Alexander Frederik MøstingAlexander Frederik Møsting was a Dano-Norwegian royal court official.Early and personal lifeMøsting was born in 1680 to army major Nicolai Abraham von Møsting, til Rønnovsholm and Kirsten Lauridsdatter Lunov. In 1414, he was married to Christine Elisabeth Juel /née Knuth, 1675–1738). She was the widow of Knud Juel with whom she had 10 children. She was the daughter of Joachim Frederik Knuth til Leizen and Christine v. Wancken. His wife wife bore him two children. The son Frederik Christian von Møsting would later serve as county governor of Møn County. His sister Catharina Maria von Schulin wasmarried to foreign minister Johan Sigismund Schulin.CareerMøsting served as the Diocesan Governor of Christianssand stiftamt from 1728 to 1730. After leaving this position, he was appointed to the position of Hofmeister for King Christian VI's sister, Princess Charlotte Amalie of Denmark.