Valentin Christian Wilhelm Sibbern (19 September 1779 – 1 January 1853) was a Norwegian government minister and representative at the

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Biography

Valentin Christian Wilhelm Sibbern was born on the Værne Kloster estate at Rygge in

Østfold Østfold is a traditional region, a former county and a current electoral district in southeastern Norway. It borders Akershus and southwestern Sweden (Västra Götaland County and Värmland), while Buskerud and Vestfold are on the other side o ...

, Norway. In 1793, he became a student at the

Royal Danish Military Academy The Royal Danish Military Academy ( da, Hærens Officersskole) educates and commissions all officers for the Royal Danish Army. The Military Academy function was initiated in 1713 by request of King Frederick IV on inspiration from the Naval Aca ...

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. He was promoted to First Lieutenant in 1800 and Captain of the cavalry and commander of Rakkestadske Company in 1809. He took the legal examination in 1802. He was promoted to Major in 1812. In 1814, he was appointed district governor of Smaalenenes amt (now Østfold). In 1823, he was also appointed district governor of

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. Between 1830 and 1852, he served in different positions within the Norwegian government including Minister of Auditing, Minister of Justice, Minister of the Army and Minister of the Navy. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1814 returning in 1815–1816, 1818, 1821–1822 and 1824. Valentin Sibbern represented ''Akershusiske ridende jegerkorps'', his military regiment of the Norwegian Army, in the National Assembly at Eidsvoll where he was a member of the independence party (''Selvstendighetspartiet'').

Personal life

He was married twice, with Alette Margrethe Aagaard (1776–1810) and after her death with Anne Cathrine Stockfleth (1785–1865). He was the father of musician and courtier Alette Due, and

Carl Sibbern Carl Sibbern (11 April 1809 – 17 May 1880) was a Norwegian politician, son of Valentin Christian Wilhelm Sibbern and brother of Alette Due. He was County Governor of ''Smaalenenes Amt'' (today named Østfold) from 1855 to 1880. He was elected ...

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Georg Sibbern Georg Christian Sibbern (29 March 1816 – 4 October 1901) was a Norwegian diplomat who served as the prime minister of Norway. Background He was born at Rygge in Østfold. He was the son of Valentin Sibbern (1779–1853) and Anne Cathrine de Sto ...

who was Norwegian Prime Minister in Stockholm. His younger brother Henrik Frederik Arild Sibbern was also a member of the Norwegian National Assembly at Eidsvold.''Sibbern, Valentin Christian Wilhelm (Eidsvollsmann)'' (eidsvollsmenn.no)
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Honors

Order of St. Olav The Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav ( no, Den Kongelige Norske Sankt Olavs Orden; or ''Sanct Olafs Orden'', the old Norwegian name) is a Norwegian order of chivalry instituted by King Oscar I on 21 August 1847. It is named after King Olav II ...

Order of the North Star The Royal Order of the Polar Star (Swedish: ''Kungliga Nordstjärneorden'') is a Swedish order of chivalry created by King Frederick I on 23 February 1748, together with the Order of the Sword and the Order of the Seraphim. The Order of the ...

* Order of the Sword

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