Gottfried I, Count of Sponheim

Gottfried I, Count of Sponheim (c. 1115 - ff. 1183) was a member of the House of Sponheim, son of Meginhard I, Count of Sponheim. He was count of Sponheim from 1136 until his death, when he was succeeded by his son Gottfried II.

He was a witness to a certain charter of Hildegard of Bingen, for Rupertsberg Convent, ^[1] but his signature went missing. ^[2]

Gottfried I was the ancestor of a number of counts and dukes, whose seat was Stonheim Castle, until 1437. ^[3]

References

1. Schipperges, Heinrich (1998). The World of Hildegard of Bingen: Her Life, Times, and Visions. Liturgical. p. 31. ISBN   9780814625439 . Retrieved 25 September 2025.
2. Marsolais, Miriam Lorraine (2002). "God's Land is My Land": The Territorial-political Context of Hildegard of Bingen's Rupertsberg Calling. University of California Berkeley. p. iv. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
3. Ulwencreutz, Lars (2013), House of Sponheim, in Ulwencreutz's The Royal Families in Europe V, p. 353, ISBN   9781304581358 , retrieved 25 September 2025

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