Fredrik Wilhelm Wedel-Jarlsberg

Fredrik Wilhelm Wedel-Jarlsberg
Fredrik Wilhelm Wedel-Jarlsberg
Governor of Bratsberg amt
	In office; 1813–1838
Preceded by	Severin Løvenskiold
Succeeded by	Carl Valentin Falsen
Governor of Finnmarkens amt
	In office; 1811–1813
Preceded by	Hilmar Meincke Krohg
Succeeded by	Johan Caspar Krogh
Personal details
Born	22 May 1787; Viborg, Denmark
Died	26 July 1863 (aged 76); Larvik, Norway
Citizenship	Denmark-Norway
Nationality	Danish

Last updated May 03, 2019

Fredrik Wilhelm Wedel-Jarlsberg (1787-1863) was a Danish-Norwegian baron and government official. He was a descendant of the Counts of Wedel-Jarlsberg. He served as the County Governor of Finnmark county from 1811 until 1813. He was then transferred to Bratsberg county to be the County Governor there. He held that post from 1813 until 1838.^[1] After his time as governor, he became a customs inspector based in Porsgrunn and then in 1844 he moved to the same position in Larvik. He retired in 1859.

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References

↑ Berg, Ole T., ed. (2016-06-13). "Fylkesmenn og amtmenn (stiftamtmenn) siden 1671". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget . Retrieved 2018-12-04.

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Preceded by Hilmar Meincke Krohg	County Governor of Finnmarkens amt 1811–1813	Succeeded by Johan Caspar Krogh
Preceded by Severin Løvenskiold	County Governor of Bratsberg amt 1813–1838	Succeeded by Carl Valentin Falsen

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[snl4-1] Berg, Ole T., ed. (2016-06-13). "Fylkesmenn og amtmenn (stiftamtmenn) siden 1671". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget . Retrieved 2018-12-04.

Fredrik Wilhelm Wedel-Jarlsberg


Governor of Bratsberg amt
In office 1813–1838
Preceded by	Severin Løvenskiold
Succeeded by	Carl Valentin Falsen
Governor of Finnmarkens amt
In office 1811–1813
Preceded by	Hilmar Meincke Krohg
Succeeded by	Johan Caspar Krogh

Personal details
Born	(1787-05-22)22 May 1787 Viborg, Denmark
Died	26 July 1863(1863-07-26) (aged 76) Larvik, Norway
Citizenship	Denmark-Norway
Nationality	Danish