Ove Juul
Ove Juul | |
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| Vice Governor-general of Norway | |
| In office 1669–1674 | |
| Governor‑General | Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ove Iversen Juul October 23, 1615 Willestrup, Mariagerfjord Municipality, Denmark |
| Died | May 29, 1686 (aged 70) Willestrup, Mariagerfjord Municipality, Denmark |
Ove Juul (23 October 1615 – 29 May 1686) was a
Family and youth
Ove's father was Iver Juul at Villestrup, Thaarupgaard and Lundbæk (1563–1627). Iver had two sons who rose to positions of importance in
Aalborghus Castle, who originally built Villestrup.[3]
Ove attended
University of Wittenberg. He then continued to England, the Netherlands, France and Italy. The diary which was maintained provides an interesting insight on the art and mores of the period.[2]
Career
In 1661, he became the
Danish absolutism, the Chancellery, along with the Treasury (Danish: Rentekammeret), the Commercial College (Danish: Kommmercekollegiat) served to provide a coordinated central administration in Denmark which provided, among other things, direction to the Governor-general in Norway. This administration reported via the Privy Council (Konseil-Geheimråd) to the King, who held absolute power.[4]
From 1681, he served as assessor (Høiesteretsassessor—an assessor was a councilor of the realm who served in one of the two positions reserved for nobility) of Århus.[1][5]
References
- ^ Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 17 April 2009.
- ^ Dansk biografisk leksikon(in Danish). Vol. 7. Retrieved 17 April 2009.
- ^ "Juul. Side 240 – 243 (Ældgammel dansk Adel.)" (Norwegian). Retrieved 17 April 2009.
- ISBN 978-87-7838-407-2. Retrieved 17 April 2008.
- ISBN 978-87-7838-407-2. Retrieved 17 April 2008.