Carl Otto Løvenskiold (23 December 1839 – 1 October 1916) was a Norwegian naval officer, business executive and landowner. He served as the Norwegian prime minister in

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during 1884. By birth, he is a member of Løvenskiold noble family.

Biography

Løvenskiold was born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway on 23 December 1839. He was the son of

Otto Joachim Løvenskiold Otto Joachim Løvenskiold (14 May 1811 – 4 August 1882) was a Norwegian judge and politician. He served three terms in the Parliament of Norway, and served as Mayor of Kristiania from 1869 and 1876. He was a Supreme Court Justice from 1854 to ...

(1811-1882) and Julie Caroline Helene Wedel-Jarlsberg (1815-1840). His father was a Supreme Court Attorney and mayor of Christiania. He attended Christiania Cathedral School, became a sea cadet at Frederiksvern and a second lieutenant in the

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in 1859. In 1868 Løvenskiold was promoted to first lieutenant. In 1875, he resigned from naval service. He entered into the operation of the business interests of his father-in-law Harald Wedel Jarlsberg in

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and

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, including Bærum Verk and Nordmarka. He was a Prime Minister in

in 1884 during Schweigaard's Ministerium. He served as a member of the

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(''Storting'') from 1889 to 1897 representing

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for the

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. Løvenskiold was nominated as a Knight in the

Order of St. Olav The Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav ( no, Den Kongelige Norske Sankt Olavs Orden; or ''Sanct Olafs Orden'', the old Norwegian name) is a Norwegian order of chivalry instituted by King Oscar I on 21 August 1847. It is named after King Olav II ...

in 1889, Knight 1st Class in 1899 and Commander in 1912. He also was a recipient of the Order of Vasa. The

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icecap

Løvenskioldfonna Løvenskioldfonna is an icecap in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The glaciated area is about ten kilometers long and six kilometer wide, and is located north of St. Jonsfjorden, reaching an altitude of above 500 m. It is named after land o ...

and the mountain ridge

Carlsfjella Carlsfjella is a mountain ridge in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The ridge has a length of 14 kilometers, is located between St. Jonsfjorden and Løvenskioldfonna, and includes Valentinryggen, Patronen, Knausen and Haraldfjellet. The ...

were named in his honor.

Personal life

In 1865, he married his cousin Elise Wedel Jarlsberg (1844-1923), daughter of landowner Harald Wedel Jarlsberg (1811–97) and Elise Frederikke Butenschøn (1820–68). They were the parents of Harald Løvenskiold (1868–1934). Løvenskiold died on 1 October 1916 and was buried in the family grave site at

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(''Ullern kirkegård'') in Oslo.

References

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