Count Wedel Jarlsberg | |
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Governor-general of Norway | |
In office 16 September 1836 – 27 August 1840 | |
Monarch | Karl III Johan |
Preceded by | Baltzar von Platen |
Succeeded by | Severin Løvenskiold |
Personal details | |
Born | Johan Caspar Herman Wedel Jarlsberg 21 September 1779 Montpellier, France |
Died | 27 August 1840 (aged 60) Wiesbaden, Germany |
Resting place | Jarlsberg Manor |
Nationality | Norwegian |
Spouse | |
Children | Harald Wedel-Jarlsberg Herman Wedel-Jarlsberg |
Count Johan Caspar Herman Wedel Jarlsberg (21 September 1779 – 27 August 1840) was a Norwegian statesman and nobleman. He played an active role in the constitutional assembly at Eidsvoll in 1814 and was the first native Norwegian to hold the post of Governor-general of Norway with the authority of a viceroy, representing the absent king of Norway as head of the Norwegian cabinet during the union with Sweden.[1]