Christian Conrad Danneskiold-Laurvig
Christian Conrad Count Danneskiold-Laurvig (* May 12, 1723 , † April 10, 1783 in Rolighed near Larvik ) was a Danish admiral .
Life
Danneskiold-Laurvig's parents were the Danish secret conference council and director of the Danish West India Company Ferdinand Anton Count Danneskiold-Laurvig (1688-1754) and Ulrica Eleonora Countess von Reventlow (1690-1754). With which the Danish governor in Norway Ulrich Friedrich Gyldenlöwe (1638–1704) his grandfather and King Friedrich III. his great-grandfather was, while Queen Anna Sophie (1693–1743) was his aunt on his mother's side .
He married Dorthe Sophie von Holstein (1713–1766) in 1743 . The marriage resulted in three daughters and a son, with only the eldest and the youngest daughter reaching adulthood and entering the state of marriage.
Career
- 1740 character as captain of the navy
- 1742 real captain
- 1743 Chamberlain
- 1746 Commander of the 2nd Marine Division
- 1747 white knight
- 1749 Adjutant General of the Navy
- 1750 Provincial Grand Master of the Order of Freemasons of the Nordic countries
- 1755 Schoutby Night
- 1758 Deputy Rear Admiral , Knight of the Order de l'union parfaite
- 1761 member of the College of the Admiralty and the General Commissioners
- 1764 Privy Councilor
- 1762–1783 Count of Larvik
- 1667 admiral
- 1767–1770 Chief War Secretary for the naval forces
- 1769 Knight of the Elephant Order
- Dismissed from all offices in 1770
He was liege count of the County of Laurvig and heir to Varel , Knyphausen and Dorwerth. His funeral took place in the Frauenkirche in Copenhagen .
literature
- C. With .: Danneskjold-Laurwigen, Christian Conrad . In: Carl Frederik Bricka (Ed.): Dansk biografisk Lexikon. Tillige omfattende Norge for Tidsrummet 1537-1814. 1st edition. tape 4 : Clemens – Eynden . Gyldendalske Boghandels Forlag, Copenhagen 1890, p. 182-184 (Danish, runeberg.org ).
- Th. Topsøe-Jensen: Christian Conrad Danneskiold-Laurvig . In: Svend Cedergreen Bech , Svend Dahl (eds.): Dansk biografisk leksikon . Founded by Carl Frederik Bricka , continued by Povl Engelstoft. 3. Edition. tape 12 : Rasmussen – Scavenius . Gyldendal, Copenhagen 1982, ISBN 87-01-77482-4 (Danish, biografiskleksikon.lex.dk ).
Web links
- Christian Conrad greve Danneskiold-Laurvig on Stamtavler over danske adelsslægter (Danish)
- Christian Conrad Danneskiold-Laurvig in the online version of the store norske leksikon (Norwegian)
- Christian Conrad Danneskiold-Laurvig (1723–1783) on the pages of the Larvik Museum (Norwegian)
- Christian Konrad Graf von Danneskiold-Laurvig on freimaurer-wiki.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Danneskiold-Laurvig, Christian Conrad |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Danneskiold-Laurvig, Christian Conrad Graf (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish admiral |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 12, 1723 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Copenhagen |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 10, 1783 |
| Place of death | Rolighed at Larvik |