Rothbart

Rothbart, Rotbart or Rottbart is a surname of German origin. The members of this family have historically held notable positions in various governments, various ecclesiastical positions, and owned significant lands.

Notable people with the surname include:

• Franz Rotbart (1480–1570), first Protestant pastor in Görlitz, also known as the true reformer of Görlitz
• Alois Rotbart, Austrian Catholic priest
• Monsignor Josef Rothbart, Austrian Catholic priest and professor
• Georg Konrad Rothbart, German architect, Saxe-Coburg-Gotha court councillor, and Construction official in the service of Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
• Hans Rothbart, a German architect, knight, castle captain of Veste Coburg, head of the ducal private office and president of the ducal cabinet in the service of Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
• Gustav Rothbart, German landowner, farmer, politician, Kreistag and Reichstag member
• Johann Lorenz Theodor Rothbart, oil painter, watercolor painter, draftsman, lithographer
• Davy Rothbart (born 1975), American writer and filmmaker
• Ferdinand Rothbart (1823–1899), German painter
• Michael Forster Rothbart, American photojournalist

Rotbart can also refer to:

• Pater Rotbart – nickname of Joachim Haspinger, a Capuchin priest who played a key role in the Tyrolean Rebellion of 1809
• a German form of the name Barbarossa of Emperor Frederick I.
• a German brand of razor, used by German soldiers during World War II
• a long-period comet C/1946 K1 (Pajdusakova-Rotbart-Weber)

Fictional

• Baron von Rothbart, character from the ballet Swan Lake

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