The Danish Constituent Assembly () is the name given to the 1848
Constitutional assembly
A constituent assembly (also known as a constitutional convention, constitutional congress, or constitutional assembly) is a body assembled for the purpose of drafting or revising a constitution. Members of a constituent assembly may be elected b ...
at
Christiansborg Palace
Christiansborg Palace ( da, Christiansborg Slot; ) is a palace and government building on the islet of Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It is the seat of the Danish Parliament ('), the Danish Prime Minister's Office, and the Supreme ...
in
Copenhagen
Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan ar ...
that approved the
Danish Constitution
The Constitutional Act of the Realm of Denmark ( da, Danmarks Riges Grundlov), also known as the Constitutional Act of the Kingdom of Denmark, or simply the Constitution ( da, Grundloven, fo, Grundlógin, kl, Tunngaviusumik inatsit), is the c ...
and formalized the transition from
absolute monarchy
Absolute monarchy (or Absolutism as a doctrine) is a form of monarchy in which the monarch rules in their own right or power. In an absolute monarchy, the king or queen is by no means limited and has absolute power, though a limited constitut ...
to
constitutional democracy
Liberal democracy is the combination of a liberal political ideology that operates under an indirect democratic form of government. It is characterized by elections between multiple distinct political parties, a separation of powers into di ...
. It consisted of members of which 114 were elected by the people, 38 were appointed by the king and the rest were government ministers.
The Danish Constituent Assembly first met on 23 October 1848.
List of members
Copenhagen
Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan ar ...
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Martin Hammerich
Martin Johannes Hammerich (4 December 1811 – 20 September 1881) was a Danish art historian, educator, author and translator. He was part of the National Liberal movement and a member of the 1848 Danish Constituent Assembly. He was headmaster of ...
, scholar and educator
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Hans Peter Hansen
Hans Peter Hansen (20 December 1829 – 18 November 1899) was a Danish xylographer who specialized in portraits.
Hansen was born in Copenhagen. He first learned the profession of watchmaking before studying woodcutting under Hans Christian Hen ...
Anders Sandøe Ørsted
Anders Sandøe Ørsted (21 December 1778 – 1 May 1860) was a Danish lawyer, politician and jurist. He served as the Prime Minister of Denmark in 1853–1854.
Biography
He studied philosophy and law at the University of Copenhagen and was ...
, jurist
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William Frederik Duntzfelt
William Frederik Duntzfelt (12 June 1792 – 12 October 1863) was a Danish merchant. He continued Duntzfelt & Co. but left the company in 1825. He was also a member of the 1848 Danish Constituent Assembly.
Early life and education
Duntzfelt was ...
, merchant and councilman
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# , master carpenter
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# Lauritz Nicolai Hvidt, merchant
# Nicolai Elias Tuxen, military officer
Copenhagen County
Københavns Amt () is a former county (Danish, ''Amt (subnational entity), amt'') on the island of Zealand (Denmark), Zealand (''Sjælland'') in eastern Denmark. It covered the municipalities in the metropolitan Copenhagen area, with the excepti ...
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Frederiksberg
Frederiksberg () is a part of the Capital Region of Denmark. It is formally an independent municipality, Frederiksberg Municipality, separate from Copenhagen Municipality, but both are a part of the City of Copenhagen. It occupies an area of ...
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Carl Christian Hall
Carl Christian Hall (25 February 1812 – 14 August 1888) was a Denmark, Danish politician, statesman. Hall served as the Council President of Denmark (Prime Minister of Denmark, Prime Minister), first from 1857 to 1859 and again from 1860 to 186 ...
, chief auditor
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Kongens Lyngby
Kongens Lyngby (, Danish for "the King's Heather Town"; short form Lyngby) is the seat and commercial centre of Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality in the northern suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark. Lyngby Hovedgade is a busy shopping street and the site of ...
Køge
Køge (, older spelling ''Kjøge'') is a seaport on the coast of Køge Bugt (''Bay of Køge'') 39 km southwest of Copenhagen. It is the principal town and seat of Køge Municipality, Region Sjælland, Denmark. In 2022, the urban area had a p ...
Roskilde
Roskilde ( , ) is a city west of Copenhagen on the Danish island of Zealand. With a population of 51,916 (), the city is a business and educational centre for the region and the 10th largest city in Denmark. It is governed by the administrative ...
Frederiksborg County
Frederiksborg Amt ( en, Frederiksborg County) is a former county (Danish: ''amt'') in the north of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. Effective January 1, 2007, the county was abolished and merged into Region Hovedstaden
The Capital Re ...
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Helsingør
Helsingør ( , ; sv, Helsingör), classically known in English as Elsinore ( ), is a city in eastern Denmark. Helsingør Municipality had a population of 62,686 on 1 January 2018. Helsingør and Helsingborg in Sweden together form the northern ...
Ramløse
Ramløse is a town and parish located on the northeast shore of Lake Arresø in Gribskov Municipality, North Zealand, some 50 km north of Copenhagen, Denmark. Local landmarks include Ramløse Church and Ramløse Windmill.
History
The name R ...
Frederikssund
Frederikssund () is a Danish town, seat of the Frederikssund Municipality, in the Region Hovedstaden with a population of 16,850 (1 January 2022).Rasmus Nielsen Møller, crofter
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Slangerup
Slangerup is a town in Frederikssund Municipality, about 30 km north-west of central Copenhagen, in the Capital Region of Denmark.
The town of Slangerup
The town was established by the Viking Slangir at the time of Harald Bluetooth. King Eri ...
Holbæk
Holbæk () is a town in Denmark and the seat of Holbæk municipality with a population of 29,608 (1 January 2022).Niels Ludvig Westergaard
Niels Ludvig Westergaard (27 October 1815 – 9 September 1878) was a Danish Orientalist and professor.
Biography
Westergaard was born in Copenhagen, Denmark.
In 1833, he became a student at Borgerdivskolen in Copenhagen.
Westergaard studied Ol ...
Kalundborg
Kalundborg () is a Danish city with a population of 16,211 (1 January 2022),Faurbo Kro: N.H. Nielsen, farmer
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Nykøbing Sjælland
Nykøbing , often referred to as Nykøbing Sjælland or Nykøbing Sj to destinguish it from Nykøbing F and Nykøbing M, is a seaside town in Denmark, located in Odsherred on the northwestern part of Zealand. Located on the Isefjord, it has a p ...
Ringsted
Ringsted is a city located centrally in the Danish island of Zealand. It is the seat of a municipality of the same name.
Ringsted is situated approximately 60 km from Copenhagen.
Tourism and transport
Ringsted is one of Denmark's busiest ...
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Sorø
Sorø () is a town in Sorø municipality in Region Sjælland on the island of Zealand (''Sjælland'') in east Denmark. The population is 7,999 (2022).
Skælskør
Skælskør () is a town in Zealand, Denmark. It is located in Slagelse Municipality. Until 2007 Skælskør was the seat of Skælskør Municipality. The town is located 17 km southwest of Slagelse and 12 km southeast of Korsør. Skæls ...
Slagelse
Slagelse () is a town on Zealand, Denmark. The town is the seat of Slagelse Municipality, and is the biggest town of the municipality. It is located 15 km east of Korsør, 16 km north-east of Skælskør, 33 km south-east of Kalundborg and 14 km ...
Korsør
Korsør is a town on Zealand, Denmark. It is located in Slagelse Municipality. Until 2007 Korsør was the seat of Korsør Municipality. The town is located west of Slagelse, north-west of Skælskør and connects to Nyborg through the Great Bel ...
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Præstø County
Præstø County ( da, Præstø Amt) is a former counties of Denmark, province in Denmark, located on the southern part of Zealand (Denmark), Zealand.
It was established in 1750 as a merger between Tryggevælde County and Vordingborg County. Mø ...
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Store Heddinge
Store Heddinge is a Danish town in Region Sjælland. It is the administrative seat of Stevns Municipality, and has a population of 3,668 (1 January 2022).Rønnede
Rønnede is a town in Faxe Municipality, in Region Zealand, Denmark. Prior to the Municipalities of Denmark#Municipal Reform 2007, ''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007), it was the municipal seat of Rønnede Municipality.
Nota ...
Vallø
Vallø was a municipality (Danish, '' kommune'') in the former Roskilde County on the east coast of the island of Zealand (''Sjælland'') in East Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 84 km2, and had a total population of 10,337 (200 ...
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Præstø
Præstø () is a town with a population of 3,857 (1 January 2022) in Vordingborg Municipality in Region Sjælland on the east coast of the island of Zealand (''Sjælland'').
The islands of '' Maderne'', ''Storeholm'', and ''Lilleholm'' are part ...
: , weaver (replaced by
N.F.S. Grundtvig
Nikolaj Frederik Severin Grundtvig (; 8 September 1783 – 2 September 1872), most often referred to as N. F. S. Grundtvig, was a Danish pastor, author, poet, philosopher, historian, teacher and politician. He was one of the most influential peo ...
, priest)
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Vordingborg
Vordingborg () is an old ferry town in Vordingborg Municipality in Denmark with around 18,000 inhabitants. Because of three large estates surrounding the town, a coherent urban development has not been possible, which is the reason why three sat ...
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Næstved
Næstved () is a town in the municipality of the same name, located in the southern part of the island of Zealand in Denmark.
Næstved has several adult education centers, five elementary schools - and has at least one of each type of the four ...
Odense County
Odense County ( da, Odense Amt) is a former province in Denmark, located on the northern half of the island of Funen in central Denmark. Odense County was established in 1806 and abolished in 1970 when it merged with Svendborg County forming the ne ...
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Odense
Odense ( , , ) is the third largest city in Denmark (behind Copenhagen and Aarhus) and the largest city on the island of Funen. As of 1 January 2022, the city proper had a population of 180,863 while Odense Municipality had a population of 20 ...
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Højby
Højby is a Danish town, seat of the Odsherred Municipality, in the Region Sjælland. Its population on 1 January 2022 was 1,422.
Geography
Højby is located in the north-central side of the Zealand island.
Notable people
* Nielsine Petersen ( ...
: , farmer
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Vissenbjerg
Vissenbjerg is a town in central Denmark with a population of 3,297 (1 January 2023),Assens: Hans Dinesen, farmer
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Middelfart
Middelfart is a town in central Denmark, with a population of 16,277 . The town is the municipal seat of Middelfart Municipality on the island of Funen ( da, Fyn).
Etymology
The name Middelfart, first recorded as "Mæthælfar" in Valdemar's Cen ...
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Bogense
Bogense () is a town in central Denmark, located on Funen in Nordfyn municipality, Region of Southern Denmark. The town has a population of 4,059 (1 January 2022). With its half-timbered houses, narrow streets and large marina, it is a popular t ...
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Søndersø
Søndersø is a town in central Denmark with a population of 3,319 (1 January 2022), located in Nordfyn municipality on the island of Funen.
Business
The town is home to the following companies:
* KiMs
* Heljan A/S
* Tinby A/S
* MT Miljøtekni ...
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Kerteminde
Kerteminde (nickname: ''Min Amandas by'', i.e. ''My Amanda's town''), is a town in central Denmark, located in Kerteminde Municipality on the island of Funen. The town has a population of 6,042 (1 January 2022).
: , copyholder
Svendborg County
Svendborg County () is a former province in Denmark, located on the southern half of the island of Funen in central Denmark. Svendborg County was established in 1793 and abolished in 1970 when it merged with Odense County forming the new Funen Coun ...
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Rudkøbing
Rudkøbing is a town in Denmark, on the western coast of the island of Langeland. It is the seat of Langeland Municipality, in the Southern Denmark Region. The town is located southeast of Svendborg and is connected to Siø through the Siøsun ...
Svendborg
Svendborg () is a town on the island of Funen in south-central Denmark, and the seat of Svendborg Municipality. With a population of 27,300 (1 January 2022), Svendborg is Funen's second largest city.Nyborg
Nyborg is a city in central Denmark, located in Nyborg Municipality on the island of Funen and with a population of 17,525 (2022). It is the easternmost settlement on Funen. By road, it is located 34 km east of Odense, 35 km north of ...
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Kværndrup
Kværndrup is a town located on the island of Funen in south Denmark, in Faaborg-Midtfyn Municipality.
Places of interest
The Egeskov Castle is located about two kilometres from the town, which dates back to the 1400s and is Kværndrup's main att ...
Maribo County
Maribo is a town in Lolland Municipality in Region Sjælland on the island of Lolland in south Denmark. It was the municipal seat of the former Maribo Municipality, until 1 January 2007, and then it became the seat of the current Lolland Muni ...
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Nakskov
Nakskov is a town in south Denmark. It is situated in Lolland municipality in Region Sjælland on the western coast of the island of Lolland. The town has a population of 12,495 (1 January 2022). To the west is Nakskov Fjord, an inlet from the La ...
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Balthazar Christensen
Balthazar Matthias Christensen (25 October 1802 – 21 April 1882) was a Denmark, Danish jurist and politician representing the Society of the Friends of Peasants ().
Christensen was born in Randers, Denmark, in 1802 to master drafter and Major ...
, lawyer
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Juellinge
Juellinge, prior to 1672 known as Valbygaard, is a manor house located on the Stevns Peninsula, Stevns Municipality, some 50 kilometres south of Copenhagen, Denmark. The Baroque-style main building and two buildings from the beginning of the 19th ...
Maribo
Maribo is a town in Lolland Municipality in Region Sjælland on the island of Lolland in south Denmark. It was the municipal seat of the former Maribo Municipality, until 1 January 2007, and then it became the seat of the current Lolland Muni ...
: , prokurator
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Sakskøbing
Sakskøbing (), previously spelled Sakskjøbing, is a town with a population of 4,595 (1 January 2022).Hans Olesen, farmer
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Nykøbing Falster
Nykøbing Falster (; originally named Nykøbing) is a southern Danish city, seat of the Guldborgsund ''kommune''. It belongs to Region Sjælland. The city lies on Falster, connected by the Frederick IX Bridge over the Guldborgsund (''Guldb ...
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Stubbekøbing
Stubbekøbing () is a town with a population of 2,268 (1 January 2022) ...
Rønne
Rønne ( sv, Rönne) is the largest town on the Danish island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea. It has a population of 13,807 (1 January 2022). It was a municipality in its own right from 1970 until 2002, when Bornholm was a county (Danish: ''Bornh ...
Aakirkeby
Aakirkeby or Åkirkeby is a town in Denmark with a population of 2,119 (1 January 2022). It is the third largest town on the island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea. It was the main town of the now abolished Aakirkeby Municipality.
The town is sit ...
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Johan Nicolai Madvig
Johan Nicolai Madvig (; 7 August 1804 – 12 December 1886), was a Danish philologist and Kultus Minister.
Life
He was born on the Danish island of Bornholm, south of Sweden. He was educated at the classical school of Frederiksborg and the Un ...
, professor (replaced by J.W. Marckmann after being appointed as government minister)
Aalborg County
Aalborg County () is a former province in Denmark, located in north-eastern Jutland around the eastern approach to the Limfjord. Aalborg County was established in 1793 and abolished in 1970 when it merged with Hjørring County forming the new Nort ...
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Nørresundby
Nørresundby () is a city in Aalborg Municipality, north of Limfjorden, in Vendsyssel, in Denmark. The urban area has a population of 23,718 (1 January 2021). It is located just north of Aalborg, which lies south of Limfjorden. Statistically its ...
Aalborg
Aalborg (, , ) is Denmark's fourth largest town (behind Copenhagen, Aarhus, and Odense) with a population of 119,862 (1 July 2022) in the town proper and an urban population of 143,598 (1 July 2022). As of 1 July 2022, the Municipality of Aalb ...
Nibe
Nibe is a town with a population of 5,433 (1 January 2022),Hjørring County
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Frederikshavn
Frederikshavn () is a Danish town in Frederikshavn municipality, Region Nordjylland, on the northeast coast of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. Its name translates to "Frederik's harbor". It was originally named Fladstrand.
The town h ...
Sæby
Sæby () is a town and seaport located on the east coast of the historical region of Vendsyssel in the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. The town is located in Frederikshavn municipality in Region Nordjylland. It has a population of 8,838 ...
: Hans Peter Theilmann, estate manager
# Hjørring: , landowner
# Jerslev (Vendsyssel), Jerslev: , landowner
# Vrejlev: Ludvig Christian Brinck-Seidelin, landowner
# Halvrimmen: Johan Nicolai Frederik Hasselbalch, farmer
Thisted County
# Bjerget (Lild Sogn), Bjerget: Ulrik Christian Frederik Aagaard, county manager
# Thisted: , agent
# Vestervig: Frederik Christian von Haven (politician), Frederik Christian von Haven, parish priest
# Nykøbing Mors: , parish priest
# Odder: , magister
# Aarhus: , bank teller
# Skjoldelev: , and landowner
Skanderborg County
# Horsens: , mayor
# Skanderborg: , oil miller
# Brædstrup, Bræstrup: Niels Hunderup, bailiff
# Linå: , industrialist
Randers County
# Mariager: Joakim Frederik Schouw, professor
# Randers: , teacher
# Estrup: , auditor
# Grenaa: Peter Christian la Cour, priest
# Ebeltoft: Peter Daniel Bruun, Supreme Court justice
# Voldum: , editor and merchant
Vejle County
# Fredericia: Peter Georg Bang, ''Amtmann, amtmand'' (replaced by Peter Carl Christian Holck after being appointed as government minister)
# Kolding: Carl Ploug, editor
# Vejle: , bailiff
# Give (Denmark), Give: Anders Hermansen (politician), Anders Hermansen, farmer
# Konstantia: , politician
# Bjerre: , bailiff
# Varde: Christopher Leberecht Tobiesen, provost
# Hjerting: Hans Christian Nielsen (politician), Hans Christian Nielsen, farmer
# Ribe: Peter Hansen Tvede, procurator
# Steensvanggård: Niels Hansen, teacher
# Bredebro: , priest
Members appointed by the king
# Carl Christopher Georg Andræ, military officer
# Hans Peter Bergmann, veterinarian
# , professor
# Hans Brøchner Bruun, merchant
# Preben Lihme Brandt, textile manufacturer
# S.A.M. Buchwald, merchant
# ,
# , gunsmith
# , farmer
# Henrik Nicolai Clausen, professor (replaced by Frederik Markus Knuth after he was appointed as government minister)
# , professor
# Carl van Dockum, Carl Edvard van Dockum, naval officer (later Christian Albrecht Bluhme)
# , military officer
# , tobacco manufacturer
# Hother Hage, jurist
# , chamberlain
# , councilman
# Mathias Lüttichau, chamberlain
# , Diocese of Ribe#List of Bishops, Bishop of Ribe
# Jacob Peter Mynster, Diocese of Zealand#Bishops of Zealand, Bishop of Zealand
# Niels Ostenfeldt, hospital director
# , military officer
# Børge Petersen, hatter
# Peder Brønnum Scavenius, landowner
# Carl Otto Emil Schlegel, military officer
# Knud Sidenius, merchant
# , chamberlain
# Wilhelm Sponneck, Wilhelm Carl Eppingen Sponneck (replaced Anton Frederik Tscherning after he was appointed as government minister)
# Frederik Treschow,
# Frederik Wulff, city treasurer
# , baron
# , secretary archivist
# Jon Gudmundson, student (Iceland)
# Konráð Gíslason, educator (Iceland)
# Jon Johnsen, Byfoged, ''byfoged'' (Iceland)
# Brynjolf Pjeturson, (Iceland)
# Jón Sigurðsson, (Iceland)
# Christian Pløyen, Amtmann, ''amtmand'' (Faroe Islands)
Ministers of the March Cabinet and November Cabinet
* Carl Emil Bardenfleth, Ministry of Justice (Denmark), Minister of Justice
* Christian Frederik Hansen (officer), Christian Frederik Hansen, War Minister of Denmark, Minister of War
* Adam Wilhelm Moltke, Prime Minister of Denmark, Prime Minister
* Ditlev Gothard Monrad, Kultus Minister of Denmark, Kultus Minister
* , Minister for Schleswig
* , Navy Minister (Denmark), Minister of the Navy
References
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1848 in Denmark
Political history of Denmark
Constituent assemblies