Frederik Adeler (1764–1816)

Frederik Adeler
Baron; Frederik Adeler
Diocesan Governor of Trondhjems stiftamt
	In office; 1802–1804
Diocesan Governor of Fyens stiftamt
	In office; 1808–1809
Personal details
Born	25 July 1764; Dragsholm Castle, Denmark
Died	23 March 1816 (aged 51); Copenhagen, Denmark
Citizenship	Denmark-Norway
Nationality	Danish
Profession	Government official

Frederik Adeler (1764-1816) was a Dano-Norwegian noble and government official. He served as the County Governor and Diocesan Governor of several counties from 1802 until his death in 1816.[1]

Family

Adeler was a son of Baron Conrad Wilhelm Adeler and Ulrika Helene de Cicignon. His paternal grandfather was Frederick Adeler. On 1 July 1786, he married Berta Countess Moltke. They had a daughter, Sophie Hedevig baroness Adeler. He died suddenly in Copenhagen on 23 March 1816.[2]

Career

In 1802 he was appointed Diocesan Governor of Trondhjems stiftamt as well as the County Governor of Trondhjems amt. After two years, he was transferred to Denmark as the County Governor of Holbæk County. In 1808 he became Diocesan Governor of the Diocese of Funen as well as the County Governor of Odense County. In 1804 he received the Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog.[2]

References

Berg, Ole T., ed. (13 June 2016). "Fylkesmenn og amtmenn (stiftamtmenn) siden 1671". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
Thiset, ed. (1887–1905). "Adeler, Frederik Baron". Dansk biografisk Lexikon (in Danish). I. Kjøbenhavn: Gyldendalske boghandels forlag. p. 92. Retrieved 8 November 2020.

Government offices
Preceded by Gebhard Moltke	Diocesan Governor of Trondhjems stiftamt 1802–1804	Succeeded by Erik Must Angell
Preceded by Gebhard Moltke	County Governor of Trondhjems amt 1802–1804	Office abolished Succeeded by: Erik Must Angell (County Governor of Sør-Trøndelag) and Caspar Conrad Rafn (County Governor of Nord-Trøndelag)
Preceded by Michael Herman Løvenskiold	County Governor of Holbæk amt 1804–1808	Succeeded by Christian Cornelius Lerche
Preceded by Poul Rosenørn Gersdorff	Diocesan Governor of Fyens stiftamt 1808–1809	Succeeded by Gebhard Moltke
Preceded by Poul Rosenørn Gersdorff	County Governor of Odense amt 1808–1809	Succeeded by Gebhard Moltke

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[snl4-1] Berg, Ole T., ed. (13 June 2016). "Fylkesmenn og amtmenn (stiftamtmenn) siden 1671". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 23 August 2020.

[dbl-2] Thiset, ed. (1887–1905). "Adeler, Frederik Baron". Dansk biografisk Lexikon (in Danish). I. Kjøbenhavn: Gyldendalske boghandels forlag. p. 92. Retrieved 8 November 2020.