Frederik Adeler (1700–1766) was a Danish government official and landowner. He served as a County Governor and County Governor of several counties in Denmark and Noway ( Denmark-Norway) from 1727 until his death in 1766.
Rarly life and education
Adeler was born in
Christianshavn
Christianshavn (literally, "ingChristian's Harbour") is a neighbourhood in Copenhagen, Denmark. Part of the Indre By District, it is located on several artificial islands between the islands of Zealand and Amager and separated from the rest of th ...
as the son of Privy Councilor Frederick Christian von Adeler (died 1726). His paternal grandfather was Cort Adeler. He traveled abroad in 1722 with two of his brothers, visited Germany and the Netherlands, England, France and Italy in 4 years.
Career
Shortly after his return to Copenhagen, in 1726, he became chamberlain to Queen Anna Sophie. At the same time as his marriage in 1727, he became a state councilor and county governor of Kalundborg, Sæbygård, Dragsholm and Holbæk counties in Denmark. In 1749, he was made 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 a ...
. In 1751, he exchanged jobs with his brother-in-law
Joachim Hartwig Johann von Barner
Joachim (; ''Yəhōyāqīm'', "he whom Yahweh has set up"; ; ) was, according to Christian tradition, the husband of Saint Anne and the father of Mary, the mother of Jesus. The story of Joachim and Anne first appears in the Biblical apocryphal ...
Christiansand
Kristiansand is a seaside resort city and municipality in Agder county, Norway. The city is the fifth-largest and the municipality the sixth-largest in Norway, with a population of around 112,000 as of January 2020, following the incorporation ...
on 28 December 1766 and was buried with great solemnity at the Christianssand Cathedral on 20 January 1767.
Property
In Denmark, Adeler owned Egemarke (from 1728) and Gundetved (from 1729) on Zealand. In 1735, he incorporated the manor of
Algestrup
Algestrup is a small railway town with a population of 931 (1 January 2023).Gimsøy Abbey in Skien in Bratsberg county.
Personal life
On 25 April 1727, he married Anne Beate Rosenkrantz at Frederiksborg Castle in Denmark. She was a daughter of Jørgen Rosenkrantz. Together, they had several children including
Frederik Georg Adeler
Frederik Georg Adeler (1736-1810) was a Danish-Norwegian county official and landowner. He was the son of Frederik Adeler, as well as great-grandchild of Admiral Cort Adeler. Frederik Georg Adeler inherited and lived on the large estate at the Gim ...
. After her husband's death, she lived as a widow at Gimsøy Abbey and was praised as a wise and excellent lady, while it is said of her husband, notwithstanding several good qualities, that he was "known for his narrow-mindedness".