Christoph Friedrich von Stälin (4 August 1805, in
Calw – 12 August 1873, in
Stuttgart) was a German librarian and historian. He was the father of archivist Paul Friedrich von Stälin (1840–1909).
Grave marker of Stälin at the Pragfriedhof in Stuttgart
Publications
His best written effort was a history of
Württemberg, published in four parts from 1841 to 1873:
Wirtembergische Geschichte.
Volume 1: Schwaben und Südfranken von der Urzeit bis 1080 (1841) –
Swabia and southern
Franconia from prehistoric times to 1080.
Volume 2: Schwaben und Südfranken : Hohenstaufenzeit; 1080 - 1268 (1847) – Swabia and southern Franconia:
Hohenstaufen period; 1080–1268.
Volume 3: Schwaben und Südfranken : Schluss d. Mittelalters; 1269 - 1496 (1856) – Swabia and southern Franconia: Conclusion of the Middle Ages; 1269–1496.
Volume 4: Schwaben und Südfranken vornehmlich im 16. Jahrhundert : Zeit d. württ. Herzoge Eberhard II., Ulrich, Christoph, Ludwig; 1498 - 1593 (1873) – Swabia and southern Franconia, mainly in the 16th century. Era of the Württemberg dukes
Eberhard II,
Ulrich,
Christoph,
Ludwig; 1498–1593.[3]