Adeler
Adeler is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Cort Adeler (1622–1675), Norwegian seaman * Frederik Adeler (other), multiple people * Henrik Adeler (1660–1718), Norwegian civil servant and politician * Christian Adeler (*1982 in Waldshut, Germany), long distance hiker and cultural ambassador (including from Germany to China, around 28,000 kilometers to date), economist, bathroom architect, regional politician (CDU, Free Voters) and soccer coach (UEFA B course) See also * Adler (surname) Adler is a surname of German origin meaning ''eagle.'' and has a frequency in the United Kingdom of less than 0.004%, and of 0.008% in the United States. In Christian iconography, the eagle is the symbol of John the Evangelist, and as such a styliz ...

Cort Adeler
Cort Sivertsen Adeler (16 December 16225 November 1675), known in Denmark as Coort Sifvertsen Adelaer, in the Netherlands as Koert Sievertsen Adelaer and in Italy as Curzio Suffrido Adelborst, was the name of honour given to Kurt Sivertsen, a Norwegian seaman, who rendered distinguished service to the Danish and Dutch navies, and also to the Republic of Venice against the Turks. Early naval career Cort Sivertsen was born in Brevik, Norway, the son of a shipper. At the age of fifteen he took service with the Dutch navy; in 1639 he fought under Lieutenant-Admiral Maarten Tromp at the Battle of the Downs. In 1642 he was first mate on the ''Grote St. Joris'', a Dutch ship hired by the fleet of Venice as the ''San Giorgio Grande''. Sivertsen called himself ''Adelborst'' in this period, a Dutch name meaning "cadet". In 1645 he became captain of the ''San Giorgio'' and entered full Venetian service. In 1650 the ''San Giorgio'' became a flagship and Sivertsen therefore flag captain. I ...
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Henrik Adeler
Henrik Adeler (1660–1718) was a Norwegian civil servant and politician. He served as the County Governor in Bratsberg amt from 1692 until 1710. Then he served as the Diocesan Governor of Christianssand stiftamt from 1711 until his death in 1718. During his time in Christianssand, he also served as County Governor of one of the subordinate counties: Nedenæs amt. During his time as diocesan governor in Christiansand, he came into bitter conflict with the Bishop of Christianssand, Jens Bircherod. The bishop sent a complaint against him to the king in 1712. The complaint led to a sharp reprimand for both, but especially towards Adeler, directly from the king. He was the son of County Governor Niels Sørensen Adeler and nephew of Admiral Cort Adeler Cort Sivertsen Adeler (16 December 16225 November 1675), known in Denmark as Coort Sifvertsen Adelaer, in the Netherlands as Koert Sievertsen Adelaer and in Italy as Curzio Suffrido Adelborst, was the name of honour given to Kur ...
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Frederik Adeler (other)
Frederik Adeler may refer to: *Frederik Adeler (1700–1766), Danish government official and governor *Frederik Georg Adeler Frederik Georg Adeler (1736-1810) was a Danish-Norwegian county official and landowner. He was the son of Frederik Adeler, as well as great-grandchild of Admiral Cort Adeler. Frederik Georg Adeler inherited and lived on the large estate at the Gim ... (1736–1810), Dano-Norwegian county official and landowner * Frederik Adeler (1764–1816), Dano-Norwegian noble and government official {{hndis, Adeler, Frederik ...
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Christian Adeler
Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χριστός), a translation of the Biblical Hebrew term ''mashiach'' (מָשִׁיחַ) (usually rendered as ''messiah'' in English). While there are diverse interpretations of Christianity which sometimes conflict, they are united in believing that Jesus has a unique significance. The term ''Christian'' used as an adjective is descriptive of anything associated with Christianity or Christian churches, or in a proverbial sense "all that is noble, and good, and Christ-like." It does not have a meaning of 'of Christ' or 'related or pertaining to Christ'. According to a 2011 Pew Research Center survey, there were 2.2 billion Christians around the world in 2010, up from about 600 million in 1910. Today, about 37% of all Christians live in the Ameri ...
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