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Conrad, Count of Reventlow Count Grand Chancellor of Denmark Predecessor Frederik Ahlefeldt Successor Christian Christophersen Sehested Born 21 April 1644 Copenhagen, Denmark Died 21 July 1708(1708-07-21) (aged 64) Clausholm estate, Denmark Buried Schleswig Cathedral, Germany Spouses Anna Margrethe Gabel ​ ​ (m. 1651; died 1678)​ Sophie Amalie von Hahn ​ ​ (m. 1664)​ Issue Christian Ditlev, Count Reventlow Christine Sophie, Countess Holstein Anna Sophie, Queen of Denmark and Norway Father Ditlev Reventlow Mother Christine Rantzau Coat of arms for count Conrad Reventlow from 1673 **Conrad, [Count](/source/Count) von Reventlow** (21 April 1644 – 21 July 1708) was a Danish statesman who was "Grand Chancellor of Denmark" ([Danish](/source/Danish_language): *Danmarks storkansler*), a predecessor title of the [Prime Minister of Denmark](/source/Prime_Minister_of_Denmark), from 1699 until his death. His chancellorship occurred during the reign of [King Frederick IV](/source/Frederick_IV_of_Denmark).[1] ## Early life Conrad von Reventlow was the son of Chancellor Ditlev von [Reventlow](/source/Reventlow) (1600–1664) and his wife, Christine zu [Rantzau](/source/County_of_Rantzau) (1618–1688). He was the brother of chamberlain Count Henning von Reventlow (1640–1705) and Chancellor, Count Ditlev von Reventlow (1654–1701). ## Career ### Military career He attended Academy in [Sorø Academy](/source/Sor%C3%B8_Academy) and studied at the [University of Orleans](/source/University_of_Orleans) (1662). After attending university, Reventlow was called to the Danish Court in 1665, where he rose through various positions of responsibility. In the 1670s, he became a colonel in the Danish military. He recruited a regiment and distinguished himself in the [Scanian War](/source/Scanian_War) (1675–1679).[2] In 1700, Reventlow was deeply involved in the negotiations for peace with [Sweden](/source/Sweden) during that country's [naval blockade](/source/Naval_blockade) of [Copenhagen](/source/Copenhagen), an early event in the [Great Northern War](/source/Great_Northern_War). Both [France](/source/France) and the [United Kingdom](/source/United_Kingdom) dealt extensively with Reventlow in their efforts to pressure Denmark to declare peace, in order to prevent a wider war from spreading into Europe.[3] ### Councillor and Grand Chancellor In 1672, he became a land commissioner in [Schleswig-Holstein](/source/Schleswig-Holstein). In 1685, Reventlow used his influence as a councilor to the [court](/source/Court_(royal)) on behalf of [privateer](/source/Privateer) Benjamin Raule (1634–1707), to promote Danish acquisition of the island of [St. Thomas](/source/Saint_Thomas%2C_U.S._Virgin_Islands) in the [West Indies](/source/West_Indies).[4][5] In 1678, he applied for leave from service when his wife was incurably ill. ## Family He married twice; with his first wife, Countess Anna Margarethe [Gabel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Coatofarms-Gabel.jpg) (1651–1678), he had two children: - [Christian Detlev](/source/Christian_Detlev_Reventlow), who played a prominent political role - [Christine Sophie](/source/Christine_Sophie_Holstein) (1672–1757) became an influential advisor to her sister and brother-in-law, the Danish queen and king. With his second wife, Sophie Amalie [Hahn of Seekapm](/source/Von_Hahn) (1664–1722), he had three children: - Anne Margrethe (1682–1710), married [Hans Schack, 2nd Count of Schackenborg](/source/Hans_Schack%2C_2nd_Count_of_Schackenborg) - Ulrikke Eleonor (1690–1754), married Count Ferdinand Anton [Gyldenløve](/source/Gyldenl%C3%B8ve), a grandson of [King Frederick III](/source/Frederick_III_of_Denmark) by his mistress, Margrethe Pape - [Anna Sophie](/source/Anne_Sophie_Reventlow) (1693–1743), married [Frederick IV](/source/Frederick_IV_of_Denmark) in 1721, becoming the first modern [Queen of Denmark](/source/Queen_of_Denmark) not to have been born a princess. His [sarcophagus](/source/Sarcophagus) in the [Schleswig Cathedral](/source/Schleswig_Cathedral) (*Schleswiger Dom*) was designed by the renowned sculptor [Thomas Quellinus](/source/Thomas_Quellinus). ## Ancestry Ancestors of Conrad von Reventlow 8. Lorenz von Reventlow 4. Henning von Reventlow 9. Anna von Below 2. Ditlev von Reventlow 10. Cord von Sperling 5. Sophie von Sperling 11. Mette von Stralendorff 1. Conrad von Reventlow 12. Hans zu Rantzau 6. Henrik zu Rantzau 13. Margarethe of Ahlefeldt 3. Christine zu Rantzau 14. Cai zu Rantzau 7. Catharine zu Rantzau 15. Elisabeth zu Rantzau ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Carl Frederik Bricka. ["Reventlow, Conrad Greve, 1644-1708"](https://runeberg.org/dbl/14/0044.html). Dansk biografisk Lexikon. Retrieved January 1, 2019. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Kannegaard and Skeel Family Tree of Greve Conrad Reventlow](https://web.archive.org/web/20140819201354/http://skeel.info/getperson.php?personID=I1763&tree=ks). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Sir [George Rook](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=George_Rook&action=edit&redlink=1) in Oscar Browning, ed., *Publications of the Navy Records Society*, Vol. IX, (1898 [1700-02]) p. 100. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Waldemar Westergaard, *The Danish West Indies Under Company Rule (1671-1754)* (1917), p. 76. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Benjamin Raule (1634–1707)"](http://www.museum-lichtenberg.de/index.php/menschen/lichtenberger-persoenlichkeiten/731-benjamin-raule). Museum Lichtenberg. Retrieved January 1, 2019. ## Additional sources - Jirí Louda and Michael MacLagan, *Lines of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe*, 2nd edition (London, U.K.: Little, Brown and Company, 1999), table 19. ## External links - [Kannegaard and Skeel Family Tree of Greve Conrad Reventlow](https://web.archive.org/web/20140819201354/http://skeel.info/getperson.php?personID=I1763&tree=ks). Political offices Preceded by Frederik Ahlefeldt Grand Chancellor of Denmark 1699–1708 Succeeded by Christian Christophersen Sehested Authority control databases International ISNI VIAF GND WorldCat National Norway People Deutsche Biographie DDB --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Conrad von Reventlow](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conrad_von_Reventlow) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conrad_von_Reventlow?action=history)). 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