Frederich Christopher, Count of Trampe (19 June 1779 – 18 July 1832) was a Danish-Norwegian count, civil servant and politician.

Biography

Trampe was born at Krabbesholm in

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, Denmark. His parents were Adam Frederich, Count of Trampe (1750-1807) and Gertrud Hoffmand de Poulson (1746–1815). Frederich's father belonged to an originally

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, whose noble status had been naturalised in

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and

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of ...

. Frederik Trampe was enrolled at the

University of Copenhagen The University of Copenhagen ( da, Københavns Universitet, KU) is a prestigious public university, public research university in Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. Founded in 1479, the University of Copenhagen is the second-oldest university in ...

in 1794 and graduated as a cand.jur. in 1798. He became so enrolled at the

University of Kiel Kiel University, officially the Christian-Albrecht University of Kiel, (german: Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, abbreviated CAU, known informally as Christiana Albertina) is a university in the city of Kiel, Germany. It was founded in ...

during 1801 and awarded Ph.D. in 1804. He became deputy judge at

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and

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from 1800, before making a brief military career in the

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. He served as governor of

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from 1804. In 1810 he came to

as County Governor of ''Søndre Trondhjems amt'' (now Sør-Trøndelag). He held this position until his death in 1832.''Personalhistorie for Trondhjems by og omegn i et tidsrum af circa 1 1/2 aarhundrede''
by Chr. Thaulow; hosted by the Trondheim Public Library. In Trondhjem (now Trondheim) he was a member of the

Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters The Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters ( da, Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskab, DKNVS) is a Norwegian learned society based in Trondheim. It was founded in 1760 and is Norway's oldest scientific and scholarly institution. The ...

, serving as praeses in 1832 right before his death. He was a Knight of the

Order of the Dannebrog The Order of the Dannebrog ( da, Dannebrogordenen) is a Danish order of chivalry instituted in 1671 by Christian V. Until 1808, membership in the order was limited to fifty members of noble or royal rank, who formed a single class known ...

in 1811, Knight of the

Order of the Polar Star The Royal Order of the Polar Star ( Swedish: ''Kungliga Nordstjärneorden'') is a Swedish order of chivalry created by King Frederick I on 23 February 1748, together with the Order of the Sword and the Order of the Seraphim. The Order of t ...

in 1818, and Commander of the Order of the Polar Star in 1825.

Personal life

Trampe was married three times: In 1797, to Sophie Frederikke Heinrich (1764–1807); In 1808 to Anna Dorothea Colbjørnsen (1792–1808). She died just five months after the wedding; In 1810, with Amalia Ulrica Frederike Schmettau (1790–1856). He was the father of several children, including Adam Johan Frederik Poulsen Trampe, Count of Trampe (1798–1876) who served as County Governor of Nordlands amt and of Nordre Trondhjems amt. Trampe died at Rotvoll in Trondheim and was buried at Lade Church.

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Biography

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