Carl Otto Løvenskiold

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.

Not to be confused with Carl Otto Løvenskiold (1898–1969) or Carl Otto Løvenskiold (born 1953).

Carl Otto Løvenskiold
Carl Otto Løvenskiold (1839–1916)
Norwegian Prime Minister in Stockholm
In office 3 April 1884 – 26 June 1884
Monarch	Oscar II
Prime Minister	Christian Schweigaard
Preceded by	Otto R. Kierulf
Succeeded by	Ole J. Richter
Personal details
Born	(1839-12-23)23 December 1839 Christiania, United Kingdoms and Sweden and Norway
Died	1 October 1916(1916-10-01) (aged 76) Aker, Norway
Nationality	Norwegian
Spouse(s)	Elise Løvenskiold
Parents	Otto Joachim Løvenskiold
Occupation	Naval officer, business executive and land owner.

Biography

Løvenskiold was born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway on 23 December 1839. 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 second lieutenant in the Royal Norwegian Navy in 1859. In 1868 Løvenskiold was promoted to 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.[1][2]

He was a Prime Minister in Stockholm in 1884 during Schweigaard's Ministerium.[3] He served as a member of the Parliament of Norway (Storting) from 1889 to 1897 representing Akershus for the Conservative Party.[2][4]

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 on 1 October 1916 and was buried in the family grave site at Ullern Church (Ullern kirkegård) in Oslo.[3][7][8]

References

1. "Løvenskiold". lokalhistoriewiki.no. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
2. Bratberg, Terje. "Carl Otto Løvenskiold". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
3. "Carl Otto Løvenskiold, Norsk statsminister i Stockholm 1884". Regjeringen.no. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
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