Trampe (German: ''v. Trampe'', Danish: ''af Trampe'', Norwegian: ''av Trampe'') is an ancient noble family of German origin. The family became Imperial Counts (''Reichsgraf'') of the

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in 1736 and Counts of Denmark and Norway in 1743.

History

A branch of the family moved from East Elbia to

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by the 13th century and from Pomerania, the family immigrated to the

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. The family came to Denmark with Lieutenant General Adam Frederik Trampe (1650-1704). Frederich Christopher Trampe (1779–1832) moved to Norway in 1810 as County Governor of ''Søndre Trondhjems amt'' (now Sør-Trøndelag). His father Adam Frederik Trampe (1750-1807) was a Danish military officer and landowner.

References

Literature

* Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Gräfliche Häuser A IV, C.A Starke Verlag 1962 {{Unintroduced nobility of Sweden German noble families Danish noble families Norwegian noble families Swedish unintroduced nobility