Peter Uldall
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Peter Uldall (29 June 1743 – 11 November 1798) was a Danish Supreme Court attorney, Public Prosecutor General (from 1783) and burgermaster in Copenhagen (from 1788). In 1772, he served as defence lawyer for Johann Friedrich Struensee and Queen Caroline Matilda. In 1796, he bought the estates Høvdingsgård and Lilliendal at Vordingborg.
Uldall was born on 29 June 1743 in Assens, Denmark, the son of Hans Pedersen Ulldall (1705–82) and Kirstine Hansdatter Hougaard (1711–96). His father was the local bailiff (byfoged) and herredsfoged of Båg andVends hundreds. In 1753, he was appointed burgermaster of Assens. Uldall completed his secondary schooling in 1744. He spent two years studying theology in accordance with his father's wishes before turning to law. He earned a law degree from the University of Copenhagen in 1763. During his studies, he was a resident of Ehlers Kollegium.[1]
Career
In 1765, he started working for Suoreme Court attorneyJ. J. Anchersen. In 1769, he was licensed as a Supreme Court attorney.[1]
In 1773, Queen Caroline Mathilde selected him as her defence lawyer. Not long thereafter, he was also appointed defence lawyer for Johann Friedrich Struensee. The trial against Struense and Queen Carolin Mathilde was a mere show trial, but despite its outcome, it helped establish Uldall as one of the city's leading lawyers.[1]
In 1783, Uldall represented the dissatisfied shareholders in the high-profile lawsuit against the Danish Asiatic Company's[1] In the same year, he was appointed Public Prosecutor General ( generalfiskal). In 1788, he was also appointed depity burgermaster.[1]
