Bartholomæus Deichman (9 August 1671 – 13 April 1731) was a Danish/Norwegian clergyman and Bishop. Deichman was born in

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, Denmark. He was the son of Carl Deichman (ca. 1639–1684) and his wife Else Pedersdatter (d. ca. 1675). He took his

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in 1688. After theological exam in 1690, he studied in

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and

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. He first served as a chaplain with the Danish military auxiliaries. In 1697, he had secured a clerical position in Copenhagen. He served as

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from 1700, and Bishop of the

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from 1713 to 1730. In 1720–1721, he oversaw the beginning stages of the

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for the King.

Personal life

In 1699, he married Else Rosemeyer (ca. 1669–1745), daughter of Carl Rosemeyer (d. 1670) and his wife Anna Pedersdatter (d. 1679). They had six children, three sons and three daughters. Their son Carl Deichman (1705–1780) was an investor in Fossum Ironworks and later owner of

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. Their daughter Margrethe Deichman (1708–1759) was married to Chancellor Herman Løvenskiold (1701-1759), a member of the noble Løvenskiold noble family who owned

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