Wilhelm Wedel-Jarlsberg, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Wilhelm Wedel-Jarlsberg

Norwegian nobleman

Date of Birth: 20-Feb-1852

Date of Death: 16-Sep-1909

Profession: chamberlain

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Wilhelm Wedel-Jarlsberg

  • Wilhelm Christian Wedel-Jarlsberg (February 20, 1852 at Vækerø Manor – September 16, 1909 in Einsiedeln) was a Norwegian nobleman and papal chamberlain. He was the son of Baron Herman Wedel-Jarlsberg (Bogstad) and Edle Frederikke Rosenørn Lehn.
  • He became an officer of the Norwegian Army in 1875 and in 1879, he was appointed a chamberlain at the Norwegian court.
  • After converting to Catholicism along with his wife, he had to leave the Lutheran court in Norway, but was appointed a papal chamberlain by Pope Leo XIII in 1882.
  • He lived with his family at the Palazzo Farnese in Rome.

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