Lorentz Reichwein (c. 1680, in
Fåberg – 22 April 1735, in
Copenhagen
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) was a Norwegian and Danish military officer. He was a son of
Georg Reichwein, and grandson of
Georg Reichwein, Sr. He served as county governor ( no, stiftsamtmann) of
Akershus
Akershus () is a traditional region and current electoral district in Norway, with Oslo as its main city and traditional capital. It is named after the Akershus Fortress in Oslo. From the middle ages to 1919, Akershus was a fief and main county ...
, and his final military rank was Major General.
He was owner of a land area in central
Christiania which later was called ''Grünings løkke'', consisting of the area from the
Pipervika
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Bay to the current
Eidsvolls plass.
References
1680 births
1735 deaths
Norwegian Army generals
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