Henri Konow
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Prime MinisterOtto Liebe
Preceded byPeter Rochegune Munch
Succeeded byMichael Pedersen Friis
Prime MinisterOtto Liebe
Henri Konow | |
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| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 30 March 1920 – 5 April 1920 | |
| Prime Minister | Otto Liebe |
| Preceded by | Peter Rochegune Munch |
| Succeeded by | Michael Pedersen Friis |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 30 March 1920 – 5 April 1920 | |
| Prime Minister | Otto Liebe |
| Preceded by | Erik Scavenius |
| Succeeded by | Otto Scavenius |
| Governor of the Danish West Indies | |
Acting | |
| In office 3 October 1916 – 31 March 1917 | |
| Preceded by | Christian Helweg-Larsen |
| Succeeded by | Edwin Taylor Pollock (as Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 February 1862 |
| Died | 18 January 1939 (aged 76) |
| Resting place | Beldringe Cemetery, Præstø |
| Spouse |
Jacobine Cathrine Margrethe Worsaae
(m. 1892) |
| Parent(s) | Hans Jacob Hesselberg Konow (father) Ida Marie West (mother) |
| Occupation | Politician, medical doctor, diplomat |
| Cabinet | Liebe |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Denmark |
| Branch/service |  Royal Danish Navy |
| Years of service | 1879–1927 |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
Henri Konow (7 February 1862 – 18 January 1939) was a Danish naval officer, vice-admiral, and the last governor of the Danish West Indies, overseeing the transfer of administration to the United States of America following the Treaty of the Danish West Indies in 1916 under which the Kingdom of Denmark sold the islands now named the US Virgin Islands to the United States in exchange for US$25,000,000 in gold.
Henri Konow was born on 7 February 1862 in Copenhagen, Denmark, the son of the diplomat and ship-owner Hans Jacob Hesselberg Konow and Ida Marie West.
