Collett (also spelled Collet) is a Norwegian family of English origin, descended from English-born merchant

James Collett James Collett (18 August 1655 – 29 May 1727) was an English-born Norwegian merchant. Life James Collett was born in London, England London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of ju ...

(born 1655 in

London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...

, died 1727 in Christiania), who settled in Christiania in 1683. He married Karen Leuch, and died as the richest man in the city. The firm he founded, ''Collett & Leuch'', later renamed ''Collett & Søn'' (Collett & Son), was continued for four generations until 1821. The family became part of the patriciate of Christiania in the 18th century.John Peter Collett and Bård Frydenlund (eds.), ''Christianias handelspatrisiat: En elite i 1700-tallets Norge'', Andresen & Butenschøn, 2008, His descendants continued to play important roles in Norwegian history and owned several properties, such as

Buskerud Manor Buskerud Manor ( no, Buskerud hovedgård or ''Buskerud gård på Modum'') was a former estate and manor located on a large farm in Buskerud, Norway. The modern county of Buskerud is named for the estate. History The farm was located on the west side ...

Store Ullevål Manor Store may refer to: Enterprises * Retail store, a shop where merchandise is sold, usually products and usually on a retail basis, and where wares are often kept ** App store, an online retail store where apps are sold, included in many mobile ...

Flateby Flateby is a village in Enebakk municipality, Norway. Its population is 3,298. References Villages in Akershus Enebakk {{akershus-geo-stub ...

Økern Manor Økern was a farm in the former municipality of Aker, Norway, and is currently a district in the borough of Bjerke in the city of Oslo. It includes the neighborhoods of Refstad, Risløkka, Brobekk, Nordre Hovin, Aker Sykehus, Bjerkebanen, and Øk ...

and

Firma Albert Collett Firma Albert Collett ANS is a company that operates in forestry, estate management and hydroelectric power production. Operations It owns of estate in Namsos and Nærøysund municipalities in Norway. The company operates four power stations wi ...

. One of the most well-known family members are statesman and First Minister Jonas Collett. A Danish branch of the family is descended from Bernt Anker Collet, and uses the spelling ''Collet''. They own the estates of

Lundbygård Lundbygård is a manor house and estate located in Lundby, Vordingborg Municipality, in the southeastern part of Denmark. It has been owned by the Collet family since 1827. Its current owner is former Danish Defence Minister Bernt Johan Collet. T ...

and

Katholm Castle Katholm Castle is a manor house located on the Djursland peninsula, six km south of Grenaa, in eastern Denmark. Built in the Renaissance style from 1588 to 1591 and expanded in 1622, it is set on a castle bank in the middle of an artificial lake in ...

, and formerly owned Rønnebæksholm.

Famous members

* Albert Collett (1842–1896), owner of

and

* Alf Collett (1844-1919), genealogist *

Axel Collett Axel Collett (6 August 1880 in Kolvereid – 17 January 1968) was a Norwegian landowner, timber merchant and sawmill owner. He was a co-owner and actively involved in the management of Firma Albert Collett, a firm established by his father, w ...

(1880–1968), co-owner of Firma Albert Collett *

Bernt Anker Collet Bernt Anker Collet (8 August 1803 - 2 February 1857) was a Norwegian-born Danish landowner who founded the Danish branch of the Norwegian Collett family. He owned Lundbygård from 1846. Biography Bent Anker Collett was born into the wealthy Collet ...

(1803–1857), owner of

* Bernt Johan Collet (1941–), owner of

, Danish Minister of Defense and chamberlain * Brita Collett Paus (, 1917-1998), humanitarian *

Camilla Collett Jacobine Camilla Collett (née Wergeland; 23 January 1813 – 6 March 1895) was a Norwegian writer, often referred to as the first Norwegian feminist. She was also the younger sister of Norwegian poet Henrik Wergeland, and is recognized as being ...

(née Wergeland, 1813–1895), writer, often referred to as Norway's first feminist * Frederik Collett (1839–1914), painter *

(1655–1727), merchant *

Johan Collett Johan Collett (22 March 1775 – 19 June 1827) was a Norwegian politician and public administrator. He served as a member of the Constituent Assembly at Eidsvold in 1814. Background He was born at Rønnebæksholm in Næstved, Denmark, as the ...

(1775–1827), statesman * John Collett (1758–1810), businessman * John Collett (1807–1891), landowner * Jonas Collett (1772–1851), statesman *

Mathia Collett Mathia Collett (; 28 May 1737 – 21 July 1801) was a Norwegian merchant and businessperson. After her first husband's death, she was the co-owner of the trading company ''Collett & Leuch'', an influential trading company, with her brother. From ...

(1737-1801), businesswoman, wife of Norway's then wealthiest person * Mathias Collett (1708-1759), governor *

Peter Collett Peter Collett may refer to: * Peter Collett (judge) Peter Collett (8 August 1766 – 27 July 1836) was a Norwegian judge, businessman and property owner. Peter Collett was born at Modum in Buskerud, Norway. He was the eldest son of landowner Pe ...

(1766–1836), supreme court justice * Peter Jonas Collett (1813-1851),

jurist A jurist is a person with expert knowledge of law; someone who analyses and comments on law. This person is usually a specialist legal scholar, mostly (but not always) with a formal qualification in law and often a legal practitioner. In the Un ...

Robert Collett Robert Collett (2 December 1842 – 27 January 1913) was a Norwegian zoologist. Collett was director and curator of the Zoological Museum at University of Oslo. Robert Collett was born at Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was the eldest child ...

(1842–1913), zoologist

Literature

* Alf Collett: ''En gammel Christiania-Slægt. Familien Collett og Christianias Fortid'', Christiania 1888 * ''Fotolitografisk Gjengivelse af det i Storthingets Arkiv opbevarede Original-Haandskrift af Kongeriget Norges Grundlov af 17.de Mai 1814'' (viser eidsvollsmannens segl med slektsvåpenet) * Haagen Krog Steffens
''Norske Slægter 1912''

Gyldendal Gyldendalske Boghandel, Nordisk Forlag A/S, usually referred to simply as Gyldendal () is a Danish publishing house. Founded in 1770 by Søren Gyldendal, it is the oldest and largest publishing house in Denmark, offering a wide selection of ...

ske Boghandel,

Kristiania Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of i ...

1911 * Hugo Høgdahl: ''Norske ex libris og andre bokeiermerker. Fra biskop Arne Sigurdsson til Gerhard Munthe'', Oslo 1946, side 79-81 (Peter Colletts ex libris) * Hans Cappelen: «Norske Serafimerridderes våpenskjold», '' Heraldisk Tidsskrift'', bind 2, side 234-235,

København Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan ...

1965-1969 (Jonas Colletts våpenplate i

Riddarholmskyrkan Riddarholmen Church ( sv, Riddarholmskyrkan) is the church of the former medieval Greyfriars Monastery in Stockholm, Sweden. The church serves as the final resting place of most Swedish monarchs. Riddarholmen Church is located on the island ...

, Stockholm) * Hans Cappelen: ''Norske slektsvåpen'', Oslo 1969 (2. opplag 1976), p. 82 * Herman Leopoldus Løvenskiold: ''Heraldisk nøkkel'', Oslo 1978 *

Harald Nissen Harald or Haraldr is the Old Norse form of the given name Harold. It may refer to: Medieval Kings of Denmark * Harald Bluetooth (935–985/986) Kings of Norway * Harald Fairhair (c. 850–c. 933) * Harald Greycloak (died 970) * Harald Hardrad ...

og Monica Aase
''Segl i Universitetsbiblioteket i Trondheim''

Trondheim Trondheim ( , , ; sma, Tråante), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2020, it had a population of 205,332, was the third most populous municipality in Norway, an ...

1990, side 49

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Norsk Folkemuseum Norsk Folkemuseum (Norwegian Museum of Cultural History), at Bygdøy, Oslo, Norway, is a museum of cultural history with extensive collections of artifacts from all social groups and all regions of the country. It also incorporates a large ope ...

exhibition on immigrants to Norway Danish families Norwegian families Norwegian people of English descent European families of English ancestry