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]
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]
He is buried at Skedsmo kirke, a cruciform church from 1180 in Lillestrøm municipality in Akershus county.
References
edit- ^ Peter Blankenborg Prydz (Eidsvollsmann)
- ^ Genealogy Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Hans Prydz – Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD)
- ^ Peter Blankenborg Prydz (lokalhistoriewiki.no)
- ^ Peter Blankenborg Prydz at Eidsvoll 1814
- ^ Peter Blankenborg Prydz – Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD)
- ^ Selvstendighetspartiet – i 1814 (Store norske leksikon. Magnus A. Mardal)
Related Reading
edit- 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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