Steffen Patzold (born 1 September 1972) is a German historian.
Steffen Patzold was born in Hanover, Germany on 1 September 1972.
Since 2007, Patzold has been Professor of Medieval History at the University of Tübingen.
Patzold specializes in the study of political and religious history of the Carolingian Empire.
He is a Member of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities and co-editor of Germanische Altertumskunde Online.