Frederik Due
| Frederik Due | |
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| Prime Minister of the Royal Kingdom of Norway | |
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In office 27 February 1841 – 16 December 1858 |
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| Monarch |
King Charles XIV John King Oscar I |
| Preceded by | Severin Løvenskiold |
| Succeeded by | Georg Sibbern |
| State Secretary at the Norwegian Council of State Division in Stockholm | |
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In office 1823–1841 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
14 April 1796 Trondheim, Norway |
| Died | 16 October 1873 (aged 77) Christiania, Norway |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Spouse(s) | Alethe Wilhelmine Georgine Sibbern |
Frederik Gottschalck Haxthausen Due (14 April 1796 – 16 October 1873) was a Norwegian military officer and statesman. Born in Trondheim, he entered the military at an early age, and took part in the Swedish-Norwegian War of 1814. After the two countries entered into union, Due was recruited to the Swedish court, where he was appointed Norwegian state secretary in Stockholm in 1823. In 1841 he became Norwegian prime minister, and acted as interpreter for Charles XIV John. After resigning in 1858, he spent the years until 1871 as an ambassador to Vienna and Munich.
Due was born in Trondheim, the son of merchant Carsten Schjødt Due (1762–1809) and Pauline Heltzen (1776–1850). His father's family originated from Duved in Jämtland, Sweden, where from the family name derived. His great-grandfather on his mother's side was Frederik Gottschalck von Haxthausen, who had served as First Minister of Norway for a short period in 1814.
At thirteen years of age, Due began his military education at the Artillery Institute in Copenhagen, Denmark. By 1813 he was a second lieutenant. He took part in the Swedish-Norwegian War of 1814, but after the union between the two countries was a fact, he was recruited by the Swedish court. In 1815, he was made adjutant to Prince Oscar – the later King Oscar I.
Due's career was rapid from this point on, helped by his fluency in French. He advanced to the ranks of lieutenant in 1818, and captain in 1819. In 1822, he was promoted to major, and at the same time constituted as Norwegian state secretary in Stockholm, a position to which he was formally appointed the next year. Due now served as interpreter between the francophone King Charles XIV John and his Norwegian cabinet.
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