Claus Henrik von Vieregg (1655 – 14 July 1713) was a Danish-Norwegian civil servant and viceroy who served as deputy Governor-general of Norway from 1712 to 1713.[1]
Claus Henrik Vieregg | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Governor-general of Norway | |
| In office 4 August 1712 – 14 July 1713 | |
| Monarch | Frederick IV |
| Preceded by | Woldemar Løvendal |
| Succeeded by | Frederik Krag |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1655 Mecklenburg-Güstrow |
| Died | 14 July 1713 (aged 57-58) Norway |
| Citizenship | Denmark-Norway |
| Occupation | politician |
Early life and family
editVieregg was born in 1655 to Joachim Heinrich von Vieregg and Anna Margrethe von Hahn. His father was a member of the privy council of Gustav Adolph, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, and was a major general and commandant in Glückstadt. Vieregg's younger brother, Volrad Paris von Vieregg (1662–1736), became a successful Mecklenburg politician and Danish military officer.[2]
Biography
editVieregg began his career in 1684 when he was appointed chamberlain to Prince Christian. In 1690, he was appointed the prince's hofmester, or court master.[2] He married Margrethe Lucie von Brockdorff in 1690.[1]
In 1694, Vieregg was made county commissioner of Antvorskov and Korsør counties, located in modern-day Slagelse municipality.[1] He held these positions until 1703 when he was promoted to the privy council of King Frederick IV. In 1704, he was promoted to a deputy in the General Commission for the Land and Maritime Administration. He was appointed county commissioner of Vordingborg County in 1710.[2]
In 1711, Vieregg was appointed Director of the General Post Office, which he served until August 1712 when he was promoted to deputy Governor-general of Norway. He held this position until his death on 14 July 1713.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c Bobé, Louis (1904). Bricka, C.F. (ed.). "Claus Heinrich von Vieregg". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (in Danish). 18 (1). Copenhagen: Gyldendal: 564.
- ^ a b c d York, Eyvind Urkedal (2010). Kongens tru tenarar? Møtet mellom statsapparat og allmuge i Bergenhus stiftamt i samband med dagskatten, 1712-1715 (PDF) (in Danish). Bergen: University of Bergen. pp. 25–32, 49, 59, 74–76, 100.