Carl Otto Løvenskiold

Carl Otto Løvenskiold (1839–1916)

Carl Otto Løvenskiold (23 December 1839 – 1 October 1916) was a Norwegian naval officer, business executive and land owner. He served as Prime Minister in Stockholm during 1884. [1]

Biography

Løvenskiold was born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was the son of Otto Joachim Løvenskiold (1811-1882) and Julie Caroline Helene Wedel-Jarlsberg (1815-1840). His father was a Supreme Court Attorney and mayor of Christiania. He attended Christiania Cathedral School, became a sea cadet at Frederiksvern and a secondary lieutenant in the Royal Norwegian Navy in 1859. In 1868 Løvenskiold advanced to the First lieutenant. In 1875, he resigned from naval service. He enter into the operation of the business interests of his father-in-law Harald Wedel Jarlsberg in Bærum and Aker, including Bærum Verk and Nordmarka. [2] [3]

He was a Prime Minister in Stockholm in 1884 during Schweigaard's Ministerium. He served as a member of the Parliament of Norway (Storting) from 1889 to 1897 representing Akershus for the Conservative Party.[4][3]

Løvenskiold was nominated as a Knight in the Order of St. Olav in 1889, Knight 1st Class in 1899 and Commander in 1912. He also was a recipient of the Order of Vasa. The Spitsbergen icecap Løvenskioldfonna and the mountain ridge Carlsfjella were named in his honor.[5][6]

Personal life

In 1865, he married his cousin Elise Wedel Jarlsberg (1844-1923), daughter of landowner Harald Wedel Jarlsberg (1811-97) and Elise Frederikke Butenschøn (1820-68). They were the parents of Harald Løvenskiold (1868–1934). Løvenskiold died during 1916 and was buried in the family grave site at Ullern Church (Ullern kirkegård) in Oslo. [7][8]

References

  1. ↑ "Carl Otto Løvenskiold, Norsk statsminister i Stockholm 1884". Regjeringen.no. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Løvenskiold". lokalhistoriewiki.no. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  3. 1 2 Bratberg, Terje. "Carl Otto Løvenskiold". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  4. ↑ Mardal, Magnus A. "Carl Otto Løvenskiold". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  5. ↑ "Løvenskioldfonna (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  6. ↑ "Carlsfjella (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  7. ↑ "Carl Otto Løvenskiold (1839–1916)". lokalhistoriewiki.no. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Ullern kirkegård". Oslo Kommune. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
Political offices
Preceded by
Wolfgang Wenzel von Haffner		 Prime Minister in Stockholm
April 1884–June 1884		 Succeeded by
Ole Jørgen Richter
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