Friedrich von Vietinghoff

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Friedrich von Vietinghoff called (von) Scheel or Frederik von Vietinghoff-Scheel (born February 2, 1624 in Autzen, Kurland ; † May 7, 1691 in Copenhagen ) was a Danish court master , bearer of the Dannebrog order and Landdrost ( district administrator ) of the Pinneberg rule .

family

His parents were Werner von Vietinghoff and his wife Margrethe geb. Budde, daughter of Frederik Godslefsen Budde (1589–1650). His wife was Eleonore Marie b. Sehestedt (* 1630 in Mecklenburg ; † June 4, 1696). From this marriage, the daughter Sophie Charlotte (1666-1732) emerged.

Life

In 1654 Vietinghoff became court squire at the Danish court and in 1660 chamber squire . In the same year he rose to chamberlain . In the meantime he became captain of Colonel Eckstein's regiment in Norway in 1657 and later adviser and Landdrost in the dominion of Pinneberg. As soon as he was appointed Drosten, he clashed with the “Inspector of the Pinneberg Lordship” Gregorius Cröger because of disputes over competence and further disputes ensued.

He later left the rule and bought the Scheelenborg manor. When the Danish-Norwegian princess Ulrike Eleonore of Denmark and Norway in 1680 Charles XI. married of Sweden, he succeeded her as governor of her domestic servants and later became her chief steward . He held this position in 1684 and became a knight of the Dannebrog Order in the same year. When Vietinghoff and his wife died, both found their final resting place in the Sankt Knuds Kirke in Odense . Her large possessions passed to her daughter Sophie Charlotte, the wife of General Schack Brockdorff.

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personal data
SURNAME Vietinghoff, Friedrich von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Scheel, Friedrich von; Vietinghoff-Scheel, Friedrich von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Danish court master, holder of the Dannebrog order and district administrator of the Pinneberg rule
DATE OF BIRTH February 2, 1624
PLACE OF BIRTH Autzen, Courland
DATE OF DEATH May 7, 1691
Place of death Copenhagen