Hans Christoph Diderik Victor von Levetzow

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Hans Christoph Diderik Victor von Levetzow
Governor of Nedenæs amt
In office
1789–1800
County Governors of Husum amt
In office
1800–1829
Personal details
Born(1754-09-09)9 September 1754
Schweisel, Mecklenburg, Holy Roman Empire
Died28 October 1829(1829-10-28) (aged 75)
Husum, Denmark-Norway
Citizenship Denmark-Norway
Nationality German
ProfessionGovernment official

Hans Christoph Diderik Victor von Levetzow (1754-1829) was a Danish noble and government official. He served as the Diocesan Governor in Iceland from 1785 until 1789. He was then transferred to Norway where he served as the Diocesand Governor of Christianssand stiftamt (and simultaneously as the County Governor of Nedenæs amt from 1789 until 1800. [1] He was then sent to be the County Governor of Husum and Bredstedt counties in Denmark from 1800 until 1826. From 1826 until his death in 1829, he was the administrator of the County of Rantzau in Holstein. [2]

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References

  1. Berg, Ole T., ed. (13 June 2016). "Fylkesmenn og amtmenn (stiftamtmenn) siden 1671". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget . Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  2. Hiort-Lorenzen, H.R., ed. (1887–1905). "v. Levetzow, Hans Christoph Diederich Victor". Dansk biografisk Lexikon (in Danish). X. Kjøbenhavn: Gyldendalske boghandels forlag. Retrieved 14 November 2020.CS1 maint: date format (link)
Government offices
Preceded by
Frederik Moltke
County Governor of Nedenæs amt
17891800
Succeeded by
Otto Joachim Moltke
Preceded by
Johann Friedrich von Schönfeldt
County Governor of Husum and Bredstedt amt
18001826
Succeeded by
Godske Hans Ernst von Krogh