Christoph Louis (Ludovingian) Springer (1091 - 1120)

Born 1091 in Waldenburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Descendants

Died 1120 at about age 29 in Waldenburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

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Biography

Christoph Louis I, Count Springer of Waldenburg was according to a publication by Moses C. Springer on the Springer Family, born in 1091, the son of Louis II 'the Springer', Landgrave of Thuringia.^[1] However although Ludwig II 'der Springer, Landgraf von Thuringen did exist,^[2] a son by the name of Christoph Louis is not confirmed by any other independent source and he and his descendants for many generations are fabrications. See Category: Springer Family Fabrication.

He is supposedly married to Countess Adelgunda of Weihe and they had six children;^[3]

1. Christoph Bernhardt I, born 1111, died 1121;
2. Christoph Louis II, born 1112, died 1115;
3. Louis Udo I, born 1114, died 1119;
4. Maria Matilda, born 1116;
5. Gottlob Hermann I, born 1118;
6. Winfried I, born 1120;

But Adelgunda and all 6 children are also fabrications.

Christoph Louis I, died 1120.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Springer, M.C., A Genealogical Table and History of the Springer Family in Europe and North America for eight centuries, from the earliest German Princes; Origin of the name etc., Philadelphia: Dickson & Gilling, 1881. p. 98. Digital image, Internet Archive, https://archive.org/details/genealogicaltabl00spri : accessed 28 December 2019.
2. ↑ Schwennicke, Detlev, ed., Europäische Stammtafeln: Die Fränkischen Könige Und Die Könige Und Kaiser, Stammesherzoge, Kurfürsten, Markgrafen Und Herzoge Des Heiligen Römischen Reiches Deutscher Nation. Vol. I.1. Neue folge ed. Frankfurt am Main: Vittorio Klostermann, 1998. Tafel 145.
3. ↑ Springer, Springer Family in Europe and North America, p. 119.