Frederik de Løvenørn (6 January 1715 — 15 October 1779) was a Danish naval officer who later served as county governor of

Antvorskov Antvorskov Monastery (Danish: ''Antvorskov Kloster'') was the principal Scandinavian monastery of the Catholic Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, located about one kilometer south of the town of Slagelse on Zealand, Denmark. It served as the Scand ...

and Jorsør counties.

Early life and beckground

Løvenørn was born on 6 January 1715, the son of

Poul Vendelbo Løvenørn Poul Thomsen Vendelbo de Løvenørn (born Poul Thomsen; 5 April 1686 – 27 February 1740) was a Danish army officer, diplomat and politician. He served as Secretary of War and Minister of the Navy in the 1730s and was the owner of Bregentved, Bre ...

and Ingeborg Vinding. His father bought Bregentved Manor from the king on very favourable conditions in 1721. In the 1730s, he served as Secretary of War and Minister of the Navy.

Career

Løvenørn became naval officer in 1734. On 4 March 1740, he reached the rank of commander captain. In 1740 he also inherited Bregentved from his father but sold the estate back to the king the same year. In the same year, he was also appointed a Supreme Court justice. On 26 November 1746, he was appointed councillor (''deputeret'') in the Admiralitets- og KommissariatsKollegium. On 15 September 1747, he was awarded the title of ''Konferensraad''. From 11 August 1751 until his death, he served as county governor of Antvorskov and

Korsør Korsør is a town in Zealand (Denmark), 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 thr ...

counties.

Personal life

Løvenørn was married to Frederikke Sofie von Holsten (1718—1774) on 4. November 1740. She was a daughter of colonel Gerhard Ditlev Holsten til Langesø and Elisabeth Sofie Knuth. They were the parents of Poul de Løvenørn.

References

{{s-end 18th-century Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy officers 18th-century Danish nobility County governors of Denmark Frederik 1715 births 1779 deaths da:Frederik de Løvenørn