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Johan Vibe
Johan Vibe (also Wibe) (16 April 1637 – 20 February 1710) was a Danish military officer and engineer, who was appointed Governor-General of Norway from 10 April 1708 until his death. Biography Johan Vibe was born on as one of two illegitimate children of the Danish nobleman Peder Wibe (–1658) and an unnamed French woman. He was raised as a legitimate son and knighted using his father's arms. He received a military education in the Netherlands, finishing in 1659 and joined the Norwegian Army shortly after. For his performance in the Gyldenløve War, for which the Norwegian offensives were generally successful but only served to offset the Danish setbacks elsewhere, he was promoted to major in 1675 and lieutenant colonel in 1676. He was given command of the squadron which gave support to the fleet with which Governor-General Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve attacked the historically Norwegian Province of Bohuslan, which had been ceded to Sweden by the Treaty of Roskilde in 165 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederik Gabel
Frederik Gabel (1645–1708) was a Denmark-Norway, Danish-Norwegian nobleman who served as Governor-general of Norway, Vice Governor-general of Norway from 1699 until his death in 1708. Biography Frederik Gabel was the son of Christoffer Gabel (1617–1673) who held the trade monopoly for the Faroe Islands. From 1667 through 1685 he served as a diplomatic envoy in Paris and Moscow. He married Anne Cathrine Juul on 25 April 1671 in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. She was the daughter of former Vice Governor-general of Norway Ove Juel (1615–1686). Gabel promoted a relatively progressive viewpoint, promoting increased separation between the administration in Denmark and that in Norway. Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve had been Governor-general of Norway from 1664 through 1699, but served much of that time in Denmark, relying on his Vice Governors, Ove Juul and Just Justesen Høeg (1640-1694). Based on his kinship to the king, Gyldenløve, as with Hannibal Sehested (governor), Hanniba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |