Frederich Christopher, Count of Trampe (19 June 1779 – 18 July 1832) was a Dano-Norwegian count, civil servant and politician.

Biography

Trampe was born in Krabbesholm,

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, Denmark. His parents were Adam Frederich, Count of Trampe (1750-1807) and Gertrud Hoffmand de Poulson (1746–1815). Frederich's father belonged to an originally

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, whose noble status had been naturalised in

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and

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. Frederik Trampe was enrolled at the

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in 1794 and graduated as a

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in 1798. He became enrolled at the

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during 1801 and awarded

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in 1804. He became deputy judge at

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and

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from 1800, before making a brief military career in the

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. He served as from 1804 until 1809, when he was overthrown by

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. In 1810 he came to

as County Governor of ''Søndre Trondhjems amt'' (now Sør-Trøndelag). He held this position until his death in 1832.''Personalhistorie for Trondhjems by og omegn i et tidsrum af circa 1 1/2 aarhundrede''
by Chr. Thaulow; hosted by the Trondheim Public Library. In Trondhjem (now Trondheim) he was a member of the

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, serving as praeses in 1832 right before his death. He was a Knight of the

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in 1811, Knight of the

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in 1818, and Commander of the Order of the Polar Star in 1825.

Personal life

Trampe was married three times: in 1797 to Sophie Frederikke Heinrich (1764–1807); in 1808 to Anna Dorothea Colbjørnsen (1792–1808), who died just five months after the wedding; and in 1810, with Amalia Ulrica Frederike Schmettau (1790–1856). He was the father of several children, including Adam Johan Frederik Poulsen Trampe, Count of Trampe (1798–1876) who served as County Governor of Nordlands amt and of Nordre Trondhjems amt. Trampe died in

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, Trondheim and was buried at

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