Fritz Rustad
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Fredrik "Fritz" Frantz Michael Wilhelm Rustad (19 July 1852 – 9 October 1930) was a Norwegian civil and royal servant.
He was born in Kristiania
as a son of chamberlain Carl Emil Rustad and Henriette Benedicte Løvenskiold. In April 1880 in Sinsen
he married Marie Magdalene Schou (1859–1943), a daughter of Halvor Schou
. Their daughter Elisabeth Rustad (1883–1966) married the later Lord Chamberlain Peter Fredrik Broch in 1905, and their daughter Benedicte Rustad (1886–1976) married ship-owner Thomas Fearnley in August 1911.
He finished
his secondary education at Nissen School in 1868, and took the cand.jur. in 1873. He was hired in the Ministry of the Interior in 1873, and was promoted to assistant secretary in 1886. He became a servant at the royal court from January 1899. He had been kammerjunker since 1873 and chamberlain since 1878, and was now appointed as court marshal (hoffmarskalk). In 1905 Norway had the personal union with Sweden dissolved, and Haakon VII of Norway
was elected as king. Rustad became his first Lord Chamberlain at the request from Prime Minister Christian Michelsen
, and served as such until 1925. He was decorated with the Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav.
He was born in Kristiania
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
as a son of chamberlain Carl Emil Rustad and Henriette Benedicte Løvenskiold. In April 1880 in Sinsen
Sinsen
Sinsen is a mixed residential and commercial area in Grünerløkka borough of Oslo, Norway. The westernmost part of Sinsen is part of the borough Nordre Aker....
he married Marie Magdalene Schou (1859–1943), a daughter of Halvor Schou
Halvor Schou
Halvor Arntzen Schou was a Norwegian industrialist. He was born in Christiania, a son of brewer Christian Schou.He founded the weaving mill Hjula Væveri , which exploited the waterfall Hjulafossen in Akerselva. He was decorated Commander, First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 1877...
. Their daughter Elisabeth Rustad (1883–1966) married the later Lord Chamberlain Peter Fredrik Broch in 1905, and their daughter Benedicte Rustad (1886–1976) married ship-owner Thomas Fearnley in August 1911.
He finished
Examen artium
Examen artium was the name of the academic certification conferred in Denmark and Norway, qualifying the student for admission to university studies. Examen artium was originally introduced as the entrance exam of the University of Copenhagen in 1630...
his secondary education at Nissen School in 1868, and took the cand.jur. in 1873. He was hired in the Ministry of the Interior in 1873, and was promoted to assistant secretary in 1886. He became a servant at the royal court from January 1899. He had been kammerjunker since 1873 and chamberlain since 1878, and was now appointed as court marshal (hoffmarskalk). In 1905 Norway had the personal union with Sweden dissolved, and Haakon VII of Norway
Haakon VII of Norway
Haakon VII , known as Prince Carl of Denmark until 1905, was the first king of Norway after the 1905 dissolution of the personal union with Sweden. He was a member of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg...
was elected as king. Rustad became his first Lord Chamberlain at the request from Prime Minister Christian Michelsen
Christian Michelsen
Peter Christian Hersleb Kjerschow Michelsen was a Norwegian shipping magnate and statesman. He was the first Prime Minister of an independent Norway from 1905 to 1907...
, and served as such until 1925. He was decorated with the Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav.