Frederik Christoffer, greve af Trampe

Frederik Christoffer, greve af Trampe (19 June 1779 - 18 July 1832) was a Dano-Norwegian politician.

A descendant of a Pomeranian noble family, he was born in 1779, enrolled as a student in 1794 and graduated as cand.jur. in 1798. He became deputy judge in "Lolland og Falster" in 1800, before making a brief military career in the Danish Army. He was then governor of the then-Danish province Iceland. In 1810 he came to Norway, as the first member of his family, as County Governor of "Søndre Trondhjems amt" (today named Sør-Trøndelag). He held this position until his death in 1832. [http://www.tfb.no/db/personalhistorie/3_7_20070219_124035.pdf "Personalhistorie for Trondhjems by og omegn i et tidsrum af circa 1 1/2 aarhundrede"] , by Chr. Thaulow. Hosted by Trondheim public library.]

He was married three times, and had several children.b]

In Trondhjem he was a member of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters. He was a Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog in 1811, Knight of the Order of the Polar Star in 1818 and Commander of the Order of the Polar Star in 1825.c]

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