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- ↑ (in German) Heinzelmann, Josef. Spanheimer-Späne -- Schachwappen und Konradinererbe. http://www.genealogie-mittelalter.de/heinzelmann_josef/spanheimer_spaene.html
- ↑ (in German) Heinzelmann, Josef. Hildegard von Bingen und ihre Verwandten -- Genealogische Anmerkungen. http://www.genealogie-mittelalter.de/heinzelmann_josef/hildegard_von_bingen.html
- ↑ Jackman, Donald C.. Stromburg. Medieval German Counties. Medieval Prosopography. http://www.enlaplage.com/prosop/counts/countyA/county85.htm
- ↑ (in German) Heinzelmann, Josef. Ludwig von Arnstein und seine Verwandtschaft -- Zur mitteleuropäischen Adelsgeschichte um 1100. http://www.genealogie-mittelalter.de/heinzelmann_josef/ludwig_von_arnstein.html