Christian Frederik von Hansen

CF Hansen

Christian Frederik von Hansen (born November 29, 1788 in Helsingør , † June 22, 1873 ) was a Danish general and minister of war .

Life

Hansen's father was the master and vice-principal Hans Christian von Hansen (1753–1843), his mother was his wife Anna, nee. Bruun (1755 – approx. 1838). Hansen attended school in Helsingør. In 1806 he completed his law degree and embarked on a military career. In 1809 he was appointed second lieutenant of the Zeeland hunter corps. As a young officer he took part in the Napoleonic War in France, served in the Holstein Jägerkorps and in the Holstein infantry regiment. There he learned the French language. In 1822 he was employed as a lawyer in the general staff and for special purposes in higher administration. From 1831 to 1842 he was teaching director at the Landkadettenakademie and reorganized the educational program. During this time he was promoted to first lieutenant in 1833, division commander in 1835, in 1836 to commander of the Danebrog, in 1839 to senior adjutant and in 1841 to colonel. He was then a member of the commission that drafted a new army order in 1842 and spoke out in favor of general conscription, which was rejected by the Danish King Christian VIII . On March 25, 1948, Hansen was appointed head of the department of the newly created War Ministry and Anton Frederik Tscherning , whom he knew from his time in France, was appointed Minister of War. In 1848, in connection with the preparations for war that had been assigned to them, they agreed to introduce general conscription . On October 23, 1848 Hansen was a member of the Constituent Assembly ( Den Grundlovgivende Rigsforsamling ).

He held the post of Minister of War as follows:

Moltke II government , November 16, 1848 to July 13, 1851
Bluhme I government , January 27, 1852 to April 21, 1853
Ørsted government , April 21, 1853 to December 12, 1854
Bluhme II government , July 11, 1864 to November 6, 1865

After his release he became general à la suite . He remained unmarried throughout his life.

Awards

1821: Knight's Cross of the Dannebrog Order
1829: Dannebrogsmændenes hæderstegn
1836: Commander of the Dannebrog Order
1848: Grand Cross of the Order of Dannebrog

1865: Order of the Elephants

literature

SA Sørensen: Hansen, Christian Frederik . In: Carl Frederik Bricka (Ed.): Dansk biografisk Lexikon. Tillige omfattende Norge for Tidsrummet 1537-1814. 1st edition. tape 6 : Gerson-H. Hansen . Gyldendalske Boghandels Forlag, Copenhagen 1892, p. 598-603 (Danish, runeberg.org ).
Helge Larsen: CF Hansen . In: Svend Cedergreen Bech , Svend Dahl (eds.): Dansk biografisk leksikon . Founded by Carl Frederik Bricka , continued by Povl Engelstoft. 3. Edition. tape 5 : Frille – Hanssen . Gyldendal, Copenhagen 1980, ISBN 87-01-77403-4 (Danish, biografiskleksikon.lex.dk ).

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Helge Larsen: CF Hansen . In: Svend Cedergreen Bech , Svend Dahl (eds.): Dansk biografisk leksikon . Founded by Carl Frederik Bricka , continued by Povl Engelstoft. 3. Edition. tape 5 : Frille – Hanssen . Gyldendal, Copenhagen 1980, ISBN 87-01-77403-4 (Danish, biografiskleksikon.lex.dk ).

personal data
SURNAME	Hansen, Christian Frederik
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Danish politician and minister of war
DATE OF BIRTH	November 29, 1788
PLACE OF BIRTH	Elsinore
DATE OF DEATH	June 22, 1873

[DBL-1] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Helge Larsen: CF Hansen . In: Svend Cedergreen Bech , Svend Dahl (eds.): Dansk biografisk leksikon . Founded by Carl Frederik Bricka , continued by Povl Engelstoft. 3. Edition. tape 5 : Frille – Hanssen . Gyldendal, Copenhagen 1980, ISBN 87-01-77403-4 (Danish, biografiskleksikon.lex.dk ).