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Peder Schumacher, count af Griffenfeld

Danish statesman
Also known as: Peder Schumacher
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Peder Schumacher, count af Griffenfeld (born Aug. 24, 1635, Copenhagen, Den.—died March 12, 1699, Trondheim, Norway) was a Danish statesman of the 17th century. He was born Peder Schumacher to a wealthy Copenhagen family. After study and travel abroad in 1654–62, he returned to enter state service as royal librarian. Soon winning the favour of the absolutist king Frederick III, he became secretary of the king’s chamber, in which post he drafted the 1665 Kongeloven...

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