Carl Juel
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Carl Juel | |
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| Diocesan Governor of Christianssand stiftamt | |
| In office 1738–1742 | |
| Diocesan Governor of Fyns stiftamt | |
| In office 1760–1767 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 June 1706 |
| Died | 1 September 1767 (aged 61) |
| Citizenship | Denmark-Norway |
| Profession | Government official |
Carl Juel (22 June 1706 – 1 September 1767), was a Danish statesman and court official, councillor, and diocesan governor.[1]
Carl Juel was born on 22 June 1706 in Copenhagen. He was the son of statesman and nobleman Knud Juel (1665–1709) and Christine Elisabeth Knuth (1675–1738). His paternal grandfather was the admiral Niels Juel.[2][3] His older brother, Niels Juel (1696–1766), was a court official.[3]
Career
He served as courtier to the queen, Sophie Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, and he married the queen's maid-of-honor Christiane Henriette Louise von Schleinitz in 1738. He was appointed as the Diocesan Governor of Christianssand stiftamt in Norway from 1738 until 1742. They then moved back to Denmark where he and his wife were powerful central figures at the Danish royal court and their careers there took place in parallel: in 1742–43 they served as chamberlain and chief lady-in-waiting to Princess Louise of Denmark, and in 1743 they were appointed to the same position for the new crown princess, Louise of Great Britain. They kept their offices to Louise after she became queen, and were appointed to the same offices to the next queen, Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, in 1752.[2]
In 1754, the Juel couple were ousted from the royal court, reportedly because they were considered a threat by the powerful Johann Hartwig Ernst von Bernstorff. He was then appointed to the position of County Governor of Ringsted amt. He held that post from 1754 until 1760 when he was appointed to the position of Diocesan Governor of Fyns stiftamt, a job which he held until his death in 1767.[2]
