Otto Christopher von Munthe af Morgenstierne
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Otto Christopher von Munthe af Morgenstierne | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | 6 January 1735 |
| Died | 17 March 1809 (aged 73) Bækkeskov, Denmark |
| Occupation | Supreme Court justice |
Otto Christopher von Munthe af Morgenstierne (6 January 1735 – 17 March 1809) was a Danish civil servant, judge and landowner. He was the owner of Bækkeskov at Præstø.
Munthe was born in Copenhagen, the son of Bredo von Munthe af Morgenstierne and Anna Dorothea Smith. He graduated in law from the University of Copenhagen in 1753. His father was ennobled by letters patent under the name Munthe af Morgenstjerne in 1755.
Career
Ub 1657, Munthe af Gyldenstjerne was employed as a secretary in Danish Chancellery. In 1758, he became deputy judge on Zealand and Møn. In 1767, he was appointed as War and Land Commissioner of Zealand, Lolland, Falster and Møn. He became a member of the Generalitets- og Kommissariatskollegiet in 1783 but was dismissed in 1789, possibly due to his opposition to the abolition of the Stavnsbånd.[1]
Property
Munthe af Morgenstjerne's mother ceded Bækkeskov to him in 1759. He shut down the small village of Bækkeskov and placed the land directly under the manor. He sold the estate to English-born merchant and shipowner Charles August Selbye in 1795.[2]