Frederik Oertz

Frederik Oertz (1 July 1712 – 28 September 1779) was a Danish count, governor, and court official. He served as diocesan governor of Ribe in Jutland from 1750 to 1754 and as Master of the Ceremonies at the Royal Court in Copenhagen from 1754 to 1763.

Early life Oertz was born on 1 July 1712 to Baltasar Frederik Oertz and Charlotte Amalie, Countess Friis.

Career In 1725, he became a cornet in the Life Guard on Horseback. In 1731, he was appointed court page (kammerjunker).

In 1747, Oertz was created a Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog. On 25 April 1752, he married a second time to Sofie Amalie, countess Brockdorff (1728–1785). She was the daughter of Geheimrat Christian Frederik Brockdorff of Klethkamp and Ulrica Eleonore von Fölkersam. In 1761, he and his second wife were awarded the Ordre de l'Union Parfaite'. Oertz died on 28 September 1779.