Herman Wedel Jarlsberg

Johan Caspar Herman Wedel Jarlsberg was a Norwegian statesman and count. He played an active role in the constitutional assembly at Eidsvoll in 1814 and was the first native Norwegian to hold the post of governor during the union with Sweden.

Wedel Jarlsberg was born in Montpellier, France, son of Diplomat Frederik Anton WedelJarlsberg and Catharina Storm . He studied law in Copenhagen and graduated in 1801. He accepted a commission as the kings official for the district of Buskerud in 1806.

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