FIFE, CHRISTOFFER [SSNE 4930]
- Surname
- FIFE, FYF, PFEIF, FEIF, EHRENSPARRE
- First name
- CHRISTOFFER, CHRISTOPHER
- Title/rank
- LT. COLONEL
- Nationality
- SCOTO-SWEDISH
- Social status
- NOBILITY
Text source
Christoffer Fife was the son of Donat jr.[SSNE 4691] and his wife Maria Insen. He was the nephew of Carl [SSNE 7279] and the grandson of Donat Fife [SSNE 782] who was born in Scotland in Montrose. Christoffer's brothers were Donat (3) [SSNE 4846], later ennobled as Adlerstolp, and Jakob [SSNE 7281]. Lt. Colonel Christoffer Fife was born in 1694. He was ennobled as Ehrensparre in 1719 after service in the army. Christoffer Fife died in 1767Svensk Biografisk Lexicon, vol.15, pp.507-511; Svenska Man och Kvinnor (8 vols., Stockholm, 1942-1955), II, p.502; G. Elgenstierna, Svenska Adelns Attartavlor, vol. 1, pp.676-677; T. Fischer, The Scots in Sweden (Edinburgh, 1907), p.216.
Service record
- SWEDEN, SWEDISH ARMY
- Arrived 1710-01-01, as SOLDIER
- Departed 1767-12-31, as LT. COLONEL
- Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY