About Otto Manderup Rantzau
Lived 1719 – 1768 (aged 49). Otto Manderup Rantzau was a Danish judge and jurist.
Epitaph to Rantzau (left) in Holmen Church in Copenhagen. The memorial to the right commemorates Wiliam Wain, co-founder of Burmeister & Wain. Otto Manderup von Rantzau (22 May 1719 – 2 October 1768) was a Danish count and civil servant who was governor of Iceland and the Faroe Islands from 1750 until his death.
Biography Rantzau was the son of Count Christian Rantzau (d. 1771), who was at one time one of Denmark's highest officials and governor of Norway for a time, and his wife Eleonore Hedevig von Plessen.
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Who was Otto Manderup Rantzau?
Danish judge (1719-1768)
When was Otto Manderup Rantzau born?
Otto Manderup Rantzau was born on 22 May 1719.
When did Otto Manderup Rantzau die?
Otto Manderup Rantzau died on 2 October 1768 in Copenhagen.
What was Otto Manderup Rantzau's occupation?
Otto Manderup Rantzau was a judge and jurist.
What nationality was Otto Manderup Rantzau?
Otto Manderup Rantzau was Danish.
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