Ludvig Harboe (16 August 1709 – 15 June 1783) was a

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and

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of the Diocese of Zealand from 1757 until his death. Harboe was born at Broager Peninsula in

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. He was mostly educated in

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. He attended gymnasium in Hamburg, where he stayed for two years. Then he studied at the universities of

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and

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returning home to Broager during 1732. In 1738, Harboe was a priest at Garnisonskirken and in 1739 became a priest at Kastelskirken, both churches in

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. Harboe was sent to

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in 1741 to inspect the state of the church there on behalf of the

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. He initiated some reforms there and while there (in 1743) was appointed to the post of

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of the Diocese of Trondhjem. After returning to

in 1745, he was consecrated as Bishop and soon left for

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, the seat of his new diocese. He arrived in Trondheim on 1 July 1746 and served there for two more years before leaving the post and returning to Copenhagen. After returning to Copenhagen in 1748, Harboe married Frederikke Louise Hersleb (1720-1780), the daughter of

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of the Diocese of Zealand. He then worked with his new father-in-law in Denmark, and when Hersleb died in 1757, Harboe was appointed to replace him. He served there until his death in 1783.

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1709 births 1783 deaths 18th-century Danish clergy University of Copenhagen alumni People from Sønderborg Municipality 18th-century Lutheran bishops Danish Lutheran clergy Bishops of Nidaros {{bishop-stub