Niels Andreas Vibe

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Niels Andreas Vibe painted by Jacob Munch.

Niels Andreas Vibe (12 July 1759 – 9 September 1814) was a Norwegian military officer and civil and royal servant. He served as

County Governor of Nordre Bergenhus Amt from 1802 to 1811, as General War Commissioner of Norway from 1811 to 1814, and as chamberlain to King Christian Frederick of Norway
from 1814.

He was born in Rollag as a son of Major Johan Christian Vibe (1716–1764) and Anne Cathrine Pihl (1725–1773). He was a brother of Johan Vibe and Ditlev Wibe. In October 1795 in Christianssand he married Margery Kierulf (1775–1852). They had the son Ludvig Vibe and the daughter Henriette Gislesen.[1] Another daughter Line Vibe married Heinrich Arnold Thaulow, who was her second cousin.[2] Niels Andreas Vibe was also a great-grandfather of Henrik Dedichen and Carl Looft.[1]

He graduated from the

May 1814 to his death he served as chamberlain for King Christian Frederick of Norway. Vibe died in September 1814 in Christiania.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Bratberg, Terje. "Niels Vibe". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
  2. ^ Larsen, Øivind. "Heinrich Arnold Thaulow". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 18 April 2010.


Government offices
Preceded by
County Governor of Nordre Bergenhus amt

1802–1811
Succeeded by
Herman Gerhard Treschow
(Hilmar Meincke Krohg was appointed after Vibe,
but he never served.)