Frederik Adeler (1764–1816)

Frederik Adeler (25 July 1764 - 23 August 1816) was a Danish noble and government official who served as lord president (overpræsidenmt) of [[Copenhagen from 1805 until his death in 1816. He had also served as the County Governor and Diocesan Governor of several counties in Denmark-Norway.^[1]

Baron Frederik Adeler
Diocesan Governor of Trondhjems stiftamt
In office 1802–1804
Diocesan Governor of Fyens stiftamt
In office 1808–1809
Personal details
Born	(1764-07-25)25 July 1764 Dragsholm Castle, Denmark
Died	23 March 1816(1816-03-23) (aged 51) Copenhagen, Denmark
Citizenship	Denmark-Norway
Profession	Government official

Early life

Adeler was born on 25 July 1675 at Adelersborg as the son of Baron Conrad Wilhelm Adeler and Ulrika Helene de Cicignon. His paternal grandfather was Frederik Adeler.^[2]

Career

At the age of 14, he was appointed as Kammerjunker (court title). In 1790, he becamre a junior member ( supernummrér Kommitteret) of Generaltoldkammeret. In 1792m he was appointed as chamberlain (Kammerherre).^[3]

In 1802 he was appointed Diocesan Governor of Trondhjems stiftamt as well as the County Governor of Trondhjems amt. After two years, he was transferred to Denmark as the County Governor of his home county Holbæk. In 1808 he became Diocesan Governor of the Diocese of Funen as well as the County Governor of Odense County. ^[3]

In 1809, he was appointed as Lord President (overpræsident) of Copenhagen. In the same year, he was awarded the title of gehejme-konferensraad. In 1804 he had received the Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog.^[2]

Personal life

In 1785, Adeler succeeded his brother to the Barony of Adelersborg in Denmark and Gimsø in Norway. In 1710, he had it replaced by a Fideikommis capital (family trust).^[3]

On 1 July 1786, Adeler married Berta Countess Moltke (1767-1846). She was a daughter of the influential Adam Gottlob Moltke and Sophie Hedevig von Raben. Adeler died suddenly in Copenhagen on 23 March 1816. His widow would only survived him by 30 years. Their daughter and only child Sophie Hedevig baroness Adeler was married to county governor Herman Løvenskiold (1783 – 1825). Adelersborg remained in the hands of her descendents as an alludial estate.^[3]