Peder Luxdorph (1648 – 5 January 1702) was a Danish landowner and judge who was ennobled in 1679 under the name Luxdorph. He was headmaster of Herlufsholm School.

Early life and education

Luxdorph was born in

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, the son of Christen Bollesen Luxdorph (died 1669) and Maren Olufsdatter Stafrofski (died1689). He was the younger brother of

Bolle Luxdorph Bolle Luxdorph (19 February 1643 – 5 September 1698) was a Denmark, Danish civil servant and landowner. He was ennobled under the name Luxdorph family, Luxdorph in 1679. He owned the estates Rosengaard, Sandbygaard, and Sørupgaard. He left th ...

. He graduated from

Herlufsholm School Herlufsholm School () is a private day and boarding school by the River Suså in Næstved, about south of Copenhagen. Herlufsholm was founded in 1565 as a boarding school for "sons of noble and other honest men" on the site of a former Benedict ...

in 1666 and then studied law at universities abroad.

Career and property

In 1678, Luxdorph was appointed as deputy judge of

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Landsting. In 1679, he was ennobled under the name Luxdorph. He acquired Fjellebro Manor Skovgård on

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in 1783 and was two years later appointed as district judge (''landsdommer'') of Funen and

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. In 1786, he acquired Nybøllegaard Manor. In 1687, he was appointed as Chancellery Councillor (''kancelliråd'') and in 1700 as ''justitsråd''.

Family

Luxdorph married Anna Margrethe Helverskov, a daughter of ''rådmand'' Henrik Jacobsen and Helene Helverskov and the widow of Peder Hansen Hovenbek of Hanstedgård.

References

External links

Peder Luxdorph
at geni.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Luxdorph, Peder 17th-century Danish judges 17th-century Danish landowners 18th-century Danish nobility 1648 births 1702 deaths