Frederich Christopher, Count of
Trampe (19 June 1779 – 18 July 1832) was a Danish-Norwegian count, civil servant and politician.
Biography
Trampe was born at Krabbesholm in
Jutland
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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
Pomerania
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noble family
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, whose noble status had been naturalised in
Denmark
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and
Norway
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Frederik Trampe was enrolled at the
University of Copenhagen
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in 1794 and graduated as a
cand.jur.
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in 1798. He became so enrolled at the
University of Kiel
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during 1801 and awarded
Ph.D.
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in 1804.
He became deputy judge at
Lolland
Lolland (; formerly spelled ''Laaland'', literally "low land") is the fourth largest island of Denmark, with an area of . Located in the Baltic Sea, it is part of Region Sjælland (Region Zealand). As of 1 January 2022, it has 57,618 inhabitant ...
and
Falster
Falster () is an island in south-eastern Denmark with an area of and 43,398 inhabitants as of 1 January 2010. from 1800, before making a brief military career in the
Danish Army
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. He served as governor of
Iceland
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from 1804. In 1810 he came to
Norway
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as
County Governor of ''Søndre Trondhjems amt'' (now Sør-Trøndelag). He held this position until his death in 1832.
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by Chr. Thaulow; hosted by the Trondheim Public Library.
In Trondhjem (now Trondheim) he was a member of the
Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters
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, serving as praeses in 1832 right before his death.
He was a Knight of the
Order of the Dannebrog
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in 1811, Knight of the
Order of the Polar Star
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The Order of the ...
in 1818, and Commander of the Order of the Polar Star in 1825.
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Personal life
Trampe was married three times: In 1797, to Sophie Frederikke Heinrich (1764–1807); In 1808 to Anna Dorothea Colbjørnsen (1792–1808). She died just five months after the wedding; 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 ''Nordre'' (Northern), formerly known as ''Haramsnytt'' (The Haram News), is a local Norwegian newspaper covering events in the northern part of the municipality of Ålesund in Møre og Romsdal county.
History
The newspaper was established as ''Ha ...
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Trampe died at Rotvoll
Rotvoll is a neighbourhood in the city of Trondheim in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the borough of Charlottenlund. It is located next to the Trondheim fjord between Leangen to the west and Grillstad to the east.
The area is kno ...
in Trondheim and was buried at Lade Church
Lade Church ( no, Lade Kirke) is one of Norway's oldest existing stone churches. It is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Trondheim municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the Lade neighborhood in the city of Trondheim ...
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See also
* Danish nobility
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* Norwegian nobility
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References
Literature and sources
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Frederik Christopher Trampe
Store norske leksikon
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Frederik Trampe
Norsk biografisk leksikon
1779 births
1832 deaths
Danish counts
Danish emigrants to Norway
County governors of Norway
Sør-Trøndelag politicians
Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters
Knights of the Order of the Dannebrog
Commanders of the Order of the Polar Star
University of Copenhagen alumni
University of Kiel alumni
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