Claus Henrik Vieregg

Claus Henrik Vieregg
Deputy Governor-general of Norway
In office
4 August 1712 – 14 July 1713
MonarchFrederick IV
Preceded byWoldemar Løvendal
Succeeded byFrederik Krag
Personal details
Born1655
Mecklenburg-Güstrow
Died14 July 1713 (aged 57-58)
Norway
CitizenshipDenmark-Norway
Occupationpolitician

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]

Early life and family

Vieregg 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

Vieregg 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

  1. ^ a b c Bobé, Louis (1904). Bricka, C.F. (ed.). "Claus Heinrich von Vieregg". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (in Danish). 18 (1). Copenhagen: Gyldendal: 564.
  2. ^ 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.