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'''Conrad, Count von Reventlow''' (April 21, 1644 – July 21, 1708) was a Danish statesman and the first "Grand Chancellor of Denmark" ({{lang-da|Danmarks storkansler}}), a predecessor title of the [[Prime Minister of Denmark]], from 1699 until his death. His chancellorship occurred during the reign of [[Frederick IV of Denmark|King Frederick IV]].
'''Conrad, Count von Reventlow''' (April 21, 1644 – July 21, 1708) was a Danish statesman and the first "Grand Chancellor of Denmark" ({{lang-da|Danmarks storkansler}}), a predecessor title of the [[Prime Minister of Denmark]], from 1699 until his death. His chancellorship occurred during the reign of [[Frederick IV of Denmark|King Frederick IV]].
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://runeberg.org/dbl/14/0044.html |title= Reventlow, Conrad Greve, 1644-1708|publisher= Dansk biografisk Lexikon
|author= Carl Frederik Bricka |accessdate=January 1, 2019}}</ref>


==Military career==
==Military career==
Conrad von Reventlow was the son of Chancellor Ditlev Reventlow (1660–1664). He was the brother of chamberlain [[Henning Reventlow]] (1640–1705) and Chancellor [[Ditlev Reventlow]] (1654–1701).
After attending university, Reventlow was called to the Danish Court in 1665, where he rose through various positions of responsibility. In the 1670s, he became a colonel in the Danish military. He recruited a regiment and distinguished himself in the prevailing intra-[[Scandinavia]]n [[warfare]] of the day.<ref>[http://www.skeel.info/getperson.php?personID=I1763&tree=ks Kannegaard and Skeel Family Tree of Greve Conrad Reventlow].</ref>
He attended Academy in [[Sorø Academy]] and studied at the [[University of Orleans]] (1662). After attending university, Reventlow was called to the Danish Court in 1665, where he rose through various positions of responsibility. In the 1670s, he became a colonel in the Danish military. He recruited a regiment and distinguished himself in the [[Scanian War]] (1675–1679.<ref>[http://www.skeel.info/getperson.php?personID=I1763&tree=ks Kannegaard and Skeel Family Tree of Greve Conrad Reventlow].</ref>


In 1700, Reventlow was deeply involved in the negotiations for peace with [[Sweden]] during that country's [[naval blockade]] of [[Copenhagen]], an early event in the [[Great Northern War]]. Both [[France]] and the [[United Kingdom]] dealt extensively with Reventlow in their efforts to pressure Denmark to declare peace, in order to prevent a wider war from spreading into Europe.<ref>Sir [[George Rook]] in Oscar Browning, ed., ''Publications of the Navy Records Society'', Vol. IX, (1898 [1700-02]) p. 100.</ref>
In 1700, Reventlow was deeply involved in the negotiations for peace with [[Sweden]] during that country's [[naval blockade]] of [[Copenhagen]], an early event in the [[Great Northern War]]. Both [[France]] and the [[United Kingdom]] dealt extensively with Reventlow in their efforts to pressure Denmark to declare peace, in order to prevent a wider war from spreading into Europe.<ref>Sir [[George Rook]] in Oscar Browning, ed., ''Publications of the Navy Records Society'', Vol. IX, (1898 [1700-02]) p. 100.</ref>


==Councillor and Grand Chancellor==
==Councillor and Grand Chancellor==
In 1685, Reventlow used his influence as a councillor to the [[court (royal)|court]] on behalf of [[privateer]] Benjamin Raule, to promote Danish acquisition of the island of [[Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands|St. Thomas]] in the [[West Indies]].<ref>Waldemar Westergaard, ''The Danish West Indies Under Company Rule (1671-1754)'' (1917), p. 76.</ref>
In 1672, he became a land commissioner in [[Schleswig-Holstein]]. In 1685, Reventlow used his influence as a councilor to the [[court (royal)|court]] on behalf of [[privateer]] Benjamin Raule (1634-1707), to promote Danish acquisition of the island of [[Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands|St. Thomas]] in the [[West Indies]].<ref>Waldemar Westergaard, ''The Danish West Indies Under Company Rule (1671-1754)'' (1917), p. 76.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.museum-lichtenberg.de/index.php/menschen/lichtenberger-persoenlichkeiten/731-benjamin-raule
|title= Benjamin Raule (1634–1707)|publisher= Museum Lichtenberg
|accessdate=January 1, 2019}}</ref>


In 1678, he applied for leave from service when his wife was incurably ill.
==Family==
==Family==
He married twice; with his first wife, Anna Margarethe Gabel (1651-1678), he had:
He married twice; with his first wife, Anna Margarethe Gabel (1651-1678), he had:
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His [[sarcophagus]] in the [[Schleswig Cathedral]] (''Schleswiger Dom'') was designed by the renowned sculptor [[Thomas Quellinus]].
His [[sarcophagus]] in the [[Schleswig Cathedral]] (''Schleswiger Dom'') was designed by the renowned sculptor [[Thomas Quellinus]].

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Revision as of 19:08, 18 January 2019

Conrad, Count of Reventlow
Count
Born21 April 1644
Copenhagen, Denmark
Died21 July 1708
Clausholm estate, Denmark
BuriedSchleswig Cathedral, Germany
Noble familyReventlow
Spouse(s)Anna Margrethe Gabel
Sophie Amalie von Hahn
IssueChristian Ditlev, Count Reventlow
Anna Sophie, Queen of Denmark and Norway
FatherDitlev Reventlow
MotherChristine Rantzau

Conrad, Count von Reventlow (April 21, 1644 – July 21, 1708) was a Danish statesman and the first "Grand Chancellor of Denmark" (Template:Lang-da), a predecessor title of the Prime Minister of Denmark, from 1699 until his death. His chancellorship occurred during the reign of King Frederick IV. [1]

Military career

Conrad von Reventlow was the son of Chancellor Ditlev Reventlow (1660–1664). He was the brother of chamberlain Henning Reventlow (1640–1705) and Chancellor Ditlev Reventlow (1654–1701). He attended Academy in Sorø Academy and studied at the University of Orleans (1662). After attending university, Reventlow was called to the Danish Court in 1665, where he rose through various positions of responsibility. In the 1670s, he became a colonel in the Danish military. He recruited a regiment and distinguished himself in the Scanian War (1675–1679.[2]

In 1700, Reventlow was deeply involved in the negotiations for peace with Sweden during that country's naval blockade of Copenhagen, an early event in the Great Northern War. Both France and the United Kingdom dealt extensively with Reventlow in their efforts to pressure Denmark to declare peace, in order to prevent a wider war from spreading into Europe.[3]

Councillor and Grand Chancellor

In 1672, he became a land commissioner in Schleswig-Holstein. In 1685, Reventlow used his influence as a councilor to the court on behalf of privateer Benjamin Raule (1634-1707), to promote Danish acquisition of the island of St. Thomas in the West Indies.[4][5]

In 1678, he applied for leave from service when his wife was incurably ill.

Family

He married twice; with his first wife, Anna Margarethe Gabel (1651-1678), he had:

With his second wife, Sophie Amalie Hahn (1664-1722), he had:

His sarcophagus in the Schleswig Cathedral (Schleswiger Dom) was designed by the renowned sculptor Thomas Quellinus.


Ancestry

References

  1. ^ Carl Frederik Bricka. "Reventlow, Conrad Greve, 1644-1708". Dansk biografisk Lexikon. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  2. ^ Kannegaard and Skeel Family Tree of Greve Conrad Reventlow.
  3. ^ Sir George Rook in Oscar Browning, ed., Publications of the Navy Records Society, Vol. IX, (1898 [1700-02]) p. 100.
  4. ^ Waldemar Westergaard, The Danish West Indies Under Company Rule (1671-1754) (1917), p. 76.
  5. ^ "Benjamin Raule (1634–1707)". Museum Lichtenberg. Retrieved January 1, 2019.

Additional sources

  • Jirí Louda and Michael MacLagan, Lines of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe, 2nd edition (London, U.K.: Little, Brown and Company, 1999), table 19.
Political offices
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1699 – 1708 		Succeeded by

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