Peder Griffenfeld
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Count Peder Griffenfeld was a Danish statesman and royal favourite. He became the principal adviser to King Christian V of Denmark from 1670 and the de facto ruler of the dual kingdom of Denmark-Norwa
Peder Schumacher portrayed by Abraham Wuchters in 1672
Delineatio des Greiffeldischen Schaupfennings.
Coat of arms of Griffenfeld.
Munkholmen
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Munkholmen is an islet in Trondheim Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The 13,000-square-metre island sits in the Trondheimsfjord about 1.3 kilometres northwest of the island of Brattøra and th
Peder Griffenfeld
…Griffenfeld was arrested in early 1676 and convicted of treason, a charge that historians agree was false. He was imprisoned for 22 years, mainly at Munkholmen in Norway. Born in Copenhagen into a wealthy trading family connected with the leading civic, clerical and learned circles in the Danish capital, he…
Islote Munkholmen, Trondheim, Noruega, 2019 09 06, DD 13
The courtyard
Inside the round tower
Commander of the residence at Munkholmen