Carl Otto Løvenskiold (23 December 1839 – 1 October 1916) was a Norwegian naval officer, business executive and landowner. He served as the

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during 1884. By birth, he is a member of Løvenskiold noble family.

Biography

Løvenskiold was born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway on 23 December 1839. He was the son of Otto Joachim Løvenskiold (1811-1882) and Julie Caroline Helene Wedel-Jarlsberg (1815-1840). His father was a Supreme Court Attorney and mayor of Christiania. He attended Christiania Cathedral School, became a sea cadet at Frederiksvern and a second lieutenant in the

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in 1859. In 1868 Løvenskiold was promoted to first lieutenant. In 1875, he resigned from naval service. He entered into the operation of the business interests of his father-in-law Harald Wedel Jarlsberg in

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and Aker, including Bærum Verk and

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. He was a Prime Minister in

in 1884 during Schweigaard's Ministerium. He served as a member of the

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(''Storting'') from 1889 to 1897 representing

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for the Conservative Party. Løvenskiold was nominated as a Knight in the

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in 1889, Knight 1st Class in 1899 and Commander in 1912. He also was a recipient of the

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. The

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icecap Løvenskioldfonna and the mountain ridge Carlsfjella were named in his honor.

Personal life

In 1865, he married his cousin Elise Wedel Jarlsberg (1844-1923), daughter of landowner Harald Wedel Jarlsberg (1811–97) and Elise Frederikke Butenschøn (1820–68). They were the parents of Harald Løvenskiold (1868–1934). Løvenskiold died on 1 October 1916 and was buried in the family grave site at Ullern Church (''Ullern kirkegård'') in Oslo.

References

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