Ove Juul (23 October 1615 – 29 May 1686) was a

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nobleman who served as Vice Governor-general of Norway under

Ulrik Fredrik Gyldenløve Ulrik is a male name, a Scandinavian form of Ulrich. Ulrik may refer to: *Ulrik Frederik Christian Arneberg (1829–1911), Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party *Albert Ulrik Bååth (1853–1912), Swedish poet *Ulrik Balling (born 1975), ...

from 1669 to 1674.

Family and youth

Ove's father was Iver Juul at Villestrup, Thaarupgaard and Lundbæk (1563–1627). Iver had two sons who rose to positions of importance in Denmark-Norway: Ove Juul (1615–1689) of Lundbæk-Pandum, Villestrup, Kragerup and Bregentved, and Tønne Juul (1620–1684) of Thaarupgaard. Ove’s paternal grandfather was Axel Juul, (1503–1577) an Army officer in charge of

Aalborghus Castle Aalborghus Castle ( da, Aalborghus Slot) is a castle in Aalborg, Denmark. It is a half-timbered (''bindingsværk'') castle built by King Christian III from 1539 to around 1555 initially as a fortification. A building had existed at the site befor ...

, who originally built Villestrup. Ove attended

Sorø Academy Sorø Academy (Danish, ''Sorø Akademi'') is a boarding school and gymnasium located in the small town of Sorø, Denmark. It traces its history back to the 12th century when Bishop Absalon founded a monastery at the site, which was confiscated by ...

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, Danmark. He traveled first to

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where he studied at the

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. He then continued to

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, the

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and

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. The diary which was maintained provides an interesting insight on the art and mores of the period.

Career

In 1661, he became the Diocesan Governor in Ålborg. Subsequently Juul served as Vice Governor-general in Norway under

from 1669 to 1674. From 1671 until 1679, he was the Diocesan Governor of Stavanger stiftamt as well as the County Governor of Nedenæs amt. From 1676 through 1679, he was the Vice Chancellor of Danish Chancellery ( da, Danske Kancelli) in Copenhagen. During the period of

Danish absolutism The history of Denmark as a unified kingdom began in the 8th century, but historic documents describe the geographic area and the people living there—the Danes—as early as 500 AD. These early documents include the writings of Jordanes and ...

, the Chancellery, along with the

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( da, Rentekammeret, links=no), the Commercial College ( da, Kommmercekollegiat, links=no) served to provide a coordinated central administration in Denmark which provided, among other things, direction to the Governor-general in Norway. This administration reported via the Privy Council (''Konseil-Geheimråd'') to the King, who held absolute power. From 1681, he served as assessor (''Høiesteretsassessor''—an assessor was a councilor of the realm who served in one of the two positions reserved for nobility) of Århus.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Juul, Ove 1615 births 1686 deaths 17th-century Norwegian civil servants Governors-general of Norway Juel family 17th-century Danish nobility 17th-century Norwegian nobility