Christen Mølbach (8 November 1766 – 7 July 1834) was a Norwegian merchant who represented Stavanger amt at the

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in 1814. Christen (Andersen) Mølbach was born in

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, Norway, the son of Anders Christensen Mølbach (1735, died 1809 in Bergen; merchant) and Andrea Anthonette Kierulff (1733, died 1808 in Bergen). Christen Mølbach established himself as a merchant and official at

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in Rogaland, succeeding Hercules Weyer as "sorenskriver" (senior local official) and marrying Weyer's widow, Inger Margrethe Kiærulf, who was also Mølbach's second cousin (date of marriage: January 23, 1797). With this marriage, he acquired considerable wealth. Mølbach also served as both the Danish and Dutch vice-consul in Egersund. The couple lived at Næsgaard, an estate in Egersund. They had no children. Mølbach's sister's children, the Bucks of Hammerfest, succeeded them at Næsgaard In 1814, he represented Stavanger amt (now Rogaland) at the

. He generally supported the union party ''Unionspartiet''). Ten years later he was a member of the Parliament of Norway.''Representantene på Eidsvoll 1814'' (cappelendamm.no)
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