Peter Blankenborg Prydz

Peter Blankenborg Prydz (21 September 1776 – 6 March 1827 ) was a Norwegian military officer and representative at the Norwegian Constituent Assembly conducted at Eidsvoll during 1814. .[1]

Peter Blankenborg Prydz

He was born in the neighborhood of Abelsøe in the Østensjø district of Oslo, Norway. He was the son of Anne Hedevig Brochmann (1752-1834) and Hans Prydz (1751-1781), and had three brothers.[2] He was a great-grandfather of the politician Hans Prydz (1868-1957).[3][4]

He began his military career as a commissioned officer at Nordenfjeldske infantry regiment. He rose to the rank of Major in 1825, before dying the next year.[5]

Peter Blankenborg Prydz was elected to the Norwegian Constituent Assembly in 1814, representing the army regiment Nordenfjeldske Infanteri-Regiment.[6] At Eidsvoll, he belonged to the independence party (Selvstendighetspartiet).[7]

References

  • Holme Jørn (2014) De kom fra alle kanter - Eidsvollsmennene og deres hus (Oslo: Cappelen Damm) ISBN 978-82-02-44564-5


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