Secretary of War (Denmark)
| Secretary of War | |
|---|---|
| Overkrigssekretær | |
 Carl von Holstein August 1746–6 February 1763 | |
| Reports to | The King |
| Appointer | The King |
| Formation | 1688 |
| First holder | Jens Harboe |
| Final holder | Frederik Christian Rosenkrantz (Army) Christian Conrad Danneskiold-Laurvig (Navy) |
| Abolished | 10 December 1770 |
The Secretary of War (Danish: Overkrigssekretær, lit. 'Supreme War Secretary') was from 1688 the administrative leader of the military in Denmark-Norway. In 1736, it was divided into separate offices for the Army and the Navy[1] and was dissolved as part of Johann Friedrich Struensee's administrative reforms in 1770.
List of office holders
Secretary of War
Danish: Overkrigssekretærer for Land- og Søetaten
| No. | Portrait | Name (Born-Died) | Term of office | Monarch | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 | Jens Harboe (1646–1709) | 11 August 1688 | 28 August 1699 | 11 years | Christian V | – | |
| 2 | Christian von Lente (1649–1725) | 28 August 1699 | May 1710 | 10 years, 8 months | Frederick IV | – | |
| 3 | Major general Valentin von Eickstedt (1669–1718) | May 1710 | 3 May 1717 | 7 years | Frederick IV | – | |
| 4 | Vice admiral Christian Carl Gabel (1669–1718) | 6 June 1717 | 18 October 1725 | 8 years, 4 months | Frederick IV | [2] | |
| 5 | Major general Johan Christoph von Körbitzl (?–1726) | October 1725 | 24 December 1726 † | 1 year, 2 months | Frederick IV | – | |
| 6 | Major general Ditlev Revenfeld (1684–1746) | January 1727 | October 1730 | 3 years, 9 months | Frederick IV | – | |
| 7 | General Poul Vendelbo Løvenørn (1686–1740) | October 1730 | 23 November 1735 | 5 years, 1 month | Christian VI | – | |
![Jens Harboe [da]](./_assets_/No_image.png)
![Christian von Lente [da]](./_assets_/Christian_von_Lente_(1649-1725).JPG)
![Christian Carl Gabel [da]](./_assets_/Christian_Carl_Gabel_1679-1748.jpg)
Secretary of War for the Army
Danish: Overkrigssekretærer for Landetaten
| No. | Portrait | Name (Born-Died) | Term of office | Monarch | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 | General Poul Vendelbo Løvenørn (1686–1740) | 23 November 1735 | 27 February 1740 | 4 years, 3 months | Christian VI | – | |
| 2 | General Michael Numsen (1686–1757) | 27 February 1740 | August 1746 | 6 years, 5 months | Christian VI | – | |
| 3 | General Count Christian Lerche (1692–1757) | August 1746 | 1753 | 6–7 years | Frederick V | – | |
| 4 | Field Marshal Count Werner von der Schulenburg (1679–1755) | 1753 | 7 September 1755 † | 1–2 years | Frederick V | – | |
| 5 | General Count Conrad Ahlefeldt (1707–1791) | September 1755 | October 1763 | 8 years, 1 month | Frederick V | – | |
| 6 | Field marshal Claude Louis, Comte de Saint-Germain (1707–1778) | 28 October 1763 | 28 January 1766 | 2 years, 3 months | Frederick V | – | |
| 7 | Frederik Christian Rosenkrantz (1707–1778) | 28 January 1766 | 10 December 1770 | 4 years, 10 months | Christian VII | – | |
![Count Christian Lerche [da]](./_assets_/Christian_Lensgreve_Lerche-Lerchenborg.jpg)
Secretary of War for the Navy
Danish: Overkrigssekretærer for Søetaten
| No. | Portrait | Name (Born-Died) | Term of office | Monarch | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 | General-Admiral-Lieutenant Frederik Danneskiold-Samsøe (1703–1770) | 23 November 1735 | August 1746 | 10 years, 8 months | Christian VI | [3] | |
| 2 | Carl von Holstein (1700–1763) | August 1746 | 6 February 1763 † | 16 years, 6 months | Frederick V | – | |
| 3 | Frederik Christian Rosenkrantz (1707–1778) | February 1763 | January 1766 | 2 years, 11 months | Frederick V | – | |
| (1) | General-Admiral-Lieutenant Frederik Danneskiold-Samsøe (1703–1770) | 25 August 1766 | 26 October 1767 | 1 year, 2 months | Christian VII | [4] | |
| 4 | Admiral Christian Conrad Danneskiold-Laurvig (1723–1783) | 28 October 1767 | 18 September 1770 | 2 years, 10 months | Christian VII | [5] | |
![Christian Conrad Danneskiold-Laurvig [da]](./_assets_/Christian_Conrad_Danneskiold-Laurvig_painting.jpg)
References
- Citations
- ^ "Poul Vendelbo Løvenørn" (in Danish). Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ Topsøe-Jensen & Marquard 1935a, pp. 422–423.
- ^ Topsøe-Jensen & Marquard 1935a, p. 279.
- ^ Topsøe-Jensen & Marquard 1935a, pp. 277, 280.
- ^ Topsøe-Jensen & Marquard 1935a, p. 277.
- Bibliography
- Topsøe-Jensen, T.A.; Marquard, Emil, eds. (1935a). Officerer i Den dansk-norske Søetat 1660-1814 og Den danske Søetat 1814-1932 (in Danish). Vol. I. Copenhagen: Pedersen & Lefevre.
- Topsøe-Jensen, T.A.; Marquard, Emil, eds. (1935b). Officerer i Den dansk-norske Søetat 1660-1814 og Den danske Søetat 1814-1932 (in Danish). Vol. II. Copenhagen: Pedersen & Lefevre.