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Danish politician

Carl Frederik Blixen-Finecke
Carl Frederik Blixen-Finecke
Born15 August 1822
Dallund, Denmark
Died6 January 1873
Baden-Baden, Germany
OccupationPolitician
Years active1851–1873

Carl Frederik Axel Bror Baron von Blixen-Finecke (15 August 1822 – 6 January 1873) was a Danish politician and nobleman.

Early life

Carl Frederik Blixen-Finecke was born on 15 August 1822 in Dallund to Conrad Frederik Christian Blixen-Finecke (1791–1829) and Charlotta Lovisa Gyllenkrok (1796–1829). His family originated in Pomerania. He held the family seat at Näsbyholm Castle.

Career

Finecke served as a Member of Parliament from 1851 to 1852, 1858–61, and 1862–64. He served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs during Carl Edvard Rotwitt's ministry. After Rotwitt's death on 8 February 1860, he served as council president until a new government was formed.

Family

Carl baron Blixen was married two times. First in 1842 with Gustafva Charlotta Adelaide Sofia Ankarcrona (1821-1890) with whom he had two children, a son Frederik Theodor Hans Anna Wolfgang Christian Blixen-Finecke (1847-1919) and a daughter Charlotta Antoinette Louise Ulrikka Blixen-Finecke (1845-1928).

They divorced and in 1854 he married Princess Auguste Sophie Friederike of Hesse-Kassel, daughter of Prince William of Hesse-Kassel and Princess Charlotte of Denmark. The couple had two sons, Wilhelm Carl Ferdinand Christian von Blixen-Finecke and Wilhelm Carl Anna Otto Gunnar Axel von Blixen-Finecke.

His grandsons by his son Frederik were the Swedish nobleman Bror von Blixen-Finecke, and equestrian Hans von Blixen-Finecke.

References

  1. "Danske regeringer 1848-1901". danmarkshistorien.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  2. "Carl Frederik Blixen Finecke". gravsted.dk. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  3. Wendel-Hansen, Jens Lei; Møller, Jes Fabricius (2013). "Bound to the State – The Nobleman in Danish Politics". Journal of Modern European History / Zeitschrift für moderne europäische Geschichte / Revue d'histoire européenne contemporaine. 11 (4): 454–473. ISSN 1611-8944. JSTOR 26266100.
  4. "Carl Frederik Blixen Finecke | lex.dk". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (in Danish). Retrieved 18 January 2023.
Political offices
Preceded byCarl Christian Hall Foreign Minister of Denmark
2 December 1859 – 24 February 1860 		Succeeded byCarl Christian Hall
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