Frederik Knuth

Liege Count Frederik Knuth-Knuthenborg (born September 15, 1760 in Copenhagen , † October 10, 1818 in Knuthenborg ) was a Danish landowner and chamberlain .

Life

Knuth was the second son of Eggert Christopher Knuth and Marie F. Knuth, née Numsen. His family was the important noble family Knuth . Frederik Knuth became second lieutenant in the navy in 1776 , and prime lieutenant in 1785 . From 1778 to 1782 he served in French in the West Indies . In 1784 he became a chamberlain. He was dismissed as an officer three years later.

When his eldest brother Johan Heinrich Knuth died in 1802 , he assumed the title of baron and count as well as the possession of Knuthenborg and Lerchenfeld . In 1792 he became chamberlain, 1803 knight of the Dannebrogorden , in 1811 secret conference councilor.

His grandsons Frederik Marcus Knuth and Frederik Moltke became Danish Foreign Ministers, who was the first to hold this office.

Marriage and offspring

On April 2, 1784 Knuth married Juliane Marie von Møsting (1754-1821) in the Copenhagen Christiansborg Slotskirke . There were eight children from the marriage:

Eggert Christopher (April 4, 1786 - May 28, 1813)
Frederik Christian Julius (July 12, 1787 - October 30, 1852)
Henrik Sigismund (December 11, 1788 - 1802)
Ludvig Frederik (* 1790; † 1791)
Marie Elisabeth (January 2, 1791 - March 13, 1851), ⚭ Adam Wilhelm Moltke
Ludvig Carl (* 1793; † 1794)
Charlotte Frederikke (October 29, 1794 - April 9, 1839)
Frederikke Louise (January 2, 1797 - March 16, 1819), ⚭ Adam Wilhelm Moltke

ancestors

Frederik Knuth Count of Knuthenborg	Eggert Christopher Knuth Count of Knuthenborg	Adam Christoph von Knuth Count of Knuthenborg	Eckhard Christoph von Knuth, Count of Knuth
			Søster von Knuth , b. Lark administrator of Knuthenborg
		Ida Margrethe von Knuth	Ditlev Reventlow Lord to Höltenklinken
			Magdalene Sibylla Reventlow Countess von der Nath
	Maria Knuth, b. of Numsen	Michael von Numsen Field Marshal General	Mathias Numsen Major General and Privy Councilor
			Marie Numsen, b. Worm to Brusgaard
		Margrethe Marie Thomasine von Numsen, b. by Ingenhaef	?
			?

literature

C. Wit: Knuth, Frederik . In: Carl Frederik Bricka (Ed.): Dansk biografisk Lexikon. Tillige omfattende Norge for Tidsrummet 1537-1814. 1st edition. tape 9 : Jyde – Køtschau . Gyldendalske Boghandels Forlag, Copenhagen 1895, p. 299 (Danish, runeberg.org ).

Web links

Commons : Frederik Knuth - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Frederik greve Knuth-Knuthenborg finnholbek.dk

Endnotes

↑ ^a ^b Moltke . In: Carl Frederik Bricka (Ed.): Dansk biografisk Lexikon. Tillige omfattende Norge for Tidsrummet 1537-1814. 1st edition. tape 11 : Maar – Müllner . Gyldendalske Boghandels Forlag, Copenhagen 1897, p. 396 (Danish, runeberg.org ).

predecessor	Office	successor
Johan Heinrich Knuth	Count of Knuthenborg 1802 - 1818	Frederik Marcus Knuth

personal data
SURNAME	Knuth, Frederik
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Knuth, Frederik Lehnsgraf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Danish landowner
DATE OF BIRTH	September 15, 1760
PLACE OF BIRTH	Copenhagen
DATE OF DEATH	October 10, 1818
Place of death	Knuthenborg

[Moltke-1] Moltke . In: Carl Frederik Bricka (Ed.): Dansk biografisk Lexikon. Tillige omfattende Norge for Tidsrummet 1537-1814. 1st edition. tape 11 : Maar – Müllner . Gyldendalske Boghandels Forlag, Copenhagen 1897, p. 396 (Danish, runeberg.org ).