Henrik Adam Brockenhuus (30 May 1720 - 11 June 1803) was a Danish courtier, local administrator in Zealand. He owned the estates of Jungshoved, Oremandsgaard and Nysø and serv as prefect (amtmand(amtmand/stiftsamtmand) of Vordingborg Municipality from 1767 to 1776 and of the Diocese of Zealand from 1776 to 1787.
Henrik Brockenhuus | |
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 Portrait of Henrik Brockenhuus by Jens Juel | |
| Born | 30 May 1720 |
| Died | 19 February 1803 (aged 82) Baarse, Denmark |
| Occupation(s) | Courtier and landowner |
| Awards | Order of the Elephant |
Early life
editBrockenhuus was born in Vang at Hamar in Norway, the son of colonel Jørgen Otto Brockenhuus (1664–1728) and his second wife Bertha (Barte) Magdalene Brockenhuus (1684–1769). As a young man he became a close friend of crown prince Frederick (V).
Career and property
editHe was appointed to hofjunker in 1744, then stable master for the crown prince and squire (kammerjunker) in 1745 and finally chamberlain ('kammerherre) in 1752.[1]
In 1761, he purchased the estate of Jungshoved and Oremandsgaard near Præstø from the king. A few years later he also purchased Nysø Manor. In 1767, he was appointed to prefect (amtmand) of Vordingborg County and in 1776 he became prefect (Stiftsamtmand) of the Diocese of Zealand as well as curator of Vemmetofte. He was appointed to entlediget in 1787.[2]
Awards
editIn 1760, he was created a Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog. In 1767, he was awarded the Ordre de l'Union Parfaite. In 1773, he was created a Knight in the Order of the Elephant.
In 1760, he was awarded the title of Gehejmeråd. Ub 1779, he was awarded the more prestigious title of Gehejmekonferensråd
Personal life
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In 1757, Brockenhus married to Hedevig Sophie Elisabeth Holstein-Ledreborg (1737-1786). She was a daughter of Datter af Lensgreve Johan Ludvig von Holstein-Ledreborg, til Ledreborg and Hedevig Christiansdatter Vind. They were the parents of two sons and a daughter. Their elder son Frederik Brockenhuus (1758-1846) settled with his Italian wife in Naples where he served as Danish envoy. The younger son Johan Ludvig Brockenhuus (1759-1830) served as overhofmester. The daughter Vibeke Margrethe Brockenhuus (1764-1836) was married to lord chamberlain and director of the Royal Danish Theatre Adam Wilhelm von Hauch (1755-1838).
References
edit- ^ "Amtmandsbogen" (PDF). Arthur Jensens ForlagLeksikon (in Danish). Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "Henrik Brockenhuus" (in Danish). Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. Retrieved 19 August 2017.