Ditlev Vibe (15 October 1670 – 5 October 1731) was a Danish government official and Governor-general of Norway from 1722 until his death.

Early life and family

He was born at

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in the

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(now Schleswig-Holstein), Germany. He was the son of Vice Chancellor Michael Madsen Wibe (1627–1690) and Margrethe Catharine Reimer (1643–1683). Vibe belonged to an influential Danish family. His father was knighted in 1679. His grandfather, Mads Jensen Medelfar (1579–1637), had been the

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(1620–1637).

Career

He finished his formal education with an extended journey abroad, returning to Denmark in 1695. In 1704 he accompanied King

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on a tour of Norway during the

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. During the winter of 1708–09, he accompanied the king on his journey to the Italian city of

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. Vibe served as an adviser to the king and was in 1708 appointed to the Privy Council; later that year he became a member of the national government. He was appointed Governor-general of Norway in 1722. He came into conflict with

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, bishop of the

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. Vibe often opposed his proposals and won acceptance for his view with the king. He lived at the

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, and became the owner of Rosendal Estate in 1725. Since 1690, Vibe had also owned Freidenfelde Manor in the Duchy of Holstein and in 1725 he became the owner of

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. He was decorated with the

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and with the

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References

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