Peter Blankenborg Prydz (21 September 1776 – 6 March 1827 ) was a Norwegian military officer and representative at the

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conducted at

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during 1814. . He was born in the neighborhood of Abelsøe in the

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district of

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, Norway. He was the son of Anne Hedevig Brochmann (1752-1834) and Hans Prydz (1751-1781), and had three brothers.Genealogy
He was a great-grandfather of the politician

Hans Prydz Hans Prydz (4 March 1868 – 19 August 1957) was a Norwegian physician and politician for the Conservative Party. Personal life He was born in Grini in Bærum Municipality, as the son of lieutenant colonel Christen Edvard Prydz (1835–1909) and ...

(1868-1957). He began his military career as a commissioned officer at Nordenfjeldske infantry regiment. He rose to the rank of

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in 1825, before dying the next year. Peter Blankenborg Prydz was elected to the

in 1814, representing the army regiment ''Nordenfjeldske Infanteri-Regiment''.Peter Blankenborg Prydz
– Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD) At Eidsvoll, he belonged to the independence party (''Selvstendighetspartiet'').''Selvstendighetspartiet – i 1814'' (Store norske leksikon. Magnus A. Mardal)
/ref> Prydz-headstone

He is buried at Skedsmo kirke, a cruciform church from 1180 in Lillestrøm municipality in Akershus county.

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