Johan Frederik von Marschalck (26 November 1618 – 16 March 1679) was a German-born, Norwegian government official and landowner. He served as the last Chancellor of Norway, ending a tradition that had lasted for over 400 years.[1]
Johan Frederik von Marschalck
Coat of arms of the Marschalck von Bachtenbrock family (modern reproduction)
He was born in Bremervörde, capital of the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen. He was a son of Levin von Marschalck (1585-1629), Bremian prince-archiepiscopal Landdrost (1615–1626) and chancellor of the German Chancery in Copenhagen (1628–1629). He first went to Denmark when he accompanied his father in the service of King Christian IV of Denmark-Norway. He was officially naturalized as Danish nobleman in 1652. He then moved to Norway, and was district governor in 1662-69 at Bratsberg amt and took office in 1669 as staple commander of Bergenhus. In 1674, he was elected Chancellor of Norway where his main functions were within the judiciary.[2]
Personal lifeedit
In 1653, he was married to Margrethe Bjelke (1622-1698), daughter of Chancellor and squire Jens Ågessøn Bjelke (1580-1659) and Sophie Henriksdatter Brockenhuus (1587-1656). She was the sister of Ove Bjelke (1611-1674), Henrik Bjelke (1615-1683) and Jørgen Bjelke (1621-1696) all of whom held prominent positions in Norway, and he does became a Norwegian nobleman. They were the parents of a number of children including Christian Frederik von Marschalck (born ca. 1650) who in 1686 became owner of the estate at Austrått (Austråttborgen) in Sør-Trøndelag, Norway. [3][4]
^Bratberg, Terje. "Johan Frederik Von Marschalck". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
^Terje Bratberg. "Jens Bjelke". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
^"Johan Frederik von Marschalck". finnholbek.dk. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
johan, frederik, marschalck, november, 1618, march, 1679, german, born, norwegian, government, official, landowner, served, last, chancellor, norway, ending, tradition, that, lasted, over, years, coat, arms, marschalck, bachtenbrock, family, modern, reproducti. Johan Frederik von Marschalck 26 November 1618 16 March 1679 was a German born Norwegian government official and landowner He served as the last Chancellor of Norway ending a tradition that had lasted for over 400 years 1 Johan Frederik von MarschalckCoat of arms of the Marschalck von Bachtenbrock family modern reproduction Chancellor of NorwayIn office 1674 1679MonarchChristian VPreceded byOve BjelkeSucceeded byOffice abolishedVice Chancellor of NorwayIn office 1669 1674ChancellorOve BjelkeGovernor of Bergenhus stiftamtIn office 1669 1679Governor GeneralUlrik Frederik GyldenlovePreceded byHans Hansen LillienskioldSucceeded byHans Hansen LillienskioldGovernor of Bratsberg amtIn office 1662 1669GovernorUlrik Frederik GyldenlovePreceded byJorgen BjelkeSucceeded byPreben von AhnenPersonal detailsBorn 1618 11 26 26 November 1618Bremervorde Prince Archbishopric of Bremen Holy Roman EmpireDied16 March 1679 1679 03 16 aged 60 Bergen Norway Denmark NorwayNationalityGermanDanish Norwegian from 1652 SpouseMargrethe Bjelke m 1653 wbr ChildrenAmong others Christian Frederik von Marschalck 1668 1738 ParentsLevin von Marschalck father Judith von Marschalck mother RelativesJens Bjelke father in law Ove Bjelke brother in law Henrik Bjelke brother in law Jorgen Bjelke brother in law OccupationNobleman jurist and statesman He was born in Bremervorde capital of the Prince Archbishopric of Bremen He was a son of Levin von Marschalck 1585 1629 Bremian prince archiepiscopal Landdrost 1615 1626 and chancellor of the German Chancery in Copenhagen 1628 1629 He first went to Denmark when he accompanied his father in the service of King Christian IV of Denmark Norway He was officially naturalized as Danish nobleman in 1652 He then moved to Norway and was district governor in 1662 69 at Bratsberg amt and took office in 1669 as staple commander of Bergenhus In 1674 he was elected Chancellor of Norway where his main functions were within the judiciary 2 Personal life editIn 1653 he was married to Margrethe Bjelke 1622 1698 daughter of Chancellor and squire Jens Agesson Bjelke 1580 1659 and Sophie Henriksdatter Brockenhuus 1587 1656 She was the sister of Ove Bjelke 1611 1674 Henrik Bjelke 1615 1683 and Jorgen Bjelke 1621 1696 all of whom held prominent positions in Norway and he does became a Norwegian nobleman They were the parents of a number of children including Christian Frederik von Marschalck born ca 1650 who in 1686 became owner of the estate at Austratt Austrattborgen in Sor Trondelag Norway 3 4 References edit Godal Anne Marit ed Johan Frederik von Marschalck Store norske leksikon in Norwegian Oslo Norsk nettleksikon Retrieved 19 February 2013 Bratberg Terje Johan Frederik Von Marschalck In Helle Knut ed Norsk biografisk leksikon in Norwegian Oslo Kunnskapsforlaget Retrieved 19 February 2013 Terje Bratberg Jens Bjelke Norsk biografisk leksikon Retrieved 30 June 2016 Johan Frederik von Marschalck finnholbek dk Retrieved 30 June 2016 Government offices Preceded byOve Bjelke Chancellor of Norway1674 1679 Office abolished Preceded byHans Hansen Lillienskiold County Governor of Bergenhus stiftamt1669 1679 Succeeded byHans Hansen Lillienskiold Preceded byJorgen Bjelke County Governor of Bratsberg amt1662 1669 Succeeded byPreben von Ahnen nbsp nbsp This German biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This Norwegian biographical article related to a government official is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Johan Frederik von Marschalck amp oldid 1197987012, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
