Johann Gottfried Freiherr von Guttenberg (born 6 November 1645 at Schloss Marloffstein

Marloffstein

Marloffstein is a town in the district of Erlangen-Höchstadt, in Bavaria, Germany....

, died 14 December 1698 in Würzburg

Würzburg

Würzburg is a city in the region of Franconia which lies in the northern tip of Bavaria, Germany. Located at the Main River, it is the capital of the Regierungsbezirk Lower Franconia. The regional dialect is Franconian....

) was the Prince-Bishop

Prince-Bishop

A Prince-Bishop is a bishop who is a territorial Prince of the Church on account of one or more secular principalities, usually pre-existent titles of nobility held concurrently with their inherent clerical office...

 of Würzburg

Bishopric of Würzburg

The Bishopric of Würzburg was a prince-bishopric in the Holy Roman Empire, located in Lower Franconia, around the city of Würzburg, Germany. Würzburg was a diocese from 743. In the 18th century, its bishop was often also Bishop of Bamberg...

 from 1684 until his death.

The [House of Guttenberg] was a prominent [Franconia|Franconian] noble family, named after the Burg Guttenberg.

In the Nine Years' War, the Prince-Bishop allied with the Emperor (Leopold I) and provided him with troops.