Minister of War (Denmark)

Former political position in Danish government

Minister of the Navy

Krigsminister

Proposed logo

Shoulder insignia for the Minister of War

Longest serving
Jesper Jespersen Bahnson [da]
12 September 1884—7 August 1894

Ministry for War
Type| Minister
Member of|

* Cabinet
* State Council

Reports to| the Prime minister
Seat| Slotsholmen
Appointer| The Monarch
(on the advice of the Prime Minister)
Precursor| Generalty and Commissariat College
Formation| 24 March 1848; 176 years ago (1848-03-24)
First holder| Anton Frederik Tscherning
Final holder| Jens Christian Christensen
Abolished| 5 August 1905; 119 years ago (1905-08-05)
Superseded by| Minister of Defence
Succession| depending on the order in the State Council
Deputy| Permanent Secretary

The Minister of War was the Danish minister responsible for the administration of the Royal Danish Army.[1]

## History

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The position of Minister of War was created following the end of the Absolute monarchy, when the Generalty and Commissariat College (Danish: Generalitets- og Kommisariatskollegiet) was disbanded, and power transferred to elected officials.[1] While the Minister of War and the Minister for the Navy's positions were merged in 1905, the Ministries continued to exists separately until 1950.[1]

## List of ministers

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No. | Portrait  | Name
(born–died) | Term of office  | Cabinet  | Ref.

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Took office  | Left office  | Time in office
1  |  | Captain
Anton Frederik Tscherning
(1795–1874) | 24 March 1848  | 16 November 1848  | 239 days  | Moltke I | [2][3]
2  |  | Lieutenant General
Christian Frederik von Hansen
(1788–1873) | 16 November 1848  | 13 July 1851  | 2 years, 239 days  | Moltke II | [2][4]
3  |  | Major General
Jacob Scavenius Fibiger [da]
(1793–1861) | 13 July 1851  | 18 October 1851  | 97 days  | Moltke III | [2][5]
4  |  | Major General
Carl Julius Flensborg [da]
(1804–1852) | 18 October 1851  | 27 January 1852  | 101 days  | Moltke IV | [2][6]
2  |  | Lieutenant General
Christian Frederik von Hansen
(1788–1873) | 27 January 1852  | 12 December 1854  | 2 years, 319 days  | Bluhme I
Ørsted | [2][7]
[8]
5  |  | Colonel
Mathias Lüttichau
(1795–1870) | 12 December 1854  | 25 May 1856  | 1 year, 165 days  | Bang | [2][9]
6  |  | Colonel
Carl Lundbye [da]
(1812–1873) | 25 May 1856  | 2 December 1859  | 3 years, 191 days  | Bang
Andræ
Hall I | [2][9]
[10][11]
7  |  | Major General
Hans Nicolai Thestrup [da]
(1794–1879) | 2 December 1859  | 13 August 1863  | 3 years, 254 days  | Rotwitt
Hall II | [2][12]
[13]
6  |  | Colonel
Carl Lundbye [da]
(1812–1873) | 13 August 1863  | 18 May 1864  | 279 days  | Hall II
Monrad | [2][13]
[14]
8  |  | Lieutenant Colonel
Christian Emilius Reich [da]
(1822–1865) | 18 May 1864  | 11 July 1864  | 54 days  | Monrad | [2][14]
2  |  | Lieutenant General
Christian Frederik von Hansen
(1788–1873) | 11 July 1864  | 6 November 1865  | 1 year, 118 days  | Bluhme II | [2][15]
9  |  | Major General
Johan Waldemar Neergaard [da]
(1810–1879) | 6 November 1865  | 1 October 1866  | 329 days  | Frijs | [2][16]
10  |  | Major General
Valdemar Rudolph von Raasløff
(1815–1883) | 1 October 1866  | 19 April 1870  | 3 years, 200 days  | Frijs | [2][16]
–  |  | Count
Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs
(1817–1896)
acting | 19 April 1870  | 28 May 1870  | 39 days  | Frijs | [2]
11  |  | General
Wolfgang von Haffner
(1810–1887) | 28 May 1870  | 23 December 1870  | 209 days  | Holstein-Holsteinborg | [2][17]
12  |  | Colonel
C.A.F. Thomsen [da]
(1827–1896) | 23 December 1870  | 14 July 1874  | 1 year, 203 days  | Holstein-Holsteinborg | [2][17]
–  |  | Commander
Niels Frederik Ravn
(1826–1910)
acting | 14 July 1874  | 26 August 1874  | 43 days  | Fonnesbech | [2][18]
13  |  | General
Peter Frederik Steinmann
(1812–1894) | 26 August 1874  | 11 June 1875  | 320 days  | Fonnesbech | [2][18]
11  |  | General
Wolfgang von Haffner
(1810–1887) | 11 July 1875  | 28 July 1877  | 2 years, 17 days  | Estrup | [2][19]
14  |  | General
Frederik Dreyer [da]
(1814–1898) | 28 July 1877  | 4 January 1879  | 1 year, 160 days  | Estrup | [2][19]
15  |  | General
Wilhelm Kauffmann [da]
(1821–1892) | 4 January 1879  | 1 April 1881  | 2 years, 87 days  | Estrup | [2][19]
–  |  | Commander
Niels Frederik Ravn
(1826–1910) | 1 April 1881  | 20 October 1881  | 202 days  | Estrup | [2][19]
16  | 20 October 1881  | 12 September 1884  | 2 years, 328 days
17  |  | Major General
Jesper Jespersen von Bahnson [da]
(1827–1909) | 12 September 1884  | 7 August 1894  | 9 years, 329 days  | Estrup | [2][19]
12  |  | Lieutenant General
C.A.F. Thomsen [da]
(1827–1896) | 7 August 1894  | 25 April 1896  | 1 year, 268 days  | Reedtz-Thott | [2][20]
18  |  | Colonel
Johan Gustav Frederik Schnack [da]
(1839–1920) | 25 April 1896  | 23 May 1897  | 1 year, 28 days  | Reedtz-Thott | [2][20]
19  |  | Colonel
Christian Frederik Frands Elias Tuxen [da]
(1837–1903) | 23 May 1897  | 28 August 1899  | 2 years, 97 days  | Hørring | [2][21]
18  |  | Major General
Johan Gustav Frederik Schnack [da]
(1839–1920) | 28 August 1899  | 24 July 1901  | 1 year, 28 days  | Hørring
Sehested | [2][21]
[22]
20  |  | Major General
Vilhelm Herman Oluf Madsen
(1844–1917) | 24 July 1901  | 14 January 1905  | 3 years, 174 days  | Deuntzer | [2][23]
21  |  | Jens Christian Christensen
(1856–1930) | 14 January 1905  | 5 August 1905  | 234 days  | Christensen I | [2]

## References

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1. ^ a b c "History of the Ministry". fmn.dk. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac Haandbog for Hæren (in Danish). Copenhagen: Nielsen & Lydiche. 1921. p. 124. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
3. ^ Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Moltke I" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
4. ^ Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Moltke II" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
5. ^ Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Moltke III" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
6. ^ Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Moltke IV" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
7. ^ Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Bluhme I" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
8. ^ Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Ørsted" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
9. ^ a b Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Bang" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
10. ^ Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Andræ" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
11. ^ Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Hall I" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
12. ^ Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Rotwitt" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
13. ^ a b Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Hall II" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
14. ^ a b Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Monrad" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
15. ^ Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Bluhme II" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
16. ^ a b Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
17. ^ a b Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Holstein-Holsteinborg" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
18. ^ a b Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Fonnesbech" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
19. ^ a b c d e Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Estrup" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
20. ^ a b Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Reedtz-Thott" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
21. ^ a b Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Hørring" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
22. ^ Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Sehested" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
23. ^ Statsministeriet. "Regeringen Deuntzer" (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.

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