Bolle Luxdorph (19 February 1643 – 5 September 1698) was a

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civil servant and landowner. He was ennobled under the name Luxdorph in 1679. He owned the estates Rosengaard, Sandbygaard, and Sørupgaard. He left them to his daughter, Hedevig Ulrika Luxdorph, who would later marry Christopher Knuth, 1st Count of Knuthenborg. His other child, Christian Luxdorph, was the father of

Bolle Willum Luxdorph Bolle Willum Luxdorph (24 July 1716 – 13 August 1788) was a Danish government official, historian, writer and book collector. Early life and education Luddorph was born on 24 July 1817 in Copenhagen, the son of colonel Christian Luxdorph (16 ...

Early life and travels

Luxdorph was born in

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, the son of Christen Bollesen Luxdorph (died 1669) and Maren Olufsdatter Stafrofski (died 1689). He was the elder brother of

Peder Luxdorph Peder Luxdorph (1648 – 5 January 1702) was a Denmark, Danish landowner and judge who was ennobled in 1679 under the name Luxdorph. He was headmaster of Herlufsholm School. Early life and education Luxdorph was born in Copenhagen, the son of Chri ...

. His father was employed as economist at

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from 1651 and he graduated from the school in 1660. He worked then for a while in the household of professor Peder Resen and from 1662 to 1664 served as a tutor at his old school. In 1775, he accompanied the Danish minister in London Simon de Petkum to England by way of Germany and Belgium. He then spent four years in France.

Civil servant

In 1669, Luxdorph was appointed to secretary in the Danish chancellery. He had close ties to

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(Griffenfeld) and was first appointed as (1671) and then (1672). Griffenfeld's fall from power did not stop his career. In 1676, he was promoted to

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of the Danish chancellery and in 1680 to and secretary of

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. In 1688, he was appointed as . He was awarded the title of in 1684. Accusations of nepotism and acting against the will of the king made him fall out of favor; he was dismissed in 1690. The incident was related to

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's monopoly on publishing a hymnal. Kingo was a personal friend and Luxdorph attempted to grant him a more extensive monopoly than approbated by the king.

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ultimately arranged for him to make amends and in 1691 he was appointed as Danish minister in

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. He assisted Jens Juel in connection with the conclusion of the armed neutrality pact in 1693.

Property

Luxdorph owned a house in Pustervig in Copenhagen, A combination of inheritance, dowries and royal favours contributed to his wealth and over the years he became a major landowner. He acquired Sørup (1672 and 1674), Sandbygård (1684), Rosengaard (1685) as well as Bispegården's land in

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in 1695.

Personal life

Luxdorph married twice. His first wife was Jytte Bering (1654–1684), a daughter of

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(1617–1675) and Anne Nielsdatter (1630–1657). They married on 29 November 1671 in the Church of Our Lady in Copenhagen. They had one son, Christian Bollesen Luxdorph (1684–1726). He was in turn the father of

Luxdorph's second wife was Frederikke Amalie Adeler (1667–1712), daughter of Admiral

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(1622–1675) and Anna Pelt (1640–1692). They had four children, of whom only a daughter lived to adulthood. Bolle Luxdorph died on 5 September 1698 in Stockholm. He is buried in

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in Copenhagen. He left Rosengaard, Sandbygaard and Sørupgaard to his surviving daughter by his second wife, Hedevig Ulrika Luxdorph, who married Christopher Knuth in 1813. He who was elevated to the status of count the following year.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Luxdorph, Bolle Danish civil servants 17th-century Danish landowners 1643 births 1698 deaths