Johan Heinrich Knuth
Prefect of Zealand
About Johan Heinrich Knuth
Lived 1746 – 1802 (aged 55). Johan Heinrich Knuth was a Danish beamter and amtmann.
Johan Henrik (Heinrich) Knuth (22 August 1746 – 12 July 1802) was a Danish nobleman and the third Count of Knuthenborg. He served as Diocesan Governor of Zealand and the Faroe Islands from 1790 until his death. He also served as county governor of Roskilde County (17961799) and Copenhagen County (18001802).
Early life and education Knuth was born on 22 August 1746 to Eggert Christopher Knuth (1722–1887) and Marguerite Maurice Francoise de Monteleone (1723–1752). He was appointed chamberlain (kammerherre) in 1772. In 1777, he was created a White Knight. In 1780, he was appointed as Danish envoy at the Prince-elector's court (det kurfyrsteligge hof).
Career Miniature portrait of Johan Henrik Knut painted by Cornelius Høyer. Knuth succeeded his father to the counties of Knuthenborg and Gyldensten in 1776. In 1796, he was awarded the title of gehejmeråd.
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Johan Heinrich Knuth was born on 22 August 1746 in Odense.
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Johan Heinrich Knuth died on 12 July 1802 in Copenhagen.
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