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Birkeborg

Villa Birkeborg
Aerial photography of Birkeborg seen from Øresund in ca. 1936.
Alternative names	Villa Birkeborg
General information
Architectural style	National Romantic style
Address	Skodsborg Strandvej 240-246
Town or city	Skodsborg
Country	Denmark
Coordinates	55.833875°N 12.573507°E / 55.833875; 12.573507
Year(s) built	1909-1910
Demolished	1966
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Carl Harald Brummer
Awards and prizes	Eckersberg Medal (1911)

Birkeborg (also called Villa Birkeborg) is a former country house and mansion in Skodsborg, Rudersdal Municipality, situated on the Øresund coast north of Copenhagen, Denmark.

Designed by architect Carl Harald Brummer, the mansion was built between 1909 and 1910. For the next 50 years, Birkeborg served as a country house and summer residence for several wealthy Copenhagen families until it was demolished in the 1960s. The property has since been converted into a recreational beach park, Birkeborg Park, renamed the Struckmann Park, in 1973.

History

Image of Birkeborg in 1920, seen from the garden.

The area on which Birkeborg was eventually constructed was originally parcelled out from the Aggershvile estate, and Birkeborg was built on the Aggershvile hill (Danish: Aggershvilebakken). The grounds of the Birkeborg estate were over 13,000 square metres

The mansion itself with adjoining pergola and pavilion was designed by architect Carl Brummer, for which he was awarded the Eckersberg Medal in 1911. In addition, an adjoining caretaker's residence was also constructed on the grounds. A grand and stately landscape garden was also established on the property, designed and maintained by garden architect, Erik Erstad-Jørgensen.

Birkeborg was built during World War I for a Swedish war profiteer (Danish: Gullaschbaron), Lorenz Beijers, and was a typical example of the prevailing Swedish-German architectural style, that influenced Swedish architecture after the marriage of Victoria of Baden and Gustaf V in 1881. The building featured four storeys, a roof superstructure with a tower clock and a columned colonnade facing the beach, dominating the more modest villas on Strandvejen.

In 1916, shipowner and merchant, Andreas Erlandsen (1877-1943) bought Birkeborg. He used it as a summer residence until 1926, where the wealthy Artom Rand (1880-1956), director of Copenhagen Fruit Auctions acquired the mansion. Rand was married to Rigmor Rand (née Aller), the daughter of Danish publisher Carl Aller, and they lived at Birkeborg until Rand's death in 1956, whereafter Rigmor alone owned the property. Rigmor was also the co-owner of the grand manor house Sophienholm on the shore of Lake Bagsværd in Lyngby, from 1926 to 1963.

In 1961, the Danish Ministry of Culture acquired the Birkeborg property from Rigmor Rand, after which the demolition of the mansion began and was completed in 1966. In connection with the dismantling, a public recreational beach park was established on the vacated area, initially called the ‘Birkeborg Park’, however in 1973 it was renamed the Struckmann Park (Danish: Struckmannparken), named after the chairman of the Danish Society for Nature Conservation, Erick Struckmann.

Architectural features

The building was built on an Öland stone plinth, with plastered and slightly yellowwashed facades. The roof surfaces were covered with black glazed tiles and the vertical wall of the mansard roof was covered with copper.

The hall extended over two storeys and had access to the curved loggia from the living room; from the first floor, a wraparound gallery led to a balcony resting on the pillars of the loggia. The villa was situated on a slope facing the beach, offering excellent views of the Øresund strait and the Swedish coast.

List of former owners

• 1910-1916: Lorenz Beijer, Swedish merchant.
• 1916-1926: Andreas Erlandsen, merchant and shipowner.
• 1926-1956: Artom Rand, founder, director and owner of Copenhagen Fruit Auctions.
• 1956-1961: Rigmor Rand (née Aller), widow of above.
• 1961-1966: Ministry of Culture of Denmark

Gallery

Architectural concept drawings of Villa Birkeborg, designed by architect Carl Brummer (1909).

References

Sources

• Brøchner, Georg (1912). Nordiscke Villaer og Hjem: Afbildninger af nordiske Arkitekters og andre Kunstneres Arbejder, Eksteriører, Interiører, Grundrids og Planer (in Danish). E. Jespersen.
• Haste, William (1930). Strandvejen: dens huse og mennesker (in Danish). H. Hagerup.
• Sørensen, C. Th. (1939). Written at Copenhagen. Om Haver (1st ed.). Emil Wienes Bogforlag: Egmont H. Petersens Kgl. Hof-Bogtrykkeri.

Artom Rand

Artom Georg Niels Rand (29 November 1880 – 15 December 1956) was a Danish major merchant, auctioneer and fruit importer who founded and was the director of Copenhagen Fruit Auctions.

Jean-Charles Ellermann-Kingombe

His Excellency Jean-Charles Ellermann-Kingombe R.
Permanent Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs at the Prime Minister's Office
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 January 2019
Monarchs	Margrethe II Frederik X
Prime Minister	Lars Løkke Rasmussen Mette Frederiksen
Preceded by	Michael Starbæk Christensen
Ambassador of Denmark to Afghanistan
In office 2016–2017
Monarch	Margrethe II
Prime Minister	Lars Løkke Rasmussen
Preceded by	Uffe Wolffhechel
Succeeded by	Jakob Brix Tange
Personal details
Born	Jean-Charles Kingombe (1970-12-28) 28 December 1970 Copenhagen
Spouse	Henriette Ellermann-Kingombe
Children	2
Residence(s)	Hellerup, Denmark
Alma mater	Copenhagen Business School HEC Paris

Jean-Charles Ellermann-Kingombe (born 28 December 1970) is a Danish diplomat and civil servant. He is the current Permanent Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs at the Prime Minister's Office (2019-2024), serving under Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen.

Ellermann-Kingombe is a career diplomat with a long service at the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He has served as Ambassador of Denmark to Afghanistan (2016-2017), and before that as Head of the Executive Secretariat, the chief of staff to the Minister of Foreign Affairs (2013-2016). He was the press advisor to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Minister of European Affairs (2010-2013), under Lene Espersen and later Villy Søvndal, and has also served as deputy head of various departments in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From 2001 to 2007, he was stationed in Brussels, serving firstly as press secretary during the Danish EU presidency in 2002, and afterwards as spokesperson and cabinet member for the Danish EU Commissioners Poul Nielson (Development and Humanitarian Aid) and subsequently Mariann Fischer Boel (Agriculture).

He is the forthcoming Ambassador of Denmark to France, and will take up the position on 15 August 2024.

Early life and education

Jean-Charles Ellermann-Kingombe was born on 28 December 1970 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He grew up in Denmark with a Danish mother, Anette Larsen, and his father, Jean Onapota Kingombe, from the former Zaire - now the Democratic Republic of Congo. He attended French school as a child and is sometimes described as a "Francophone".

In 1996, Ellermann-Kingombe obtained a Master of Science in International Business from Copenhagen Business School. In 1995, during his master's programme, he studied International Marketing and Finance at HEC Paris, France.

Career

Early career

After his studies in Paris, Ellermann-Kingombe was subsequently given an internship in Brussels, under the cabinet of the then EU Commissioner for the Environment, Ritt Bjerregaard. Here, the head of cabinet, Laurs Nørlund, advised Ellermann-Kingombe to choose the Danish Foreign Service, as he had otherwise envisioned a career in the private sector.

Ellermann-Kingombe started his diplomatic career as head of section (Danish: fuldmægtig) in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1996. He was soon posted to the Danish Embassy in Mozambique, where he served as Embassy Secretary in charge of environmental support aid.

In 2001, he was recalled from Maputo and stationed in Brussels in preparation for the Danish EU presidency in 2002. Here Ellermann-Kingombe was assigned as press secretary and spokesperson responsible for COREPER I related issues. From 2003, he served as spokesperson in the Cabinet of Poul Nielson, European Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development, in charge of relations with the Danish media and liaising with the European Parliament. Following the 2004 European elections, Nielsen was replaced as the Danish Commissioner, and Mariann Fischer Boel was selected. Ellermann-Kingombe continued to serve as member in her cabinet, and she became EU Commissioner for Agriculture.

Ellermann-Kingombe was recalled to Copenhagen in 2007, serving as Deputy Head of the European Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, before becomming Deputy Director for Strategy and Policy Planning in 2010. However, he only held this position briefly, as in November of that year he was appointed press advisor to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Minister of European Affairs (2010-2013), serving under Lene Espersen and later Villy Søvndal.

Afghanistan

In 2016, Ellermann-Kingombe assumed his first ambassadorial appointment, becoming Ambassador of Denmark to Afghanistan. During his time as ambassador, Danish military forces were present in Afghanistan as part of the NATO Resolute Support Mission, and Ellermann-Kingombe visited and inspected the forces on several occasions. His family stayed in Denmark and he moved into a 24-hour guarded diplomatic residence in Kabul's diplomatic compound.

He was recalled from Kabul in 2017, and replaced by Jakob Brix Tange. After his tenure in Afghanistan, Ellermann-Kingombe had a brief professional interlude and spent a few years as a senior project manager at the consultancy Struensee & co.

Prime Minister's Office

In 2019, he became the Permanent Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs at the Prime Minister's Office. He served briefly under Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen, before the 2019 Danish general election supplanted Rasmussen's majority, afterwhich he has served under incumbent Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. In this position, Ellermann-Kingombe heads the Foreign Policy Division of the department, in charge of foreign affairs, security policy, national security, international economic concerns such as those within the European Union, global security affairs, Nordic collaboration, and issues concerning security and defense, including NATO.

As the Prime Minister's chief diplomatic and security advisor, Ellermann-Kingombe serves a role similar to that of the National Security Advisor in the United States. He also functions as the political sherpa of Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, during international summits and events.

In his role as Permanent Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Ellermann-Kingombe has been described as Frederiksen's ‘top diplomat’ and ‘closest advisor’. He has maintained regular dialogue with National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and with European security policy actors. In 2023, Copenhagen hosted an unofficial summit of high-level officials on Ukraine and peace efforts. Top diplomats from the US, Ukraine and a number of non-Western powers attended, and as a representative of the host nation, Ellermann-Kingombe oversaw much of the planning. He was present at the closed meeting held at the White House during Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen's meeting with President Joe Biden in the spring of 2022.

In 2022, he was mentioned as one of the top candidates to replace Lars Lose, as Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

France

In the 2024 ambassadorial reshuffle, Ellermann-Kingombe was appointed the Ambassador of Denmark to France, replacing Michael Starbæk Christensen. He will assume this position on 15 August 2024. The appointment of Ellermann-Kingombe was seen as a move responding to the growing strategic importance of Paris in European politics post-Brexit. His extensive diplomatic background and close ties to President Macron's political circle was percieved by observers as highlighting Denmark's enhanced focus on Franco-Danish relations.

Personal life

He is married to Henriette Ellermann-Kingombe, lady-in-waiting and private secretary to Queen Mary of Denmark.

Honours

National

• Denmark:
  • Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog (2022)

Michael Starbæk Christensen

His Excellency Michael Starbæk Christensen R.
Ambassador of Denmark to France
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 September 2019
Monarchs	Margrethe II Frederik X
Prime Minister	Mette Frederiksen
Preceded by	Kirsten Malling Biering
Permanent Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs at the Prime Minister's Office
In office 2019–2015
Monarch	Margrethe II
Prime Minister	Helle Thorning-Schmidt Lars Løkke Rasmussen
Preceded by	Lars Gert Lose
Succeeded by	Jean-Charles Ellermann-Kingombe
Personal details
Residence(s)	Paris, Île-de-France, France
Alma mater	University of Copenhagen Harvard Kennedy School

Michael Starbæk Christensen is Danish diplomat and civil servant. He is the current Ambassador of Denmark to France, having previously served as Permanent Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs at the Prime Minister's Office (2015-2019), under Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt and Lars Løkke Rasmussen.

Starbæk has held several positions within the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Prime Minister's Office. He served as Under Secretary for Global Politics and Security and Political Director at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2013 to 2015. He was the Deputy Head of Cabinet of European Commissioner for Climate Action, Connie Hedegaard, from 2010 to 2013, and Senior Adviser on Climate at the Prime Minister's Office from 2007-2010, under Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen and Løkke.

Starbæk is the forthcomming Ambassador of Denmark to China, and will take up the position on 15 August 2024.

Early life and education

In 1987, he obtained a Master of Laws (cand.jur.) from the University of Copenhagen. He also holds a 2004 Master of Public Administration from the Havard Kennedy School.

Career

Described as being ‘classically trained in the Danish Foreign Service’, Starbæk started his diplomatic career as head of section in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a position he held from 1999 to 2003. From 2004 to 2007, he served as counsellor and second-in-command at the Mission of Denmark to the United Nations in New York. He served in this role during the Danish membership of the United Nations Security Council, and functioned as alternate representative to the council. He has also been posted at the Royal Danish Embassy in Moscow, Russia.

In around 2002, Starbæk had attracted attention as one of the co-signatories of a statement in which employees in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs voiced their frustrations about the consequences of the government's stringent financial austerity plans.

In 2007, he was appointed Senior Adviser in the newly established Climate Secretariat at the Prime Minister's Office, in preparation for the 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. The secretariat was headed by Bo Lidegaard, and he served under Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen and Lars Løkke Rasmussen. During the summit he served as the Danish "top negotiator". Immediately following the finalization of the diplomatic agreements of the climate summit, the then Minister for Climate, Connie Hedegaard, was nominated to take over Denmark's seat in the EU Commission, and she hand-picked the Starbæk, then described as a "top diplomat", to accompany her to Brussels. He was subsequently appointed her Deputy Head of Cabinet.

In 2013, Starbæk was recalled and installed as Under Secretary for Global Politics and Security and Political Director at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He held this position under Minister of Foreign Affairs Villy Søvndal, Holger K. Nielsen and lastly Martin Lidegaard. In 2015, he was seconded to the Prime Minister's Office, where he served as the Permanent Under Secretary of State(Danish: Departementsråd) for Foreign Affairs, under Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt and Lars Løkke Rasmussen. In this capacity, he was described by the news media as the "tall man who often stands right behind the Foreign Minister and helps keep track of the more complex European and security policy matters".

In 2019, Starbæk assumed his first ambassadorial appointment, becoming Ambassador of Denmark to France. During his time as ambassador, Starbæk has advocated for e.g. increased Danish investments in French Hydrogen train development.

In the 2024 ambassadorial reshuffle, Starbæk was appointed Ambassador of Denmark to China, and he will take up this position on 15 August 2024. Current Permanent Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs at the Prime Minister's Office, Jean-Charles Ellermann-Kingombe, will suceed him as ambassador.

Honours

National

• Denmark:
  • Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog (2016)

Lisbet Zilmer-Johns

Lisbet Zilmer-Johns (born 14 August 1965) is a Danish diplomat and civil servant. She is the current Secretary of State for Foreign Policy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, having previously served as Director-General of the Danish Critical Supply Agency (2020-2023) and as Permanent Representative to the Political and Security Committee of the European Union (2013-2017).

Personal life

Married in 1996 to senior diplomat and ambassador Michael Zilmer-Johns.

Jonas Bering Liisberg

Jonas Bering Liisberg (born) is a Danish jurist, diplomat and civil servant. He is the current Secretary of State for European and the Arctic Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, having previously served as Permanent Representative of Dennmark to the European Union (2019-2022) and Secretary of State for Foreign Policy (2017-2019).

Anniken Krutnes

Her Excellency Anniken Ramberg Krutnes
Anniken Ramberg Krutnes in 2020.
Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway to the United States
Incumbent
Assumed office 17 September 2020
Monarch	Harald V
Prime Minister	Erna Solberg Jonas Gahr Støre
Preceded by	Kåre R. Aas
Ambassador of Norway for Arctic and Antarctic Affairs
In office August 2016 – August 2018
Monarch	Harald V
Prime Minister	Erna Solberg
Ambassador of Norway to the Netherlands concurrently to Luxembourg
In office September 2011 – July 2016
Monarch	Harald V
Prime Minister	Jens Stoltenberg Erna Solberg
Personal details
Born	(1968-09-15) 15 September 1968 Asker, Norway
Residence(s)	Washington, D.C., United States
Alma mater	University of Oslo Norwegian School of Economics

Anniken Ramberg Krutnes (born 15 September 1968) is a Norwegian diplomat and civil servant. Since 2020, she has been the current Ambassador of Norway to the United States, the first woman to hold that position. She has previously served as Norway's Ambassador for Arctic and Antarctic Affairs (2016–2018) as well as Ambassador of Norway to the Netherlands and Luxembourg (2011–2016)

Krutnes'

Deputy Director General of the Department of Security Policy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway.

Career

concurrently side-accredited to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

Birgitte Nygaard Markussen

Birgitte Nygaard Markussen (born 30 March 1963) is a Danish diplomat and civil servant. She is the current Director for Humanitarian Affairs, Civil Society and Engagement at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, having previously served as the Ambassador of the European Union to the African Union from 2020 to 2023.

Markussen has held several diplomatic positions during her career, with a particular emphasis on foreign relations with Africa. She started her career in the Danish Foreign Service, where she served as Ambassador of Denmark to Burkina Faso (2010–2012), and as the Director for Africa at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark (2012–2016), before joining the European External Action Service, becomming firstly the Deputy Managing Director for Africa (2016–2020), and then Foreign Policy Expoert to the European Investment Bank (2018–2020), and then EU ambassador to the African Union and the UN Economic Commission for Africa.

Martin Bille Hermann

His Excellency Martin Bille Hermann R.
Martin Bille Hermann in 2017.
Permanent Representative of Denmark to the OECD
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 September 2023
Monarchs	Margrethe II Frederik X
Prime Minister	Mette Frederiksen
Preceded by	Carsten Staur
Permanent Representative of Denmark to the United Nations
In office 1 September 2019 – 1 September 2023
Monarch	Margrethe II
Prime Minister	Lars Løkke Rasmussen Mette Frederiksen
Preceded by	Ib Petersen
Succeeded by	Christina Markus Lassen
Ambassador of Denmark to Indonesia concurrently to Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and ASEAN
In office 2012–2014
Monarch	Margrethe II
Prime Minister	Lars Løkke Rasmussen Helle Thorning-Schmidt
Preceded by	Børge Petersen
Succeeded by	Casper Klynge
Personal details
Born	(1968-12-21) 21 December 1968 Copenhagen, Denmark
Residence(s)	Bruxelles, Belgium
Alma mater	University of Copenhagen

Martin Bille Hermann (born 21 December 1968) is a Danish diplomat and civil servant. He is the current Permanent Representative of Dennmark to OECD, having previously served as the Permanent Representative of Denmark to the United Nations (UN) in New York, from 2019 to 2023.

Susanne Shine

Forthcomming Ambassador of Denmark to Belgium.

Lene Mandel Vensild

Forthcomming Permanent Representative of Denmark to the Political and Security Committee of the European Union (EU).

Central Administration of Denmark

Central Administration of Denmark

Agency overview
Formed	25 December 1066 (1066-12-25)
Jurisdiction	Government of Denmark
Headquarters	Copenhagen
Employees	100.855
Agency executive	Barbara Bertelsen, Permanent Secretary of State at the Prime Minister's Office of Denmark

The Central Administration of Denmark (Danish: centraladministrationen or statsadministrationen; also known as the State Administration of Denmark) is the nationwide public administration of the Kingdom of Denmark, and is conventionally comprised of the ministerial departments and subdivisional directorates, agencies, councils and boards, under the jurisdiction of the Cabinet of Denmark, the central executive power.

The central administration is staffed by the Civil Service of Denmark (Danish: embedsværket), a permanent bureaucracy or secretariat of public officials, which supports the functions and decisions of the government through the administration of legislation, management of public appropriations, information and counselling.

Permanent Secretary to the Prime Minister's Office (Denmark)

The Permanent Secretary of State to the Prime Minister's Office (Danish: Statsministeriets departementschef) is the most senior civil servant in the Prime Minister's Office of Denmark, and as such the head and principal civil servant in the central administration of Denmark.

Since 1914, the Permanent Secretary has served concurrently as the Secretary of the Council of State, the privy council of Denmark.

History

The position was established in 1913 at the instigation of Carl Theodor Zahle, as the Permanent Secretary to the Council Presidium, the then cabinet ministry of Denmark. The inaugural holder was Erik Arup.

List of permanent secretaries

#	Name (birth–death)	Term of office
1	Erik Arup (1876–1951)	1 January 1914	31 January 1916
2	Frantz Dahl (1869–1937)	1 February 1916	31 March 1919
3	Frederik V. Petersen (1868–1950)	1 April 1919	31 May 1938
4	Andreas Møller (1882–1954)	1 June 1938	31 March 1952
5	Jørgen Elkjær-Jensen (1912–1988)	1 April 1952	31 December 1964
6	Eigil Jørgensen (1927–2020)	1 January 1965	31 December 1972
7	Jørgen Gersing (1927– 1987)	1 January 1973	30 April 1979
8	Peter Wiese (1933–1993)	1 May 1979	1993
9	Ulrik Federspiel (b. 1943)	1993	1996
10	Nils Bernstein (b. 1943)	1996	2005
11	Karsten Dybvad (b. 1956)	2005	2010
11	Christian Kettel Thomsen (b. 1959)	2010	2020
12	Barbara Bertelsen (b. 1973)	2020

Sørine Godfredsen

Sørine Godfredsen (born 7 July 1967) is a Danish pastor, journalist, author, and conservative political and cultural debater and commentator, who writes for Kristeligt Dagblad and Berlingske.

Early life and education

Sørine Godfredsen was born on 7 July 1967 in Hadsten, Central Jutland Region, the daughter of * and *.

She grew up in a family of four children and graduated with an examen artium in modern languages from the County Gymnasium of Hadsten in 1986.

In 1993, Godfredsen earned her journalism degree from the Danish School of Media and Journalism in Aarhus. Following a brief stint as a TV journalist at TV2 Midt/Vest in Holstebro, she moved to Brighton, completing a master's degree in media studies at the University of Sussex in 1994.

Godfredsen worked as a journalist at Det Fri Aktuelt from 1994 to 2001, covering sports, culture, and commentary. Concurrently, she pursued theology studies at the University of Copenhagen, earning a Master of Theology (cand.theol.) degree in 2004.

Views

She considers herself conservative, and supports christian and traditional values.

Personal life

She married Henrik Flødstrup, a journalist at Ekstra Bladet, on 21 May 2023.

Majorie of Scotland

Majorie of Scotland, Countess of Pembroke (also Margery, actually Margaret; 1200 – 17 November 1244) was a Scottish princess, the third daughter of William the Lion, King of Scotland and his wife Ermengarde de Beaumont. She was a member of the House of Dunkeld by birth, and by marriage a member of the Marshal family.

Biography

Marriage

She married Gilbert Marshal, 4th Earl of Pembroke, son of William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke and Isabel de Clare, 4th Countess of Pembroke, on 1 August 1235 in Berwick-upon-Tweed. He recieved with her a large dowry in Scotland, with 10000 marks and more.

Her father William the Lion, granted Marjorie the lands of Strathord and Strathearn, in free marriage. Later her cousin, Malcolm II of Scotland, granted her the lands of Pitgorno and Drumdreel in Strathmiglo, Fife, in exchange for those she had recivered from her father. King Alexander II later decreed, that these lands are to pass to the Balmerino Abbey after Marjerie’s death.

Magdalene Charlotte Hedevig Løvenskiold

Magdalene Charlotte Hedevig Løvenskiold
Lady of Løvenborg Castle
Painted in 1772 by Jens Juel.
Born	Magdalene Charlotte Hedevig von Numsen 27 February 1731 Copenhagen
Died	6 May 1796(1796-05-06) (aged 65) Løvenborg Castle, Holbæk
Noble family	House of Løvenskiold
Spouse(s)	Severin Leopoldus Løvenskiold
Issue	Michael Herman Løvenskiold
Father	Michael von Numsen, Minister of War
Mother	Margrethe Thomasine von Ingenhaven

Magdalene Charlotte Hedevig Løvenskiold (27 February 1731 – 6 May 1796) was a Danish noblewoman and estate owner.

Born into a newly ennobled family, Magdalene married Severin Løvenskiold, a lieutenant from the wealthy Norwegian Løvenskiold family, in 1749. A woman of influence, she played a key role in political circles, notably in the 1784 government change. Widowed in 1776, she took charge of the Løvenborg estate, implementing tough financial measures and advocating for practical farming methods. After 13 years of administration, she handed over the estate to her son, Michael Herman Løvenskiold, in 1789. Magdalene lived at Løvenborg until her death in 1796.

Sophie Axelsdatter Brah

Sophie Axelsdatter Brahe (11 May 1578 – 21 December 1646) was a Danish noblewoman and estate owner.

Lady of Rosenholm Castle

Anna de Beaumont

Not to be confused with her niece Anna de Beaumont, daughter of Louis de Beaumont, 2nd Count de Lerín.

Anna de Beaumont
Lady of Valtierra
Arms of the House of Beaumont.
Died	1518 Valladolid
Spouse	Luis de Peralte, Lord of Valtierra
House	House of Beaumont
Father	Louis I de Beaumont
Mother	Juana de Navarre (daughter of Charles III of Navarre)
Occupation	Governess of the Imperial Children at Mechelen.

Anna de Beaumont (Dutch: Anne van Beaumont; died 1518 in Valladolid) was a Spanish-Navarrese noblewoman and lady-in-waiting, who served as Grand Mistress of the Imperial Household in Mechelen, in the early 16th Century.

Anna de Beaumont initially served as lady-in-waiting to Joanna "the Mad" of Castile, and arrived in her retinue in the Low Countries in 1496. From 1499, she became governess of Eleanor of Austria, and eventually also of Isabella, Mary and Archduke Charles (later Charles V), under the guardianship of their aunt Margaret of Austria, Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands, at the Hof van Savoye ('Court of Savoy') in Mechelen, Antwerp.

Biography

Anna de Beaumont was born between 1425 and 1456, into Navarre royalty, the daughter of Louis I de Beaumont, Count of Lerín and his wife Juana (Joan) de Navarre, illegitimate daughter of Charles III of Navarre. Anna was thus a distant relative of Joanna of Castile. She was named after her paternal grandmother, Anna de Curton, Lady of Guiche.. She was sister of the famous constable of Navarre and head of the Spanish faction (the 'Beaumont faction') in the Kingdom of Navarre, Louis II de Beaumont, 2nd Count of Lerín.

She was a member of the House of Beaumont, which ruled as counts of Lerín in southern Navarre. The Beaumont dynasty was a scion of the House of Évreux, itself a cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty, the royal house of France, and descended from Louis of Évreux, Duke of Durazzo, the youngest son of Philip III of Navarre and Joan II of Navarre, through his illegitimate son Carlos de Beaumont.

Lady-in-waiting to Joanna the Mad

She was among the twelve noble ladies appointed by Isabella I of Castile, to serve as ladies-in-waiting to her daughter Joanna "the Mad" of Castile. Her husband, Philip I of Castile, considered it essential to grant gifts and pensions to Anne de Beaumont and fourteen other noblewomen who served the archduchess.

Several authors, including Bethany Aram and Nuria Silleras-Fernandez highlight that Anna de Beaumont, played a role in the intricate court dynamics under Joanna the Mad, where various individuals, especially her husband, sought to secure the control and loyalty of Joanna's courtiers through the granting of gifts, pensions, and other incentives.

In 1496, Anna travelled to Flanders in the retinue of Infanta Joanna. In late 1496, Joana bid farewell to the majority of those who had accompanied her to the Low Countries. However, Anna, described as being part of the "hard core of Spanish staff", remained.

Grand Mistress of the imperial children

Anna de Beaumont played a pivotal role in the education and upbringing of Archduke Charles and his sisters, demonstrating a meticulous and tender approach that left a lasting impression on their lives, garnering enduring gratitude. She firstly became governess and lady-in-waiting to Eleanor of Austria in 1499, and after the birth of Isabella in 1501 and Mary in 1505, she also oversaw their upbringing and education. Anna reported to Margaret, their guardian, in Spanish, but apparently she did not teach the language to the children. Margaret in turn reported to Emperor Maximilian.

As Grand Mistress of the Imperial Household, Anna was in charge of the ladies' bedroom (French: Chambre des dames), consisting of over seven maids of honour, and was under the authority of the head of the household of the imperial children, First Chamberlain Charles de Croÿ-Chimay, and later his cousin William de Croÿ.

Her monthly remuneration amounted to 37 livres, as recorded in an inventory of the imperial finances and court in Mechelen in December 1508.

Ferdinand II, the old King of Aragon, honoured Anna de Beaumont with the Order of S. Iago. In 1514, Margaret petitioned the Emperor to permit Anna, who was burdened by the frailties of old age, to retire to one of the Archduke's residences in Ghent and to receive her accustomed pension and a "good annual sum of money". This plea emphasized Anna's extensive and commendable service to "Mesdames mes nieces," coupled with the perceived inadequacy of compensation for her dedicated efforts. Despite the request, Anna continued in her position. A fellow lady-in-waiting, Marie de Croix, the widow of Charles de Latre, who had served as butler to the princes until his death in 1510, was appointed to assist Anna in her duties.

She served as Grand Mistress at the Hof van Savoye in Mechelen, Antwerp, for eighteen years, until the marriage of Eleanor of Austria and Manuel I of Portugal, where Anna accompanied the archduchess to Spain, in 1517. Here she obtained her retirement and was rewarded a pension of 1500 ducats.

She died shortly afterwards in 1518 in Valladolid.

Family

Anna de Beaumont married Luiz de Peralta, 3rd Lord of Valtierra (Spanish: Señor de Valtierra), son of Martin de Peralta, Lord of Valtierra and Leonor de Rebolledo. Their posterity is unknown.

Misidentification

Anna de Beaumont is sometimes misidentified with her namesake niece, Anna de Beaumont, daughter of Louis II de Beaumont, 2nd Count of Lerín, who married Juan de Mendoza.

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René Dinesen

His Excellency René Rosager Dinesen R.
René Rosager Dinesen in 2023.
Ambassador of Denmark to the United Kingdom
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 September 2022
Monarch	Margrethe II
Prime Minister	Mette Frederiksen
Preceded by	Lars Thuesen
Ambassador of Denmark to Austria concurrently to North Macedonia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Albania, the IAEA, OSCE, CTBTO and UN
In office 1 September 2018 – 1 September 2022
Monarch	Margrethe II
Prime Minister	Lars Løkke Rasmussen Mette Frederiksen
Preceded by	Liselotte Plesner
Succeeded by	Christian Grønbech-Jensen
Ambassador of Denmark to Afghanistan
In office 2011–2012
Monarch	Margrethe II
Prime Minister	Lars Løkke Rasmussen Helle Thorning-Schmidt
Preceded by	Anders Carsten Damsgaard
Succeeded by	Niels Boel Abrahamsen
Personal details
Born	(1971-04-13) 13 April 1971 Svendborg, Denmark
Spouse	Camilla Follin Dinesen
Residence(s)	London, United Kingdom
Alma mater	University of Copenhagen

René Rosager Dinesen (born 13 April 1971) is a Danish diplomat and civil servant. He is the current Ambassador of Denmark to the United Kingdom, having also served as Ambassador of Denmark to South Africa (2012–2015) and Ambassador of Denmark to Afghanistan (2011–2012).

Dinesen has held several diplomatic positions during his career, including as Ambassador of Denmark to Austria (2018-2022), concurrently serving as non-resident Ambassador to North Macedonia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Albania. During his time as Danish ambassador to Austria, Dinesen also served as Resident Representative of Denmark to the International Atomic Energy Agency, as well as Permanent Representative of Denmark to OSCE, CTBTO and other UN organizations in Vienna. He was previously Deputy Permanent representative of Denmark to the United Nations (New York) and Under-Secretary of State for Consular Affairs and Public Diplomacy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Early life and education

René Rosager Dinesen was born 13 April 1971 in Svendborg on the Island of Funen, Denmark.

In 1996, he obtained a Master of Arts in political sciences and international relations (Cand.scient.pol.) from the University of Copenhagen.

In 2017, he guest lectured the academic programmes Executive Education and Public Diplomacy at the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism of the University of Southern California (USC).

Diplomatic career

United Kingdom

In the 2022 ambassadorial reshuffle,

He presented the Letters of Recall of his predecessor and his own letters of Credence during an audience with King Charles III at Buckingham Palace, London, on 30 November 2022.

Johan Garmann

Johan Garmann, called "the Elder", (9 June 1583 – 7 February 1651) was a Danish-Norwegian councillor, land commissioner, mayor of Haderslev, factor at the Kongsberg Silver Mines, and later merchant in Bragernes, Norway.

Susanne Hyldelund

Her Excellency Susanne Hyldelund R.
Susanne Hyldelund in 2019.
Ambassador of Denmark to Germany concurrently to Switzerland and Liechtenstein
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 September 2020
Monarch	Margrethe II
Prime Minister	Mette Frederiksen
Preceded by	Friis Arne Petersen
State Secretary for Trade and Global Sustainability at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
In office 1 August 2017 – 1 September 2020
Monarch	Margrethe II
Prime Minister	Lars Løkke Rasmussen Mette Frederiksen
Succeeded by	Steen Hommel
Personal details
Born	(1968-06-30) 30 June 1968 Kolding, Denmark
Spouse	Torben Fogh Sørensen
Children	2
Residence(s)	Berlin, Germany
Alma mater	Aarhus University, School of Business and Social Sciences

Susanne Christina Hyldelund (born 30 July 1968) is a Danish diplomat and civil servant, who has served as the Ambassador of Denmark to Germany since 2020. She is concurrently serving as ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein. From 2009 to 2012, she held the position of Consul General of Denmark in Shanghai.

Hyldelund has held several positions within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark during her career, including serving as served as State Secretary for Trade and Global Sustainability, from 2017 to 2020 and as Under-Secretary for the Trade Council, from 2014 to 2017.

Early life and education

Susanne Christina Hyldelund was born on 30 July 1968 in Koldning, Jutland, Denmark.

Diplomatic career

and from 2012 to 2014 the Head of Invest & Innovation, an arm of the Danish Foreign Ministry.

Ambassador to Germany

In 2020, Hyldelund assumed her first ambassadorial appointment, becoming Ambassador of Denmark to Germany. She presented her credentials to President Frank-Walter Steinmeier at Bellevue Palace in Berlin on 4 November 2020. She is concurrently serving as non-resident side-accredited Ambassador of Denmark to the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein.

Personal life

She is fluent in Danish, English, German and French.

Kirsten Malling Biering

Kirsten Malling Biering (born 19 December 1951) is a retired Danish senior diplomat and political advisor. She is currently senior advisor at the Danish Institute for International Studies and the think tank EUROPA, having previously served as Ambassador of Denmark to France (2015-2019), Sweden (2010-2015), the Netherlands (2005-2010) and Latvia (1991-1995). She has also served as Permanent Representative of Denmark to OSCE.