Maren Juel (18 March 1749 – 20 February 1815) was a Norwegian landowner, regarded as the wealthiest woman in Norway at her time.
She was born in
Christiania (now Oslo) as the daughter of timber trader and civil servant Hans Juel (1702–1765). She was the sister of timber trader,
Jacob Juel. In 1771 she was married to businessman and landowner
Peder Holter (1723 - 1786). He had accumulated a number of estates and was regarded for his time to be one of the most wealthy men in the country. After her husband's death in 1786, she managed the properties herself. These included Losby in
Lørenskog
is a municipality in Akershus in Viken county, Norway. A suburb of Oslo, it is part of the Oslo urban area and the traditional region of Romerike. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Lørenskog. Lørenskog was separ ...
as well as the estates
Hafslund and Borregaard in
Sarpsborg
Sarpsborg ( or ), historically Borg, is a city and municipality in Viken county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Sarpsborg.
Sarpsborg is part of the fifth largest urban area in Norway when paired with neigh ...
and the
Ljan Estate (''Ljansbruket'') which included Stubljan in
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and
Hvitebjørn in
Oppegård
Oppegård is an area in Nordre Follo, Viken, Norway. Oppegård was a municipality in the former county Akershus.
It is part of the traditional region of Follo. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Kolbotn. The m ...
.
In 1791 she married civil servant
Ole Christopher Wessel who died in 1794. In 1796 Juel married
Marcus Gjøe Rosenkrantz
Marcus Gjøe Rosenkrantz (25 January 176211 May 1838) was a Norwegian Government Minister and Member of Parliament.
Biography
Marcus Gjøe Rosenkrantz was born at Vigvoll, Tveit near Kristiansand, Norway. His father, Otto Christian Rosenkrantz ...
, later member of the
Parliament of Norway and Government Minister. She had no children. Her heirs included her niece, Gjertrud Maren Juel who was married to
Lars Ingier. In several Norwegian cities, there are streets named after her.
References
Related Reading
*Schulerud, Mentz (1974) ''Hafslund gods: Fra Otte Bildt til M. G. Rosenkrantz'' (Oslo: Aschehoug)
External links
Borregaard hovedgårdHafslund Hovedgården i SarpsborgHvitebjørn gårdLosby BrukStubljan herregård
1749 births
1815 deaths
Businesspeople from Oslo
Juel family
Norwegian landowners
18th-century Norwegian businesspeople
18th-century women landowners
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