Povel Huitfeldt

Povel Ottesen Huitfeldt
Huitfeldt's gravestone in St. Nikolai church, Halmstad depicting him and his wife Margrethe Breide.
Governor-general of Norway
In office
1572–1577
MonarchFrederick II
Preceded byChristen Munk
Succeeded byLudvig Munk
Personal details
Bornc. 1520
Died(1592-09-21)September 21, 1592 aged 72
Tryggevælde, Denmark

Povel Ottesen Huitfeldt (Povel Huitfeldt, Pouel Huitfeldt or Paul Huitfeldt, c. 1520 – 21 September 1592) was the first Danish-Norwegian Governor-general of Norway.[1]

  1. ^ "Povel Huitfeldt". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved October 1, 2019.