Stefán Þórarinsson (24 August 1754 – 12 March 1823) was an Icelandic

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and politician who served as joint

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(1810–1813), alongside

Johan Carl Thuerecht von Castenschiold Johan Carl Thuerecht von Castenschiold (14 June 1787 – 30 January 1844) was a Danish civil servant and nobleman who served as Governor of Iceland (1813–1819). Castenschiold was born in Skælskør to Joachim Melchior Holten Castenschiold and E ...

Rasmus Frydensberg Rasmus Frydensberg was a Danish politician who served as joint Governor of Iceland (1810–1813), alongside Johan Carl Thuerecht von Castenschiold, Stefán Þórarinsson and Ísleifur Einarsson. Frydensberg was also the police chief of the Ice ...

and Ísleifur Einarsson.

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19th-century Icelandic politicians 1754 births 1823 deaths {{Iceland-bio-stub