Niels Peter Anton Bornholdt (3 April 1842 in

Hjørring Hjørring () is a town on the island of Vendsyssel-Thy at the top of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. It is the main town and the administrative seat of Hjørring Municipality in the North Jutland Region. The population is 25,644 (accor ...

– 17 May 1924 in

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) was a Danish shipping agent and landowner, father of Magnus Creagh-Bornholdt and Vera Lalitia Bornholdt, who was married to Count Hieronim Mohl.

Early life

Bornholdt was the son of Jens Welling Limschou (1794–1866) and Augusta Sophie Johanne Bornholdt (1810–1876) and was educated as a shipbroker in England.

Career

In 1872, Bornholdt opened a ship handling business (P. Bornholdt & Co.) in Riga, took care of chartering and within a decade grew considerably. Besides its headquarters in Riga it had branch offices in Libau, Reval, Saint Petersburg and Windau . In 1878 the company had agents in Libau and later in Riga and the other Russian ports on the Baltic Sea.

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

almost destroyed the company, but Bornholdt rebuilt it after the war, and closed the branch in St. Petersburg.

Personal life

Bornholdt married Mary Emily O'Moore Creagh of Cahirbane (1841-1910) on November 1871, in

Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

. Mary was the daughter of Captain James Creagh (1784–1857) and Grace Emily O'Moore (died 1891) of County Clare, Ireland. Bornholdt kept in touch with Denmark and passed long holidays there. To get a more permanent residence in the country in 1901 he bought the

Løvenholm Løvenholm is a castle and estate east of Randers in Jutland, Denmark, owned by a foundation. Its grounds can be accessed on public footpaths. The former monastery was established in 1440, and was called Gjesingholm from 1440 til 1674. The nea ...

manor, which he owned until 1918. Bornholdt acquired

Castle, and was awarded the Knight cross of the

Order of the Dannebrog The Order of the Dannebrog ( da, Dannebrogordenen) is a Danish order of chivalry instituted in 1671 by Christian V. Until 1808, membership in the order was limited to fifty members of noble or royal rank, who formed a single class known a ...

in 1889, He was Councillor of State in 1899, He was awarded

Commander of the 2nd degree in 1922. He also wore a number of Russian and other awards. He is buried in Riga.

References

Sources

* Bornholdt, P. in

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, published by Ove Krak (1910) * Danish Biographical lexicon 2nd edition (Volume 3, 1934), authored by Jens Vestberg, and the third edition (1979–84, included in SDE) {{DEFAULTSORT:Bornholdt, Niels Peter 1842 births 1924 deaths People from Hjørring 20th-century Danish landowners Danish businesspeople in shipping Commanders of the Order of the Dannebrog