Christoph CHAPPUZEAU (1656-1734)

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[edit] Full name

Christoph Chappuzeau

[edit] Name variations

Chapuzeau, Chapiseau, Chapuseau and many others

[edit] Vital Statistics

• Sex : Male
• Born: 1656 at Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Christened 16 Nov 1656 Amsterdam, Waals-Hervormd, Oude Waalse kerk
• Died: 1734
• Interment: 11 March 1734 at Celle, Germany

One of Samuels's sons was described by Constantijn Huygens in 1680 as “un garcon noireau avec des cheveux courts”, a dark boy with short hair. It is not clear which son this was, probably not Christoph as he was then 23.

[edit] Pedigree

Christoph was the son of Samuel Chappuzeau (1625-1701), who was a scholar, author, playwright and tutor, and Maria de la Serra(z) (c1629-1662).

[edit] Siblings

See entry for Samuel Chappuzeau

[edit] Spouse(s)

• Anna Katharina Pflaumbaum (c1661-1744) married 17 OCT 1681

[edit] Offspring

Christoph had 18 children, who were educated at the expense of the Duke of Celle.

• Jermias Hermann Chappuzeau (1682-after 1716)
• Katharina Elisabeth Chappuzeau (1683-1689)
• Helena Clara Chappuzeau (1685-?)
• Albrecht Ludwig Chappuzeau (1686-1748), Dr Med
• Johann Christopher Chappuzeau (1687-?)
• Johann Heinrich Chappuzeau (1688-?)
• Georg Christian Chappuzeau (1690-1727)
• Catharina Elisabeth Chappuzeau (1691-1719)
• Maria Margaretha Chappuzeau (1692-1722)
• Konrad Nicolaus Chappuzeau (1693-?)
• Sara Chappuzeau (1695-?)
• Maria Juliana Chappuzeau (1696-?)
• Georg Wilhelm (1697-?)
• Eleonora Maria Chappuzeau (1698-?)
• Carl Wilhelm Chappuzeau (1700-?)
• Susanne Elisabeth Chappuzeau (1702-1782) married Nicolaus Eggers
• Margaretha Louisa Chappuzeau (1703-?)
• Anna Hedewig Chappuzeau (1704-?)

[edit] Biography

Little is known of his life

[edit] Career

Christophe was Secretary to the Duke of Celle for many years

[edit] Descendants

Many descendants known, in Germany and Chile. It is believed that all the Chappuzeaus in Germany today are descended from Albrecht Ludwig, Dr. med., Hofmedicus, later a royal doctor (königlicher großbrittannischer kurfürstlicher hannoverischer Leibmedicus - is this Royal British physician to the Elector of Hannover?)

[edit] Contributors

Pavane

[edit] Sources

H.K. Eggers, Das altfranzösische Geschlecht Chappuzeau, 1880 (updated 1968)

F Meinel, 1908 Dissertation "Samuel Chappuzeau 1625-1701" University of Leipzig

Dr. W. Gaade, article in 'De Nederlandsche Leeuw' in 1954

Amsterdam Archive (gemeentearchief.amsterdam.nl)

LDS = The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Family Search

[edit] External links

See German Wikipedia for one of his grandsons http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christoph_Heinrich_Chappuzeau