Steffen Patzold (born 1 September 1972) is a German historian. Patzold is Professor of

Medieval History In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the Post-classical, post-classical period of World history (field), global history. It began with t ...

at the

University of Tübingen The University of Tübingen, officially the Eberhard Karl University of Tübingen (german: Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen; la, Universitas Eberhardina Carolina), is a public research university located in the city of Tübingen, Baden-W� ...

and specializes in the study of the study of political and religious history of the

Carolingian Empire The Carolingian Empire (800–888) was a large Frankish-dominated empire in western and central Europe during the Early Middle Ages. It was ruled by the Carolingian dynasty, which had ruled as kings of the Franks since 751 and as kings of the ...

Biography

Steffen Patzold was born in

Hanover Hanover (; german: Hannover ; nds, Hannober) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Lower Saxony. Its 535,932 (2021) inhabitants make it the 13th-largest city in Germany as well as the fourth-largest city in Northern Germany ...

, Germany on 1 September 1972. Patzold studied history, art history and journalism at the

University of Hamburg The University of Hamburg (german: link=no, Universität Hamburg, also referred to as UHH) is a public research university in Hamburg, Germany. It was founded on 28 March 1919 by combining the previous General Lecture System ('' Allgemeines Vo ...

from 1991 to 1996, gaining his MA in history under the supervision of

Hans-Werner Goetz Hans-Werner Goetz (born 16 July 1947) is a German historian who is Professor Emeritus of Medieval History at the University of Hamburg. Biography Hans-Werner Goetz was born in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. From 1969 to 1974, Goetz studied history and ...

. He gained his PhD in 1999. From 2000 to 2006, Patzold was the assistant of Goetz. He completed his habilitation at the University of Hamburg in 2006. Since 2007, Patzold has been Professor of

at the

. Patzold specializes in the study of political and religious history of the

. He is a Member of the

Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities The Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities (German: ''Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften''), established in 1909 in Heidelberg, Germany, is an assembly of scholars and scientists in the German state of Baden-Wuerttemberg. The Academ ...

and co-editor of '' Germanische Altertumskunde Online''.

Selected works

* ''Konflikte im Kloster'', 2000 * ''Episcopus'', 2008 * ''Das Lehnswesen'', 2012 * ''Ich und Karl der Große. Das Leben des Höflings Einhard,'' 2013 * ''Gefälschtes Recht aus dem Frühmittelalter'', 2015 * ''Presbyter. Moral, Mobilität und die Kirchenorganisation im Karolingerreich'',, 2020

Sources

* 1972 births German non-fiction writers German medievalists Germanic studies scholars Living people People from Hanover University of Hamburg alumni Academic staff of the University of Tübingen {{Germany-historian-stub