Ove Juul

Ove Iversen Juul (23 October 1615 – 29 May 1686) was a Danish nobleman who served as Vice Governor-general of Norway under Ulrik Fredrik Gyldenløve from 1669 to 1674.

Family and youth Ove's father was Iver Juul at Villestrup, Thaarupgaard and Lundbæk (1563–1627). Iver had two sons who rose to positions of importance in Denmark-Norway: Ove Juul (1615–1689) of Lundbæk-Pandum, Villestrup, Kragerup and Bregentved, and Tønne Juul (1620–1684) of Thaarupgaard. Ove’s paternal grandfather was Axel Juul, (1503–1577) an Army officer in charge of Aalborghus Castle, who originally built Villestrup.

Ove attended Sorø Academy in Sorø, Danmark. He traveled first to Wittenberg where he studied at the University of Wittenberg. He then continued to England, the Netherlands, France and Italy. The diary which was maintained provides an interesting insight on the art and mores of the period.

From 1681, he served as assessor (Høiesteretsassessor—an assessor was a councilor of the realm who served in one of the two positions reserved for nobility) of Århus.