Henrik Adeler (1660–1718) was a Norwegian civil servant and politician. He served as the
County Governor in
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from 1692 until 1710. Then he served as the
Diocesan Governor of Christianssand stiftamt from 1711 until his death in 1718. During his time in Christianssand, he also served as County Governor of one of the subordinate counties:
Nedenæs amt.
During his time as diocesan governor in Christiansand, he came into bitter conflict with the Bishop of Christianssand,
Jens Bircherod. The bishop sent a complaint against him to the king in 1712. The complaint led to a sharp reprimand for both, but especially towards Adeler, directly from the king.
He was the son of
County Governor Niels Sørensen Adeler and nephew of Admiral
Cort Adeler
Cort Sivertsen Adeler (16 December 16225 November 1675), known in Denmark as Coort Sifvertsen Adelaer, in the Netherlands as Koert Sievertsen Adelaer and in Italy as Curzio Suffrido Adelborst, was the name of honour given to Kurt Sivertsen, a No ...
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References
1660 births
1718 deaths
County governors of Norway
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