Jens Toller Rosenheim (born 1636 in Christiania, died in 1690 in

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), was a Norwegian nobleman, jurist and official.

Family and marriage

Jens Toller was the son of

Niels Toller Niels Toller (1592 – 8 January 1642) was a Danish-born merchant who settled in Norway and became the wealthiest person in Oslo, Christiania. Biography Niels Toller was born in Haderslev, in Southern Jutland, Denmark. He first arrived in N ...

(1592-1642), who was Mayor of Christiania (now Oslo) and one of the leading merchants in the city. His father had originally come from

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(1652) and the

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(1658). He married in 1666 Anne Hansdatter Lilienskiold (d. ca 1680), the daughter of Hans Hansen Lilienskiold (1610-1681) who was the Mayor of

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General history

Jens Toller became lawyer in 1666. He was in 1676 ennobled under the surname Rosenheim. In 1679, he became the judge of the Supreme Court. In 1676 he became a deputy in the Danish Chancellery. In 1677, he became a county governor in Lister and Mandal county, a post he held until 1681. He also temporarily served as a stewart (acting governor) in the Christianssand stiftamt, a diocesan county in the absence of Ove Juul, the Governor-general of Norway. He also served as the County Governor of Nedenæs county from 1680-1681. Rosenheim was a diplomat to England from 1687-1688. Around 1689, he went to

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as the Supreme Commissary of War for the Danish troops. The troops were later given to King Wilhelm III of Orange in order to fight the forces of the expelled king,

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. Rosenheim died during his commission in Ireland.

Coat of arms

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and the lower

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Rosenheim coat of arms
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Family and marriage

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Coat of arms

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