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Froben Christoph of Zimmern
1519Feb, 19

Froben Christoph of Zimmern

Froben Christoph of Zimmern, Author of the Zimmern Chronicle (d. 1566)
Count Froben Christoph of Zimmern (19 February 1519 – 27 November 1566) was the author of the Zimmern Chronicle and a member of the von Zimmern family of Swabian nobility.

This article is based primarily on Beat Rudolf Jenny's biography of him.

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