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Danish nobleman
Ove Juul
(23 October 1615 ? 29 May 1686) was a
Danish
nobleman who served as
Vice Governor-general of Norway
under
Ulrik Fredrik Gyldenløve
from 1669 to 1674.
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Family and youth
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Ove's father was Iver Juul at Villestrup, Thaarupgaard and Lundbæk (1563?1627). Iver had two sons who rose to positions of importance in
Denmark-Norway
: Ove Juul (1615?1689) of Lundbæk-Pandum, Villestrup, Kragerup and Bregentved, and
Tønne Juul
(1620?1684) of Thaarupgaard. Ove’s paternal grandfather was Axel Juul, (1503?1577) an Army officer in charge of
Aalborghus Castle
, who originally built Villestrup.
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Ove attended
Sorø Academy
in
Sorø
,
Danmark
. He traveled first to
Wittenberg
where he studied at the
University of Wittenberg
. He then continued to
England
, the
Netherlands
,
France
and
Italy
. The diary which was maintained provides an interesting insight on the art and mores of the period.
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Career
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In 1661, he became the
Diocesan Governor
in Alborg.
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Subsequently Juul served as Vice Governor-general in Norway under
Ulrik Fredrik Gyldenløve
from 1669 to 1674.
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From 1671 until 1679, he was the
Diocesan Governor of Stavanger stiftamt
as well as the
County Governor of Nedenæs amt
. From 1676 through 1679, he was the Vice Chancellor of
Danish Chancellery
(
Danish
:
Danske Kancelli
) in Copenhagen.
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During the period of
Danish absolutism
, the Chancellery, along with the
Treasury
(Danish:
Rentekammeret
), the
Commercial College
(Danish:
Kommmercekollegiat
) served to provide a coordinated central administration in Denmark which provided, among other things, direction to the Governor-general in Norway. This administration reported via the Privy Council (
Konseil-Geheimrad
) to the King, who held absolute power.
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From 1681, he served as assessor (
Høiesteretsassessor
—an assessor was a councilor of the realm who served in one of the two positions reserved for nobility) of Arhus.
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