Frederik Wilhelm Stabell

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Frederik Wilhelm Stabell
Born(1763-05-25)25 May 1763
Hole, Norway
Died2 June 1836(1836-06-02) (aged 73)
Occupation(s)Military officer and politician
Known for
AwardsOrder of the Dannebrog

Frederik Wilhelm Stabell (25 May 1763 – 2 June 1836) was a Norwegian military officer and politician. He was a member of the Norwegian Constituent Assembly in 1814, and ended his military career with the rank of general.[1][2]

Personal life

Stabell was born in the parish Hole, Ringerike, as the son of holzførster Lars Bastian Stabell and Lucie Marie Bruenech. He married Helene Voigt in 1792. He died in Christiania in 1836.[1]

Memorial of the battle of Trangen in Norway in 1808

Military career

Stabell served in the Infantry Regiment of Southern Norway from 1777, and studied at the

Swedish-Norwegian War in 1814 he commanded 3,000 troops. He was appointed Colonel and commander of the 2nd Akershusiske Infanteribrigade in 1818, was appointed Major General in 1818, Lieutenant General in 1821, and General in 1833.[1]

Political career

Stabell represented the Akershusiske skarpskytterregiment and Smaalenenes amt at the Norwegian Constituent Assembly in 1814.[2]

References

  1. ^
    Dansk biografisk Lexikon
    (in Danish). Copenhagen: Gyldendal. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  2. ^
    Store norske leksikon
    (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 30 June 2011.