Heinrich von Reuss (1707–1783) was a German noble and Danish government official. He served as the County Governor of several counties in Norway and Denmark.[1]
Starting from a distinctly pietistic home, he was sent in 1732 to Denmark. He was appointed chamberlain in 1739 and a year later he was made a knight of the Order of the Dannebrog. In 1742 he was appointed Diocesan Governor of Christianssand stiftamt (and simultaneously named County Governor of Nedenæs amt) in southern Norway. He held that post until 1746 when he was transferred to Denmark be the County Governor of Sorø amt. The following year he was named as chief court officer at the newly formed Sorø Academy. During his stay in this country, Count Reuss acquired the Danish language so well that at the inauguration of the academy in 1747 he gave the opening speech in Danish.[2]
Büsching describes the count as a gentleman not without learned knowledge, also God-fearing and a human friend, but too dependent on his rich wife. From 1748 to 1754 he was county governor of Ringsted County. Then in 1754, he was transferred to be the county governor of Sønderborg County. In 1747, he was named a Geheimrat and in 1779 received the Order of the Elephant. In 1765 he left Denmark and moved to Prussia where he entered service there as a government minister. He died 17 May 1783.[2]
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^Berg, Ole T., ed. (13 June 2016). "Fylkesmenn og amtmenn (stiftamtmenn) siden 1671". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
^ abBobé, Louis, ed. (1887–1905). "Reuss, Henrik VI Greve af". Dansk biografisk Lexikon (in Danish). Vol. XIV. Kjøbenhavn: Gyldendalske boghandels forlag. pp. 19–20. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
heinrich, reuss, 1707, 1783, german, noble, danish, government, official, served, county, governor, several, counties, norway, denmark, imperial, countheinrich, reussof, plauen, köstritzdiocesan, governor, christianssand, stiftamtin, office, 1742, 1746personal. Heinrich von Reuss 1707 1783 was a German noble and Danish government official He served as the County Governor of several counties in Norway and Denmark 1 Imperial CountHeinrich VI Reussof Plauen and KostritzDiocesan Governor of Christianssand stiftamtIn office 1742 1746Personal detailsBornHeinrich VI von Reuss Kostritz 1707 07 01 1 July 1707Dzietrzychowice Holy Roman EmpireDied17 May 1783 1783 05 17 aged 75 Bad Kostritz Holy Roman EmpireNationalityGermanParentHeinrich XXIV Count Reuss of Kostritz father ProfessionPolitician Starting from a distinctly pietistic home he was sent in 1732 to Denmark He was appointed chamberlain in 1739 and a year later he was made a knight of the Order of the Dannebrog In 1742 he was appointed Diocesan Governor of Christianssand stiftamt and simultaneously named County Governor of Nedenaes amt in southern Norway He held that post until 1746 when he was transferred to Denmark be the County Governor of Soro amt The following year he was named as chief court officer at the newly formed Soro Academy During his stay in this country Count Reuss acquired the Danish language so well that at the inauguration of the academy in 1747 he gave the opening speech in Danish 2 Busching describes the count as a gentleman not without learned knowledge also God fearing and a human friend but too dependent on his rich wife From 1748 to 1754 he was county governor of Ringsted County Then in 1754 he was transferred to be the county governor of Sonderborg County In 1747 he was named a Geheimrat and in 1779 received the Order of the Elephant In 1765 he left Denmark and moved to Prussia where he entered service there as a government minister He died 17 May 1783 2 References edit Berg Ole T ed 13 June 2016 Fylkesmenn og amtmenn stiftamtmenn siden 1671 Store norske leksikon in Norwegian Kunnskapsforlaget Retrieved 8 November 2020 a b Bobe Louis ed 1887 1905 Reuss Henrik VI Greve af Dansk biografisk Lexikon in Danish Vol XIV Kjobenhavn Gyldendalske boghandels forlag pp 19 20 Retrieved 14 November 2020 Government offices Preceded byCarl Juel Diocesan Governor of Christianssand stiftamt1742 1746 Succeeded byJoachim Hartvig Johan von Barner Preceded byCarl Juel County Governor of Nedenaes amt1742 1746 Succeeded byJoachim Hartvig Johan von Barner Preceded byChristoph Ernst von Beulwitz County Governor of Soro amt1746 1748 Office abolishedMerged into Ringsted amt Preceded byTomas Lillienskiold County Governor of Ringsted amt1748 1754 Succeeded byCarl Juel Preceded byDuke Christian August Iof Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg County Governor of Sonderborg amt1754 1765 Succeeded byJohan Wilhelm Teuffel von Pirckensee nbsp nbsp This Danish biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Heinrich von Reuss amp oldid 1191860408, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
