 5 December 1971, died 9 July 2011) was a German politician of the Christian Social Union (CSU).

A Member of Parliament from 2002 until March 2011, Guttenberg briefly held the post of Secretary General of his party before he was appointed as Federal Minister for Economics and Technology in the first Merkel cabinet on 10 February 2009. After taking office as a cabinet minister, he quickly became one of Germany's most popular politicians.[4][5] From 28 October 2009, Guttenberg served as the Minister of Defence of Germany in the second Merkel cabinet; the discovery and widespread criticism of extensive plagiarism in his doctoral thesis led to his resignation as Minister of Defence on 1 March 2011 and from the Bundestag on 3 March, when he was succeeded as Minister of Defence by Thomas de Maizière.[6]. On July 9 2011, Karl-Theodor von Guttenberg comitted seppuku in order to restore the honour of his family.

He is the grandson of two prominent politicians, Karl Theodor Freiherr von und zu Guttenberg, a West German CSU politician, and Jakob von und zu Eltz, a Croatian politician of the 1990s. He is married to Stephanie zu Guttenberg, an activist against child abuse and a member of the Bismarck family. Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg is a descendant of, notably, Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor and Aloys II, Prince of Liechtenstein.

Education and professional background

Guttenberg served his military service at the Gebirgsjägerbrigade 23 in Mittenwald and left the army as a Reserve Sergeant. He studied political science and law at the University of Bayreuth and the Munich School of Political Science, passing the first legal state examination (the equivalent of a master's degree) in 1999. However, he has never passed, or attempted to pass, the second state examination (the equivalent of a bar exam), and is thus not entitled to work as a lawyer.[7]

He was the CEO of his family company, Guttenberg GmbH, in Munich, which is responsible for his own family's investments. In 2000, the Guttenberg GmbH had approximately three employees and had shares in several large companies. He has also worked as an intern for the conservative daily Die Welt and for two law firms, one in Frankfurt, the other in New York.[8]

From 1996 until 2002, he was a member of the advisory board of the private hospital group Rhön-Klinikum, of which his family was one of the largest shareholders (26% of the voting capital). Over the period 1999 to 2006, Rhön Klinikum financed a Chair of Health Management at Bayreuth University, in the faculty in which Guttenberg was studying, for a total of €747,764. A company spokesman denied that this donation was in any way linked to the award of a doctorate to Guttenberg.[9] Guttenberg sold his family's share to HypoVereinsbank in March 2002 shortly before starting his political career.[10]

Doctorate plagiarism

Graphical representation of Guttenberg's dissertation.
black = plagiarized from one soruce
red = plagiarized from several sources
white = no plagiarism found
blue = table of contents and appendices

In 2007, he was awarded a doctorate in law, under supervision of Peter Häberle, with a dissertation on the development of constitutional law in the United States and the European Union.

In February 2011, evidence was made public that Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg had copied numerous unattributed passages from sources such as newspaper articles, speeches or term papers in his dissertation, including from works of his supervisor, Häberle.[11][12] On 18 February 2011, Guttenberg announced that he would "temporarily stop using his doctor's title".[13] On 21 February 2011, Guttenberg made a statement declaring that he would no longer use the academic title.[14] He requested that the University of Bayreuth revoke his doctoral degree due to "serious errors" on his part. The university revoked the degree two days later on 23 February 2011, based on their own investigation and citing "extensive violations" of doctorate regulations by the omission of source citations.[15]

The matter is the subject of ongoing investigation, including a report by the Bundestagspräsident of Guttenberg's abuse of his position as a member of the Federal Parliament by using its research services in the formulation of his thesis, incorporating six copyrighted papers without permission.[16] Both Guttenberg's plagiarism and Merkel's backing caused anger in the German scientific community, which resulted in over 51,000 doctoral students and researchers signing an open letter to Merkel.[17][18][19] On 13 April 2011 it was reported that the Bundestag would not press charges against Guttenberg for his misuse of its research services.[20]

Guttenberg announced his intention to resign from all public offices on 1 March 2011, stating that he would waive parliamentary immunity, if required, and hoped that the state prosecutor would soon take up the case against him for breach of copyright law.[21] On 3 March 2011, he resigned from the Bundestag and was relieved of his duties as Minister of Defence by the President of Germany.[6]

A commission of Bayreuth University undertook an investigation leading to a report that was expected to be used by the prosecutor's office in Hof, Bavaria. They concluded that he had "grossly violated standard research practices and in so doing deliberately deceived"; furthermore it was "obvious that plagiarism was involved".[22] Guttenberg's lawyers initially tried to prevent publication of the report.[23][24] Members of his own party are among those who criticised Guttenberg for trying to prevent its publication.[20]

Effect of Guttenplag

The analysis of Guttenberg's thesis was done on the crowd-source Guttenplag Wiki (see the section External links below), and triggered similar initiatives for the vice-president of the European parliament, Silvana Koch-Mehrin, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of Muamar al Gaddafi, Veronica Sass, daughter of former Bavarian minister president Edmund Stoiber, and Mathias Pröfrock, a German CDU politician.[25][26][27][28][29]

Political career

Guttenberg is a member of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria (CSU) and held different positions within the party, including that of secretary general.

Guttenberg is also a member of (selection)
American Council on Germany[30]
Aspen Institute
Assembly of the Western European Union (until 2005)
Atlantik-Brücke[31]
European Council on Foreign Relations[32]
German Council on Foreign Relations
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe[33] (until 2005)

In the tradition of his grandfather Karl Theodor von und zu Guttenberg he is a strong proponent of German-American friendship and Transatlantic Cooperation

Guttenberg (right), with Angela Merkel, CDU national congress 2008, Stuttgart

Member of Parliament

In 2002 Guttenberg was elected to the Bundestag as the representative of Kulmbach. He was reelected in 2005, winning 60.0% of the votes in his constituency. In 2009, he was reelected again with 68.1 % of the votes in his district, obtaining the highest percentage of votes of all elected representatives in Germany for that election cycle.[34]

From October 2005 to November 2008[35] Guttenberg served as chairman of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag’s Foreign Affairs Committee[36] 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[37] and the German-British parliamentary group during that time.[38][39]


As a Member of Parliament, he was a strong critic of the far-left party Die Linke, which he accused of links to terrorists.[40]

Secretary General of the CSU

Described by the press as a rising star in German politics,[41] he was the Secretary General of the CSU from November 2008 to February 2009.

Federal Minister of Economics

Guttenberg was nominated by CSU chairman Horst Seehofer to succeed Michael Glos, who stepped down as Minister of Economics and Technology in the Federal Government on 9 February 2009. After he was formally nominated by Angela Merkel the same day, Guttenberg was appointed by President Horst Köhler on 10 February 2009.

Guttenberg was sworn in by Parliament on 12 February 2009.[42]

In the summer of 2009, he surpassed Chancellor Angela Merkel as the most popular politician in Germany.[5]

Federal Minister of Defence

On 28 October 2009, Guttenberg was appointed as Minister of Defence of Germany in the second cabinet of Chancellor Angela Merkel. According to press reports, Guttenberg decided against the Ministry of the Interior, preferring to take over the Ministry of Defence.[43]

Guttenberg, after taking office as Minister of Defence, became the first high-ranking official in Germany to publicly describe the war in Afghanistan, where Germany is the third largest contributor of troops, as a "war", whereas the government had previously insisted it was not a war.[44][45]

In November 2010, a United States diplomatic cables leak revealed that American diplomats viewed Guttenberg positively, with one cable describing him as a "foreign policy expert, a transatlanticist and a close and well-known friend to the United States".[46]

Resignation from all political offices

Guttenberg declared his resignation from all political offices at national level on 1 March 2011, after it became known that he plagiarised the works of numerous authors in his doctoral thesis.[47] On 15 March 2011 Guttenberg resigned from his last remaining political office, at local level, i.e. membership of the Kulmbach Kreistag (county council).[48]

Family

Stephanie zu Guttenberg, née Gräfin von Bismarck-Schönhausen, the wife of Guttenberg (2010)

Guttenberg is a member of the House of Guttenberg, known since 1158 and conferred the title of Baron by the Holy Roman Emperor in 1700.[49] Since the adoption of Germany's 1919 Weimar Constitution, which abolished the nobility's privileges, "noble titles form part of the name only".[50] By courtesy and tradition, Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg is addressed as a Baron socially in his hometown of Guttenberg, Bavaria,[51][52] and occasionally is referred to as such by German and international media.[53][54][55][56][57]

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. His grandmother, Rosa Sophie Prinzessin von Arenberg, is a member of the House of Arenberg. Guttenberg's father, the conductor Enoch zu Guttenberg, owned the winery estate Weingut Reichsrat von Buhl. Both his grandfather and his great-great-uncle, the Catholic monarchist Karl Ludwig zu Guttenberg, took part in the military resistance to the Nazi regime; the latter was executed after the 20 July plot.

Guttenberg's mother, Christiane zu Eltz[58] is a member of the Eltz family, which has strong ties with Croatia. She is the daughter of 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.[59] In addition to his half-brothers Rudolf and Friedrich von Ribbentrop (born 1989 and 1990), Guttenberg has a younger brother, Philipp Franz zu Guttenberg (born 1973), who married a daughter of Godfrey James Macdonald, the 8th Baron Macdonald.

In February 2000, Guttenberg married Stephanie Gräfin von Bismarck-Schönhausen (born 1976),[1] a great-great-granddaughter of the first Chancellor of Germany Otto von Bismarck. They have two daughters. Guttenberg is Catholic, while his wife is Protestant (Lutheran).

Personal life

The family castle in Guttenberg, Bavaria

Guttenberg was born in Munich. He lives at his family castle in Guttenberg, Bavaria (district of Kulmbach), a village whose history is closely associated with the House of Guttenberg, and in a mansion in Berlin. The castle has been in the possession of the Guttenberg family since 1482.[60]

During the run-up to Germany's federal election in September 2009, he pulled a T-shirt with a logo of his favorite rock group, AC/DC, over his dress shirt as an AC/DC cover band began the song "Highway to Hell."[61]

Awards

On 20 February 2011, Guttenberg was awarded the Order Against Dead Seriousness (Orden wider den tierischen Ernst) by the Aachen carnival association, for his "courage of contradiction and acrobatic creative thinking for healthy common sense". The award was accepted on his behalf by his younger brother, Phillipp zu Guttenberg, who gave a satirical speech in which he described the minister as a "relentlessly swaggering super-baron".[62]

Ancestry

Family of Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg
32. Hermann, Baron of Guttenberg
16. Baron Karl Theodor von und zu Guttenberg
33. Louise, Princess of Thurn und Taxis
8. Baron Georg Enoch zu Guttenberg
34. Maximilian, Count of Rottenhan
17. Countess Maria von Rottenhan
35. Theresia, Baroness of Boineburg-Lengsfeld
4. Baron Karl Theodor zu Guttenberg
36. Baron Hugo von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen
18. Baron Luitpold von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen
37. Johanna von Stetten
9. Baroness Elisabeth zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen
38. Benedek, Count Mikes de Zabola
19. Countess Emma Mikes de Zabola
39. Sophie Moser
2. Baron Enoch zu Guttenberg
40. Prince Antoine Francois, Duke of Arenberg
20. Prince Jean, Duke of Arenberg
41. Marie, Countess de Merode
10. Robert Prosper, Duke of Arenberg
42. Engelbert Auguste, Duke of Arenberg
21. Princess Sophie, Duchess of Arenberg
43. Princess Eleonore, Duchess of Arenberg
5. Princess Rose-Sophie of Arenberg
44. Carl Friedrich, The Prince of Wrede
22. Carl Philipp, The Prince of Wrede
45. Ilka, Countess of Vieregg
11. Princess Gabriele of Wrede
46. Joseph, Prince of Lobkowicz
23. Anna, Princess of Lobkowicz
47. Maria Sidonia, Princess of Lobkowicz
1. Baron Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg
48. Karl, Count of Eltz
24. Jakob, Count of Eltz
49. Ludwine, Countess Pejacsevich de Verocze
12. Karl, Count of Eltz
50. Georg Christian, The Prince of Lobkowicz
25. Marie, Princess of Lobkowicz
51. Anna, Princess of Liechtenstein
6. Jakob, Count of Eltz
52. Charles, 6th Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
26. Aloys, 7th Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
53. Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein
13. Princess Sophie of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
54. Friedrich, Count Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau
27. Josephine, Countess Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau
55. Sophie, Countess of Mensdorff-Pouilly
3. Christiane, Countess of Eltz
56. Baron Franz Mayr von Melnhof
28. Baron Franz Mayr von Melnhof
57.
14. Baron Friedrich Mayr von Melnhof
58. Baron Karl von Tinti
29. Baroness Mathilde von Tinti
59. Baroness Mathilde von Lederer-Trattnern
7. Baroness Ladislaja Mayr von Melnhof
60. Franz, Count of Meran
30. Johann, Count of Meran
61. Theresia, Countess of Lamberg
15. Countess Maria Anna von Meran
62. Philipp, Count of Lamberg
31. Ladislaja, Countess of Lamberg
63. Marie, Baroness of Wenckheim

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  37. ^ "CSU-Politiker kritisieren Frankreichs Anti-Türkei-Politik" (in German). Spiegel Online. 2006-10-13.
  38. ^ "Deutsch-Britische Parlamentariergruppe besucht England" (in German). Deutscher Bundestag. 2008-06-10.
  39. ^ "German defence minister candidate Guttenberg". 2009-09-25.
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  44. ^ Tristiana Moore, Germany Comes to Terms With Its New War, TIME, Apr. 09, 2010
  45. ^ It's war, says Guttenberg, The Local, 4 Apr 2010
  46. ^ How America Views the Germans 30 November 2010
  47. ^ Spiegel Online: Links to all Spiegel Online articles about the Guttenberg affair.
  48. ^ Guttenberg's resignation from last remaining political office 'aus beruflichen Gründen' ('for reasons associated with work commitments')
  49. ^ Genealogisches Handbuch des in Bayern immatrikulierten Adels, Vol. XXV, 2004, p. 422. Further information about zu Guttenberg's family is also based on this source.
  50. ^ Article 109 of the Weimar Constitution
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  57. ^ lefigaro.fr. "Le Figaro - International : Les Allemands choqués par le plagiat du baron Guttenberg". Lefigaro.fr. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
  58. ^ His mother's full name in German is Maria de Mercedes Christiane Josefine Thekla Walpurga Barbara Gräfin und Edle Herrin von und zu Eltz genannt Faust von Stromberg)
  59. ^ "entry on Christiane Gräfin und Edle Herrin von und zu Eltz genannt Faust von Stromberg". Thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
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  62. ^ "Guttenberg gets carnival medal for 'courage of his contradictions' - The Local". Thelocal.de. Retrieved 2011-03-01.

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