Iver Rosenkrantz
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Iver Eriksen Rosenkrantz (5 December 1674, Rosenholm – 13 November 1745, Rosenholm) was a Danish
statesman and landowner.
, and his third wife Margaret Krabbe of Vemmetofte. His father died when Iver was aged 7. He seems to have had a very rigorous education, though it is uncertain where. In 1691 he came to the newly created Knight Academy in Copenhagen
. Three years later he took on the obligatory trip to a foreign country, returning in 1697. Now an elegant young man of the world aged 23, he was later described as friendly and charming. In January 1698, he was appointed Kammerjunker to Princess Sophia Hedwig.
sent Rosenkrantz on a diplomatic mission to Charles XII of Sweden
, though he returned unsuccessfully. In 1702 he was appointed a Counsellor, he served as Danish ambassador to England
1702–1706 and 1710–1714. On his return he was appointed President of the Kommercekollegiet. With Frederick IV relying increasingly on his Queen Anne Sophie Reventlow
, and with Rozenkrantz critical of the Danish aristocracy, he was stripped of his titles and appointed governor of Viborg
, thereby removing him from central government, but he remained on good terms with the King's siblings.
immediately called Rosenkrantz back to Copenhagen, where he was appointed a Knight of the Elephant and appointed Chief of the two Danish Chancellories. During the hostility between England
and France
, he backed England. He was also known for his patronage of Copenhagen University. He was dismissed in 1735.
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in June 1713.
He married twice: firstly Birgitte, daughter of Frederik Gersdorff, Chief Master of Ceremonies, of Ravnholt and Tollose , and secondly Charlotte Amalie, daughter of Christen Skeel, Prefect of Vallo.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
statesman and landowner.
Education and early career
Iver Rosenkrantz was the son of Erik Rosenkrantz, a Rosenholm GeheimratGeheimrat
Geheimrat was the title of the highest advising officials at the Imperial, royal or principal courts of the Holy Roman Empire, who jointly formed the Geheimer Rat reporting to the ruler...
, and his third wife Margaret Krabbe of Vemmetofte. His father died when Iver was aged 7. He seems to have had a very rigorous education, though it is uncertain where. In 1691 he came to the newly created Knight Academy in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
. Three years later he took on the obligatory trip to a foreign country, returning in 1697. Now an elegant young man of the world aged 23, he was later described as friendly and charming. In January 1698, he was appointed Kammerjunker to Princess Sophia Hedwig.
Diplomat
Frederick IV of DenmarkFrederick IV of Denmark
Frederick IV was the king of Denmark and Norway from 1699 until his death. Frederick was the son of King Christian V of Denmark and Norway and Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel .-Foreign affairs:...
sent Rosenkrantz on a diplomatic mission to Charles XII of Sweden
Charles XII of Sweden
Charles XII also Carl of Sweden, , Latinized to Carolus Rex, Turkish: Demirbaş Şarl, also known as Charles the Habitué was the King of the Swedish Empire from 1697 to 1718...
, though he returned unsuccessfully. In 1702 he was appointed a Counsellor, he served as Danish ambassador to England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
1702–1706 and 1710–1714. On his return he was appointed President of the Kommercekollegiet. With Frederick IV relying increasingly on his Queen Anne Sophie Reventlow
Anne Sophie Reventlow
Anne Sophie Reventlow was a Danish noble, royal mistress, spouse by bigamy and, later, queen consort of Denmark and Norway 1721–30, the second spouse of king Frederick IV of Denmark and Norway....
, and with Rozenkrantz critical of the Danish aristocracy, he was stripped of his titles and appointed governor of Viborg
Viborg, Denmark
Viborg , a town in central Jutland, Denmark, is the seat of both Viborg municipality and Region Midtjylland. Viborg is also the seat of the Western High Court, the High Court for the Jutland peninsula...
, thereby removing him from central government, but he remained on good terms with the King's siblings.
Minister of State
When Frederick IV died in 1730, the new King Christian VIChristian VI of Denmark
Christian VI was King of Denmark and Norway from 1730 to 1746.He was the son of King Frederick IV of Denmark and Norway and Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow. He married Sophia Magdalen of Brandenburg-Kulmbach and fathered Frederick V.-The reign and personality of Christian VI:To posterity Christian...
immediately called Rosenkrantz back to Copenhagen, where he was appointed a Knight of the Elephant and appointed Chief of the two Danish Chancellories. During the hostility between England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, he backed England. He was also known for his patronage of Copenhagen University. He was dismissed in 1735.
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in June 1713.
He married twice: firstly Birgitte, daughter of Frederik Gersdorff, Chief Master of Ceremonies, of Ravnholt and Tollose , and secondly Charlotte Amalie, daughter of Christen Skeel, Prefect of Vallo.