Frederik Due, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Frederik Due

Norwegian Prime minister

Date of Birth: 14-Apr-1796

Place of Birth: Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway

Date of Death: 16-Oct-1873

Profession: politician, diplomat

Nationality: Norway, Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Frederik Gottschalck Haxthausen Due (14 April 1796 – 16 October 1873) was a Norwegian military officer and statesman.
Born in Trondheim, he entered the military at an early age, and took part in the Swedish-Norwegian War of 1814.
After the two countries entered into union, Due was recruited to the Swedish court, where he was appointed Norwegian state secretary in Stockholm in 1823.
In 1841 he became Norwegian prime minister, and acted as interpreter for Charles XIV John.
After resigning in 1858, he spent the years until 1871 as an ambassador to Vienna and Munich.