Caspar Peder Rothe Ingerslev (2 August 1800 in

Aarhus Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and approximately northwest ...

– 20 September 1864 in Aarhus) was a

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and landowner. He served at different times in the

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, Danish supreme court and on the advisory council to the king. He married into the wealthy Meulengracht family and fathered the future minister

Hans Peter Ingerslev Hans Peter Ingerslev (3 May 1831 – 20 April 1896) was a Danish politician and minister. He was born in 1831 on Marselisborg Manor in Aarhus, owned by his parents Caspar Peder Rothe Ingerslev and Marie Meulengracht. Hans Peter Ingerslev gradu ...

. Ingerslev was also active in local politics and managed the

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Manor for many years. Ingerslev was the son of city councilor Hans Peter Ingerslev (1762–1830) and Severine Rothe Elisabeth (1773–1828). In 1828 he married Marie Meulengracht (1800-1857), daughter of Harboe Meulengracht, and 3 years later fathered

(1831-1896). In 1818 Ingerslev obtained a legal degree and then worked as the custodian of Lyngbygård. In 1825 he was made procurator in

(until 1842). In 1830 Ingerslev took over his father's farm Rugård at

Ebeltoft Ebeltoft is an old port town on the central east coast of Denmark with a population of 7,204 (1 January 2022).Marselisborg Manor entirely. Ingerslev was skilled at business and liked to work, resulting in many different public positions throughout his life. In 1840 he was a co-founder of the fire insurance company ''Jylland'' and in 1842 to 1858 he was cashier for the

Aarhus County Aarhus County or Århus County ( da, Århus Amt) is a former county of Denmark ( Danish: ''amt'') on the Jutland peninsula. It was created in 1970 by a merger of three counties: Århus, Randers and Skanderborg. The county was abolished effectiv ...

farmer's association. Since 1842 cash controller for the banks in Aarhus and a member of the County Council. 1851-1858 and 1862-1864 chairman of the representatives to ''Nørrejyske Kreditforening''. Ingerslev was also no stranger to public and political service; he was an official delegate to the estates in Viborg in 1836-1848 and was elected to the Danish

in 1853-1854. In 1862 elected to

and in 1864 to rigsrådets landsting. 1842 appointed royal advisor og 1860 ''justitsråd'' (Supreme Court).

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ingerslev, Caspar Peder Rothe 1800 births 1864 deaths People from Aarhus 19th-century Danish politicians Members of the Folketing Members of the Landsting (Denmark) Members of the Rigsrådet (1855-1866)