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).[3]
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.
