Fritz Wedel Jarlsberg
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Mary von André
- Baron Frederik Joachim Wedel Jarlsberg (father)
- Juliane Wedel Jarlsberg (mother)
Fritz Wedel Jarlsberg | |
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| Norwegian-Swedish Minister in Madrid | |
| In office 1891–1897 and 1902–1905 | |
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| Born | 7 July 1855 Christiania, Norway |
| Died | 27 July 1942 (aged 87) |
| Spouse(s) | Alice Thekla Louise von Wagner Mary von André |
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| Alma mater | University of Christiania |
| Occupation | jurist and diplomat |
Baron Frederik (Fritz) Hartvig Herman Wedel Jarlsberg (7 July 1855 – 27 July 1942) was a Norwegian aristocrat, jurist and diplomat.[1]
Fredrik Wedel Jarlsberg was born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was the son of Baron Frederik Joachim Wedel Jarlsberg and Baroness Juliane Wedel Jarlsberg. On both his father's and mother's side, he was a member of a branch of Norway's foremost nobility. He maintained the title of baron in Denmark, which had not abolished nobility titles following the separation of Denmark-Norway. Earlier in Norway, his family was officially recognised as barons.
He studied law at the University of Christiania and graduated Cand.jur. in 1879. He first became a professor and then entered diplomacy service. He was Norwegian-Swedish Minister in Madrid 1891–1897 and 1902–1905. In 1882 Wedel became secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Stockholm. He came to Vienna in 1885 and in 1888 to London as Chargé d'affaires. He became a Swedish-Norwegian minister in the Spanish court in 1891. He was active in Norwegian-Swedish diplomacy and played a central role in the 1905 dissolution of the union between these countries. He was offered the post as minister of foreign affairs three times. He played a key role in securing the Svalbard Treaty of 1920, which granted Norway sovereignty over Svalbard.[2]
On the 17th of April 1906, he is accredited the first Ambassador of Sweden to France.
From 1898 to 1908, he established residence at Palsgård on the east coast of the Jutland. In his time as owner, a large park was built between 1898 and 1900 by the English landscape architect Edward Milner. In 1908 he sold Palsgård and in 1909 he bought Skaugum in Asker.The estate had a large main building, which Wedel redesigned in French architectural style. He donated it to Crown Prince Olav at the time of his wedding to Princess Märtha of Sweden in 1929.[3][4][5]
