Arild Sibbern (27 June 1785 – 11 April 1863) was a Norwegian military officer and representative at the

Norwegian Constituent Assembly The Norwegian Constituent Assembly (in Norwegian ''Grunnlovsforsamlingen'', also known as ''Riksforsamlingen'') is the name given to the 1814 constitutional assembly at Eidsvoll in Norway, that adopted the Norwegian Constitution and formalised th ...

. Henrik Frederik Arild Sibbern was born in Rygge in Østfold, Norway. He was admitted to 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 ...

(''Hærens Officersskole'') in Copenhagen during 1800, and became a military officer in 1803. In 1805, he was commissioned as a teacher at the Army Officers Academ. In 1807, he was promoted to second lieutenant and assigned to the Royal Regiment stationed in Helsingor, Denmark. From 1811 to 1814, he served in Trondheim, Norway. In 1814 he was assigned to the Norwegian Engineer Brigade in Kristiansand. He represented the Engineering Brigade at the

in Eidsvoll during 1814.

Personal life

He was married to Maren Dorothea Steensen (1798- 1855) with whom he had three children. His family included his brother, Norwegian government minister

Valentin Christian Wilhelm Sibbern Valentin Christian Wilhelm Sibbern (19 September 1779 – 1 January 1853) was a Norwegian government minister and representative at the Norwegian Constitutional Assembly. Biography Valentin Christian Wilhelm Sibbern was born on the Værne Kloster ...

and his nephew, Norwegian Prime Minister

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 ...

. ''Sibbern (slekt)'' ( Slektshistoriewiki)
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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 * Order of the Sword

References

1785 births 1863 deaths Recipients of the Order of the Sword People from Rygge Norwegian Army personnel Norwegian military personnel of the Napoleonic Wars Fathers of the Constitution of Norway {{norway-politician-1780s-stub