Christopher Knuth
Christopher Adam Valdemar Knuth (born July 3, 1855 in Præstø , † January 12, 1942 in Lilliendal ) was a Danish court hunter and chamberlain .
Life
Knuth was the son of the chamberlain and court hunter Adam Carl Vilhelm Knuth and his wife Wilhelmine, née von Buttlar. In 1874 he became a student. In 1877 he became the tenant of Østergaard, which he remained until 1897. In 1885 he became master hunter and in 1895 director of Sparkasse Præstø . From 1896 to 1916 Knuth was a member of the Præstø District Council. In 1900 he became chamberlain and in 1918 a member of the Landsting.
In 1900 Knuth was made a knight of the Dannebrog Order and in 1910 a Dannebrogmann . In 1938 he received the second class commander.
Marriage and offspring
On August 11, 1881, Knuth married the baroness Ille Ottilde Vilhelmine Lerche (1857–1942). The marriage resulted in seven children, all of whom bore the title of Count or Countess and were all born in Østergaard:
- Minna Sophie Louise Knuth-Christiansdal (born June 26, 1882 - † April 4, 1984) ⚭ Leaning Baron Hans Heinrich Adam Berner-Schilden-Holsten , Chamberlain (1881–1967)
- Vilhelmine (Minna) Alexandra Eugine Jenny Knuth-Christiansdal (born November 3, 1884; †?) ⚭ Oscar Ferdinand Hage (1874–1938); ⚭ John Olai Borge (1878–1960)
- Christian Frederik Knuth-Christiansdal (born March 28, 1886; March 18, 1969)
- Margrethe Knuth-Christiansdal (* November 12, 1888; †?) ⚭ Godtfred Bruun Neergaard (1884–1954)
- Otto Christopher Knuth-Christiansdal, til Flintholm (* September 22, 1890; †?)
- Adam Carl Vilhelm Knuth-Christiansdal (* September 2, 1891; †?)
- Benedicte Knuth-Christiansdal (* July 25, 1893 - † August 26, 1986 in Copenhagen ) ⚭ Count Frederik Christian Moltke (1870–1946)
ancestors
Adam Christopher Knuth Count of Christiansdal |
Sophie Magdalena Knuth, b. Moltke |
Wolf von Buchwaldt, Lord of Neudorf and Farve |
Benedicte Charlotte von Buchwaldt, b. Blome | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Christian Frederik Knuth Count of Christiansdal |
Louise Charlotte Knuth, b. from Buchwaldt | ? | ? | ||||
Adam Knuth til Lilliendal Count of Christiansdal |
Wilhelmine Alexandra Eugenie Catharine Jenny Knuth, b. from Buttlar | ||||||
Christopher Adam Valdemar Knuth Count of Christiansdal |
literature
- Danmarks Adels Aarbog 1906, p. 225.
- P. Stavnstrup: Christopher Knuth . In: Svend Cedergreen Bech , Svend Dahl (eds.): Dansk biografisk leksikon . Founded by Carl Frederik Bricka , continued by Povl Engelstoft. 3. Edition. tape 8 : Kjærulf – Levetzow . Gyldendal, Copenhagen 1981, ISBN 87-01-77442-5 (Danish, biografiskleksikon.lex.dk ).
Web links
Endnotes
- ↑ Danmarks Nobility Aarbog.
- ↑ P. Stavnstrup: Christopher Knuth . In: Svend Cedergreen Bech , Svend Dahl (eds.): Dansk biografisk leksikon . Founded by Carl Frederik Bricka , continued by Povl Engelstoft. 3. Edition. tape 8 : Kjærulf – Levetzow . Gyldendal, Copenhagen 1981, ISBN 87-01-77442-5 (Danish, biografiskleksikon.lex.dk ).
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Knuth, Christopher |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Knuth, Christopher Adam Valdemar (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish court hunter and chamberlain |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 3, 1855 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Præstø |
DATE OF DEATH | January 12, 1942 |
Place of death | on Liliendal |