Valentin Sibbern

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Valentin Christian Wilhelm Sibbern in 1814

Valentin Christian Wilhelm Sibbern (born September 19, 1779 in Værne Kloster in Rygge , † January 1, 1853 on the Carlberg estate in Rygge) was a Norwegian officer and politician.

Life

His parents were the landowner and major Georg Christian Sibbern (1732–1796) and his wife Søster Huitfeldt (1760–1833). On May 19, 1802, his first marriage in Rygge was Alette Margrethe Aagaard (October 3, 1776– May 30, 1810), daughter of pastor Matthias Aagaard (1749–1785) and his wife Boel (actually Bodil) Maria Creutz (1749– 1779); his second marriage was on May 13, 1811 in Vestby, Anne Cathrine de Stockfleth (March 31, 1785– March 8, 1865), daughter of Vice Admiral William Walker Stockfleth (1737–1818) and his wife Johanne Georgia Vieth (1749–1797) .

Sibbern belonged to a respected family of officers who had owned the Værne Monastery near Moss since 1732 . This is where he grew up. Already at the age of four he received the officer's license as titular sub-lieutenant a la suite of the Smålend dragoon regiment. In 1793 he became a cadet at the National Cadet Academy in Copenhagen. In 1796 he became a real lieutenant, 1800 lieutenant, and in 1809 Rittmeister of the Rakkestad Company. In addition to his officer activity, he studied law and took the law exam in Copenhagen in 1802. From 1811 Sibbern served in the "Akershus Riding Hunters Corps" and in 1812 became major. In the war with Sweden he only took part in a few fights, and in 1814 he switched to the civil service career. He became a bailiff in Smaalenene's office . In 1823 he became a bailiff in Akershus and a canon in Akershus foundation. From 1830 to 1850 he was a State Councilor.

Sibbern took over the Værne Kloster estate in 1796 and was its sole owner until 1800. But as a canon and councilor of state he had to have his residence in Christiania. Therefore, in 1841, he transferred the estate to two of his sons and lived in a separate area, the Carlberg farm, where he also died.

He was elected as a delegate of the riding hunter corps for the imperial assembly of Eidsvoll . He voted against Norway's declaration of independence and was therefore included in the Union Party. He was conservative on the right to vote and stand for election, and believed that only the educated should have these rights. Therefore he turned against a right to vote for all farmers. He also wanted the Lagting to become a kind of Senate. His diary of the Imperial Assembly is a valuable source.

Sibbern was elected to the extraordinary Storting in the fall of 1814 and was on the committee that was to negotiate with Sweden. In 1821 he was President of the Imperial Court. Later he took part in all Stortings negotiations until 1824. He was also President of both the Storting and the Lagting. He was a strong advocate of storting rights and freedom of expression. In economic matters he was conservative, but took care of those in need, for example by campaigning for the establishment of a hospital for the mentally ill in Akershus, and was a member of the committee concerned. During the riots in Christiania on May 17, 1829 ( Torvslaget - Battle of the Market), he called on the military to maintain law and order, which was downright unpopular. In 1830 he became a member of the State Council Department in Stockholm. In addition, he was head of various ministries, the Audit Department, the Justice Department, the Army Department, the Navy Department and the Finance Department . He resigned in 1850, but was again a member of the interim government in 1852 while King Oskar I was abroad.

From 1825 to 1851 he was treasurer of the royal orders of knights in Norway and received the star of the Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav in 1847 , but only became the real holder of the Grand Cross when he left in 1850. He was also knight of the Swedish Order of the Swords since 1815 and was its commander since 1821. In 1825 he became commander of the Swedish Order of the North Star and in 1844 received its Grand Cross.

Remarks

The article is based on the Norsk biografisk leksikon . Any other information is shown separately.

  1. ^ Nielsen p. 561. Yngvar Nielsen: Sibbern, Valentin Christian Wilhelm . In: Carl Frederik Bricka (Ed.): Dansk biografisk Lexikon. Tillige omfattende Norge for Tidsrummet 1537-1814. 1st edition. tape 15 : Scalabrini – Skanke . Gyldendalske Boghandels Forlag, Copenhagen 1901, p. 561 (Danish, runeberg.org ).
  2. ↑ The Rakkestad Company was set up in 1657 and was part of the Smålendische (old name for Østfold) regiment. It was later split up and merged with other companies under their names in 1818. Her practice site was at Rakkestad Church .
  3. ^ Bailiff was the highest royal official of a district.
  4. ↑ "Stift" is the name for a diocese. Akershus foundation is now the diocese of Oslo. The administrative structure followed the diocese borders.
  5. ↑ State Council was the name for most of the ministers in the Norwegian government.
  6. ^ Yngvar Nielsen: Sibbern, Valentin Christian Wilhelm . In: Carl Frederik Bricka (Ed.): Dansk biografisk Lexikon. Tillige omfattende Norge for Tidsrummet 1537-1814. 1st edition. tape 15 : Scalabrini – Skanke . Gyldendalske Boghandels Forlag, Copenhagen 1901, p. 562 (Danish, runeberg.org ). The Reichsgericht was a special court for criminal offenses in the office of government members and judges of the Supreme Court.
  7. ↑ During the Swedish-Norwegian Union, the Norwegian government had a State Council department in Stockholm, which had to look after Norwegian interests vis-à-vis the Swedish government and the king.

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personal data
SURNAME Sibbern, Valentin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sibbern, Valentin Christian Wilhelm (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Norwegian officer and politician, member of the Storting
DATE OF BIRTH September 19, 1779
PLACE OF BIRTH Værne Monastery, Rygge
DATE OF DEATH January 1, 1853
Place of death Rygge