Jørgen Balthazar Winterfeldt
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Jørgen Balthazar Winterfeldt (1 October 1732 22 July 1821) was a Danish naval officer and philanthropist. He was admiral from 1804 and was awarded the
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in 1811. He established Winterfeldts Stiftelse at Klerkegade 25 in
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in 1805. He was chief of the Naval Cadet Academy from 1782 until 1792.


Early life

Winterfeldt was born in
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, the son of lieutenant ved Erik Winterfeldt (1697-1741) and Nille Winterfeldt née Dalhoff (1701-52).


Career

Winterfeldt served as
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for Countess Reventlow in 1742 and became a cadet in 1743, Ge became a second lieutenant in 1753. In 1755-56, he served onboard the frigate ''Christiansborg'' on a voyage to the
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. In 1757, he served on ''Nellebladet'' as part of a Danish-Swedish squadron in the North Sea. He became a
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in 1757 and a
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in 1760. He served as second-in-command on the frigate ''Vildanden'' in 1760. In 1761-62, he served aboard the naval ship ''Grønland'' which transported
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's expedition to the
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. In 1762-63, he served as commander of the guard ship station at
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. In 1765, he served as second-in-command aboard ''St. Croix'' which was sent to
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in connection with the tension that resulted from the extra taxes and the division of the division of larger farms. He became a captain and adjudant at the Admiralty for C. C. Danneskiold-Laurvig in 1767. In 1772, he was freed from duty in the Navy to guard Queen Caroline Mathilde but she was ultimately sent to Calle. He became a captain commander in 1778. In 1779, he commanded the ship ''Indfødsretten'' on a voyage to Nordkap. He headed the Naval Cadet Academy in Copenhagen from 1781 to 1792. He became a commander in 1789, a counter admiral in 1796, vice admiral in 1799 and admiral in 1804.


Personal life

Winterfeldt married Maria Magdalene le Sage de Fontenay (ft. 23 March 1746 - 2 July 1820) on 19 April 1782 in the
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in Copenhagen. She was a daughter of commander Benjamin le Sage de Fontenay (1695-1749) and Maria Tigh (They) (1719-95). Winterfeldt and his wife had no children. They established Trøstens Bolig as a home for widows and unmarried women in 1805 as well as Den Winterfeldt- Vossiske stiftelse in
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. He was an honorary member of the Royal Danish Academy of Science. In 1812 the king charged him with writing the history of the Royal Danish Navy. Winterfeldt died on 22 July 1821. He is buried in the Cemetery of Holmen in Copenhagen.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Winterfeldt, Jorgen Balthazar 18th-century Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy officers 19th-century Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy officers Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy admirals 19th-century Royal Danish Navy admirals Danish naval commanders of the Napoleonic Wars Royal Danish Naval Academy alumni Academic staff of Royal Danish Naval Academy People from Fredericia 1732 births 1821 deaths