Claus Reventlow

Claus Reventlow (3 December 1693 10 May 1758) was a German-Danish government official, judge and landowner. He served as president of the Supreme Court of Denmark-Norway from 17301746. He owned a number of estates, first in the Salling area of northwestern Jutland and later in Schleswig. He was domherr of Lübeck.

Early life and education Reventlow was born on 3 December 1693 in Copenhagen, the son of Friedrich von Reventlow (1649–1728) of Neudorf and his second wife Anna Hedwig, née von Qualen (died 1717). At the age of seven, on 5 March 1701, he received a canon's prebend at Lübeck Cathedral. He studied at various German universities from 1711.

Career Reventlow began his career as a junior court official (kammerjunker). In 1727, he was promoted to chamberlain. In 1728, he was sent to Jutland as county governor of Skanderborg and Aakjær. In 1730, he became diocesan governor of Aalborg and county governor of Aalborghus, Aastrup, Børglum and Sejlstrup counties.

In 1736, Reventlow returned to Copenhagen after being appointed as Supreme Court and Hofretten judge. In the same year, he was awarded the title of Gehejmeraad. In 1747, he was promoted to Gehejmekonferensraad. In 1748, he was appointed as president of the Supreme Court. In Schleswig, he owned Osterrade. In 1753, he bought Kluvensiek.

A commemorative medal designed by was struck in 1758. The obverse features a portrait relief of Claus Reventlow and the inscripti Magnus Gustav Arbien on "CLAVD REVENTLOV IN SVPR DIG DAN ET NORV TRIB PRÆSES". The reverse features a temple with justitia and the inscription "FULCIMEN ET DECUS USQVE DA D X MAY MDCCLVIII".