Peter Otto Rosenørn
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Peter Otto Rosenørn (24 June 1708 – 7 June 1751) was a Danish nobleman who served as county governor of Nykøbing County on Falster. He is the progenitor of all living members of the Rosenørn family. His 820-page diary, which covers the period from just before he turned 17 until his death, is the most comprehensive Danish diary from the first half of the 18th century.
Rosenørn was born on 24 June 1708 at Yvilumgaard, the son of colonel Mathias Rosenørn and Hedevig Margrete Bornemann. His paternal grandfather Peder Madsen (1635-1706) was ennobled under the name Rosenørn in 1679. His father owned the estates Aakjær and Damkjær.[1]
After his father's death in 1725, he came under the guardianship of his uncle, Poul Rosenørn, at Meilgaard. In 1726, he was sent on a study trip to Amsterdam with his cousin Johan Nicolai Rosenørn. They studied languages, engineering, fencing and dancing. They were back at Mailgaard in November. In 1727 he embarked on a longer grand Tour. He spent the first two years at the university in Halle. He later visited, among other places, Paris, London and Brussels. He arrived back at Meilgaard on 17 November 1731.[2]
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