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Jacob Brønnum Scavenius (2 April 1749 – 20 June 1820) was a Danish landowner.
He married Karine Lucie Debes (1775–1825) in 1794. She was a daughter of Supreme Court justice Lucas Debes and Christine née Suhr. Two sons died young. Their daughter Jacobine married headmaster at
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Jacob Brønnum Scavenius (2 April 1749 – 20 June 1820) was a Danish landowner.
Early life and career
Scavenius was born inSkagen
Skagen () is the northernmost town in Denmark, on the east coast of the Skagen Odde peninsula in the far north of Jutland, part of Frederikshavn Municipality in North Denmark Region, Nordjylland, north of Frederikshavn and northeast of Aalbo ...
in 1749 as the 9th of 11 children of merchant Peder Christensen Brønnum (or Brøndum) and Anne Ibsdatter. He graduated from Aalborg Grammar School in 1770 and assumed the name Scavenius (a latinification of 'person from Skagen').
Scavenius was a volunteer in (the treasury) until 1776 when he was employed as an assistant for the Danish Asiatic Company in India. He returned to Denmark as a wealthy man in 1792 after spending 15 years in Bengal.
Property and titles
Scavenius purchasedGjorslev
Gjorslev is a cruciform medieval castle located 17 km south-east of Køge, on the Stevns Peninsula, Stevns Municipality, some forty kilometres south of Copenhagen, Denmark. Originally owned by the Diocese of Roskilde (Roman-Catholic), Bishop ...
, Erikstrup and Søholm on Stevns from the Lindencrone family in 1793. In 1798 he also purchased Klintholm on the island of Møn
Møn () is an island in south-eastern Denmark. Until 1 January 2007, it was a municipality in its own right but it is now part of the municipality of Vordingborg Municipality, Vordingborg, after merging with the former municipalities of Langeb ...
. He made a turn-around on Gjorslev and established a chalk plant at Bøgeskov.
He was appointed to in 1793 and in 1711. He created a large collection of books but much of it was lost in the fire of Christiansborg Palace
Christiansborg Palace (, ) is a palace and government building on the islet of Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It is the seat of the Danish Parliament (), the Danish Prime Minister's Office, and the Supreme Court of Denmark. Also ...
in 1794 as well as in a fire caused by the British bombardment of Copenhagen in 1807.
Personal life
He married Karine Lucie Debes (1775–1825) in 1794. She was a daughter of Supreme Court justice Lucas Debes and Christine née Suhr. Two sons died young. Their daughter Jacobine married headmaster at Sorø Academy
Sorø Academy ( Danish: ''Sorø Akademi'') is a boarding school and gymnasium located in the small town of Sorø, Denmark. It traces its history back to the 12th century when Bishop Absalon founded a monastery at the site, which was confiscated by ...
, Hector Estrup, and became the mother of later prime minister Jacob Brønnum Scavenius Estrup
Jacob Brønnum Scavenius Estrup (16 April 1825 – 24 December 1913), was a Danish politician, member of the Højre party. He was Interior Minister from 1865 to 1869 in the Cabinet of Frijs and Council President as well as Finance Ministe ...
.
Scavenius died at Gjorslev on 20 June 1820 and is buried at Holtug Cemetery.
Further reading
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References
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