Ove Juul | |
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| Vice Governor-general of Norway | |
| In office 1669–1674 | |
| Governor-General | Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1615-10-23)23 October 1615 Willestrup,Mariagerfjord Municipality,Denmark |
| Died | 29 May 1686(1686-05-29) (aged 70) Willestrup,Mariagerfjord Municipality,Denmark |
Ove Iversen Juul (23 October 1615 – 29 May 1686) was aDanish nobleman who served asVice Governor-general of Norway underUlrik Fredrik Gyldenløve from 1669 to 1674.[1][2]
Ove's father was Iver Juul at Villestrup, Thaarupgaard and Lundbæk (1563–1627). Iver had two sons who rose to positions of importance inDenmark-Norway: Ove Juul (1615–1689) of Lundbæk-Pandum, Villestrup,Kragerup andBregentved, andTønne Juul (1620–1684) of Thaarupgaard. Ove’s paternal grandfather was Axel Juul, (1503–1577) an Army officer in charge ofAalborghus Castle, who originally built Villestrup.[3]
Ove attendedSorø Academy inSorø,Danmark. He traveled first toWittenberg where he studied at theUniversity of Wittenberg. He then continued toEngland, theNetherlands,France andItaly. The diary which was maintained provides an interesting insight on the art and mores of the period.[2]
In 1661, he became theDiocesan Governor in Ålborg.[2] Subsequently Juul served as Vice Governor-general in Norway underUlrik Fredrik Gyldenløve from 1669 to 1674.[1] From 1671 until 1679, he was theDiocesan Governor of Stavanger stiftamt as well as theCounty Governor of Nedenæs amt. From 1676 through 1679, he was the Vice Chancellor ofDanish Chancellery (Danish:Danske Kancelli) in Copenhagen.[1] During the period ofDanish absolutism, the Chancellery, along with theTreasury (Danish:Rentekammeret), theCommercial 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]
| Government offices | ||
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| New office | Diocesan Governor of Aalborg stiftamt 1661–1669 | Succeeded by |
| New office | Diocesan Governor of Stavanger stiftamt 1671–1679 | Succeeded by |
| New office | County Governor of Nedenæs amt 1671–1679 | Succeeded by |
