The Minister of War was the Danish minister responsible for the administration of the Royal Danish Army.[1]
| Minister of the Navy | |
|---|---|
| Krigsminister | |
.svg){kind=logo} Proposed logo | |
_insignia.jpg) Shoulder insignia for the Minister of War | |
| Ministry for War | |
| Type | Minister |
| Member of | |
| Reports to | the Prime minister |
| Seat | Slotsholmen |
| Appointer | The Monarch (on the advice of the Prime Minister) |
| Precursor | Generalty and Commissariat College |
| Formation | 24 March 1848 |
| First holder | Anton Frederik Tscherning |
| Final holder | Jens Christian Christensen |
| Abolished | 5 August 1905 |
| Superseded by | Minister of Defence |
| Succession | depending on the order in the State Council |
| Deputy | Permanent Secretary |
History
editThe position of Minister of War was created following the end of the Absolute monarchy, when the Generalty and Commissariat College (Danish: Generalitets- og Kommisariatskollegiet) was disbanded, and power transferred to elected officials.[1] While the Minister of War and the Minister for the Navy's positions were merged in 1905, the Ministries continued to exists separately until 1950.[1]
List of ministers
edit| No. | Portrait | Name (born–died) |
Term of office | Cabinet | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 | 
|
Captain Anton Frederik Tscherning (1795–1874) |
24 March 1848 | 16 November 1848 | 239 days | Moltke I | [2][3] |
| 2 | 
|
Lieutenant General Christian Frederik von Hansen (1788–1873) |
16 November 1848 | 13 July 1851 | 2 years, 239 days | Moltke II | [2][4] |
| 3 | 
|
Major General Jacob Scavenius Fibiger (1793–1861) |
13 July 1851 | 18 October 1851 | 97 days | Moltke III | [2][5] |
| 4 | 
|
Major General Carl Julius Flensborg (1804–1852) |
18 October 1851 | 27 January 1852 | 101 days | Moltke IV | [2][6] |
| 2 |
|
Lieutenant General Christian Frederik von Hansen (1788–1873) |
27 January 1852 | 12 December 1854 | 2 years, 319 days | Bluhme I Ørsted |
[2][7] [8] |
| 5 | 
|
Colonel Mathias Lüttichau (1795–1870) |
12 December 1854 | 25 May 1856 | 1 year, 165 days | Bang | [2][9] |
| 6 | 
|
Colonel Carl Lundbye (1812–1873) |
25 May 1856 | 2 December 1859 | 3 years, 191 days | Bang Andræ Hall I |
[2][9] [10][11] |
| 7 | 
|
Major General Hans Nicolai Thestrup (1794–1879) |
2 December 1859 | 13 August 1863 | 3 years, 254 days | Rotwitt Hall II |
[2][12] [13] |
| 6 |
|
Colonel Carl Lundbye (1812–1873) |
13 August 1863 | 18 May 1864 | 279 days | Hall II Monrad |
[2][13] [14] |
| 8 | 
|
Lieutenant Colonel Christian Emilius Reich (1822–1865) |
18 May 1864 | 11 July 1864 | 54 days | Monrad | [2][14] |
| 2 |
|
Lieutenant General Christian Frederik von Hansen (1788–1873) |
11 July 1864 | 6 November 1865 | 1 year, 118 days | Bluhme II | [2][15] |
| 9 | 
|
Major General Johan Waldemar Neergaard (1810–1879) |
6 November 1865 | 1 October 1866 | 329 days | Frijs | [2][16] |
| 10 | 
|
Major General Valdemar Rudolph von Raasløff (1815–1883) |
1 October 1866 | 19 April 1870 | 3 years, 200 days | Frijs | [2][16] |
| – | 
|
Count Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs (1817–1896) acting |
19 April 1870 | 28 May 1870 | 39 days | Frijs | [2] |
| 11 | 
|
General Wolfgang von Haffner (1810–1887) |
28 May 1870 | 23 December 1870 | 209 days | Holstein-Holsteinborg | [2][17] |
| 12 | 
|
Colonel C.A.F. Thomsen (1827–1896) |
23 December 1870 | 14 July 1874 | 1 year, 203 days | Holstein-Holsteinborg | [2][17] |
| – | 
|
Commander Niels Frederik Ravn (1826–1910) acting |
14 July 1874 | 26 August 1874 | 43 days | Fonnesbech | [2][18] |
| 13 | 
|
General Peter Frederik Steinmann (1812–1894) |
26 August 1874 | 11 June 1875 | 320 days | Fonnesbech | [2][18] |
| 11 |
|
General Wolfgang von Haffner (1810–1887) |
11 July 1875 | 28 July 1877 | 2 years, 17 days | Estrup | [2][19] |
| 14 | 
|
General Frederik Dreyer (1814–1898) |
28 July 1877 | 4 January 1879 | 1 year, 160 days | Estrup | [2][19] |
| 15 | 
|
General Wilhelm Kauffmann (1821–1892) |
4 January 1879 | 1 April 1881 | 2 years, 87 days | Estrup | [2][19] |
| – |
|
Commander Niels Frederik Ravn (1826–1910) |
1 April 1881 | 20 October 1881 | 202 days | Estrup | [2][19] |
| 16 | 20 October 1881 | 12 September 1884 | 2 years, 328 days | ||||
| 17 | 
|
Major General Jesper Jespersen von Bahnson (1827–1909) |
12 September 1884 | 7 August 1894 | 9 years, 329 days | Estrup | [2][19] |
| 12 |
|
Lieutenant General C.A.F. Thomsen (1827–1896) |
7 August 1894 | 25 April 1896 | 1 year, 268 days | Reedtz-Thott | [2][20] |
| 18 | 
|
Colonel Johan Gustav Frederik Schnack (1839–1920) |
25 April 1896 | 23 May 1897 | 1 year, 28 days | Reedtz-Thott | [2][20] |
| 19 | 
|
Colonel Christian Frederik Frands Elias Tuxen (1837–1903) |
23 May 1897 | 28 August 1899 | 2 years, 97 days | Hørring | [2][21] |
| 18 |
|
Major General Johan Gustav Frederik Schnack (1839–1920) |
28 August 1899 | 24 July 1901 | 1 year, 28 days | Hørring Sehested |
[2][21] [22] |
| 20 | 
|
Major General Vilhelm Herman Oluf Madsen (1844–1917) |
24 July 1901 | 14 January 1905 | 3 years, 174 days | Deuntzer | [2][23] |
| 21 | 
|
Jens Christian Christensen (1856–1930) |
14 January 1905 | 5 August 1905 | 234 days | Christensen I | [2] |
References
edit- ^ a b c "History of the Ministry". fmn.dk. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac Haandbog for Hæren (in Danish). Copenhagen: Nielsen & Lydiche. 1921. p. 124. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Moltke I" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Moltke II" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Moltke III" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Moltke IV" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Bluhme I" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Ørsted" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ a b Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Bang" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Andræ" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Hall I" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Rotwitt" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ a b Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Hall II" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ a b Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Monrad" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Bluhme II" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ a b Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ a b Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Holstein-Holsteinborg" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ a b Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Fonnesbech" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ a b c d e Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Estrup" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ a b Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Reedtz-Thott" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ a b Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Hørring" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Sehested" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Deuntzer" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
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