Danish Constituent Assembly

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The Danish Constituent Assembly (Danish: Den Grundlovgivende Rigsforsamling) is the name given to the 1848 Constitutional assembly at Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen that approved the Danish Constitution and formalized the transition from absolute monarchy to constitutional democracy. It consisted of members of which 114 were elected by the people, 38 were appointed by the king and the rest were government ministers.[1]

The Danish Constituent Assembly first met on 23 October 1848.[2]

List of members[]

Copenhagen[]

  1. Martin Hammerich, scholar and educator
  2. , Bank of Denmark director
  3. Anders Sandøe Ørsted, jurist
  4.  [da], procurator-general
  5. William Frederik Duntzfelt, merchant and councilman
  6.  [da], parish priest
  7.  [da], professor
  8.  [da], master carpenter
  9.  [da], professor
  10. Lauritz Nicolai Hvidt, merchant
  11.  [da], military officer

Copenhagen County[]

  1. Frederiksberg: Carl Christian Hall, chief auditor
  2. Kongens Lyngby:  [da], educator (replaced  [da], merchant, after the initial election was declared invalid)
  3. : Carl Wilhelm Thalbitzer, landowner
  4. Køge: Andreas Frederik Krieger, professor
  5. Roskilde:  [da], parish priest
  6. :  [da], farmer

Frederiksborg County[]

  1. Helsingør:  [da], town bailiff
  2. : Johan Christian Drewsen, industrialist
  3. Ramløse: , attorney
  4. Frederikssund: , crofter
  5. Slangerup:  [da], farmer and parish bailiff
  6. Hillerød: , teacher

[]

  1. Holbæk: Niels Ludvig Westergaard, professor
  2. :  [da], copyholder
  3. :  [da], teacher
  4. Kalundborg:  [da], captain
  5. : , farmer
  6. Nykøbing Sjælland: , miller

[]

  1. Ringsted:  [da], copyholder
  2. Sorø: Carl Emil Mundt, scholar
  3. :  [da], theologian
  4. Skælskør: , institution manager
  5. Slagelse: Carl de Neergaard, landowner
  6. Korsør:  [da], parish priest

Præstø County[]

  1. Store Heddinge:  [da], farmer
  2. Rønnede: , miller
  3. Vallø:  [da], jurist
  4. Præstø:  [da], weaver (replaced by N.F.S. Grundtvig, priest)
  5. Vordingborg:  [da], farmer
  6. Næstved:  [da], farmer and parish bailiff
  7. Stege:  [da], student

Odense County[]

  1. Odense:  [da], teacher
  2. :  [da], farmer
  3. Vissenbjerg:  [da], farmer
  4. Assens: , farmer
  5. Middelfart:  [da], parish priest
  6. Bogense:  [da], procurator
  7. Søndersø:  [da], farmer
  8. Kerteminde:  [da], copyholder

Svendborg County[]

  1. Rudkøbing:  [da], teacher
  2. Tranekær:  [da], farmer
  3. Svendborg:  [da], medical doctor
  4. Nyborg:  [da], educator
  5. Kværndrup: Hans Christensen [da], farmer
  6. :  [da], farmer
  7. : , copyholder

[]

  1. Nakskov: Balthazar Christensen, lawyer
  2. Juellinge: , farmer
  3. Maribo:  [da], prokurator
  4. Sakskøbing: , farmer
  5. Nykøbing Falster:  [da]
  6. Stubbekøbing: , farmer

[]

  1. Rønne: , jurist
  2. Aakirkeby: Johan Nicolai Madvig, professor (replaced by after being appointed as government minister)

Aalborg County[]

  1. Nørresundby: , estate manager
  2. Aalborg:  [da], parish priest
  3. Bælum: , teacher
  4. : , farmer
  5. Nibe:  [da], landsoverretsprokurator

Hjørring County[]

  1. Frederikshavn: , farmer
  2. Sæby: , estate manager
  3. Hjørring:  [da], landowner
  4. :  [da], landowner
  5. : Ludvig Christian Brinck-Seidelin, landowner
  6. Halvrimmen: , farmer

Thisted County[]

  1. : , county manager
  2. Thisted:  [da], agent
  3. Vestervig: , parish priest
  4. Nykøbing Mors:  [da], parish priest

Viborg County[]

  1. Skive:  [da], farmer
  2. Viborg:  [da], overretsassessor
  3. : Mads Pagh Bruun, industrialist
  4. :  [da], farmer
  5. :  [da], overretsassessor

Aarhus County[]

  1. Odder:  [da], magister
  2. Aarhus:  [da], bank teller
  3. :  [da], overretsprokurator and landowner

[]

  1. Horsens:  [da], mayor
  2. Skanderborg:  [da], oil miller
  3. Bræstrup: , bailiff
  4. :  [da], industrialist

[]

  1. Mariager: Joakim Frederik Schouw, professor
  2. Randers:  [da], teacher
  3. Estrup:  [da], auditor
  4. Grenaa: , priest
  5. Ebeltoft: Peter Daniel Bruun, Supreme Court justice
  6. :  [da], editor and merchant

Vejle County[]

  1. Fredericia: Peter Georg Bang, amtmand (replaced by after being appointed as government minister)
  2. Kolding: Carl Ploug, editor
  3. Vejle:  [da], bailiff
  4. Give: , farmer
  5. Konstantia:  [da], politician
  6. Bjerre:  [da], bailiff

Ringkjøbing County[]

  1. Ringkøbing:  [da], landowner
  2. Lemvig:  [da], farmer
  3. Holstebro:  [da], bailiff
  4. Herning: , diocesan inspector
  5. Skjern: , teacher

Ribe County[]

  1. Varde: , provost
  2. Hjerting: , farmer
  3. Ribe: , procurator
  4. : Niels Hansen, teacher
  5. Bredebro:  [da], priest

Members appointed by the king[]

  1. Carl Christopher Georg Andræ, military officer
  2. , veterinarian
  3.  [da], professor
  4. Hans Brøchner Bruun, merchant
  5. , textile manufacturer
  6. , merchant
  7.  [da], stamhusbesidder
  8.  [da], gunsmith
  9.  [da], farmer
  10. Henrik Nicolai Clausen, professor (replaced by Frederik Marcus Knuth after he was appointed as government minister)
  11.  [da], professor
  12. Carl Edvard van Dockum, naval officer (later Christian Albrecht Bluhme)
  13.  [da], military officer
  14.  [da], tobacco manufacturer
  15. Hother Hage, jurist
  16.  [da], chamberlain
  17.  [da], councilman
  18.  [da], chamberlain
  19.  [da], Bishop of Ribe
  20. Jacob Peter Mynster, Bishop of Zealand
  21. , hospital director
  22.  [da], military officer
  23. , hatter
  24. Peder Brønnum Scavenius, landowner
  25. , military officer
  26. , merchant
  27.  [da], chamberlain
  28. Wilhelm Carl Eppingen Sponneck (replaced Anton Frederik Tscherning after he was appointed as government minister)
  29. Frederik Treschow, konferensråd
  30. , city treasurer
  31.  [da], baron
  32.  [da], secretary archivist
  33. Jon Gudmundson, student (Iceland)
  34. Konráð Gíslason, educator (Iceland)
  35. Jon Johnsen, byfoged (Iceland)
  36. , kongelig fuldmægtig (Iceland)
  37. Jón Sigurðsson, kandidat (Iceland)
  38. Christian Pløyen, amtmand (Faroe Islands)

Ministers of the March Cabinet and November Cabinet[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Demokratiets etablering: Den Grundlovgivende Forsamling". danmarkshistorien.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Den Grundlovgivende Rigsforsamling". denstoredanske.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 8 February 2019.
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