Henrik Brockenhuus
Henrik Adam Brockenhuus was a Danish-Norwegian courtier, landowner and local administrator on Zealand. He owned the estates of Jungshoved, Oremandsgaard and Nysø and serv as prefect of Vordingborg county from 1767 to 1776 and of the Diocese of Zealand from 1776 to 1787.
Early life
Brockenhuus was born in Vang, just outside Hamar, in Norway. He was the son of colonel Jørgen Otto Brockenhuus and his second wife Bertha Magdalene Brockenhuus. As a young man he became a close friend of crown prince Frederick.Career and property
He was appointed to hofjunker in 1744, then stable master for the crown prince and squire in 1745 and finally chamberlain in 1752.In 1761, he purchased the estate of Jungshoved and Oremandsgaard near Præstø from the king. A few years later he also purchased Nysø Manor. In 1767, he was appointed to prefect of Vordingborg County and in 1776 he became prefect of the Diocese of Zealand as well as curator of Vemmetofte. He was appointed to entlediget in 1787.
Awards
In 1760, he was created a Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog. In 1767, he was awarded the Ordre de l'Union Parfaite. In 1773, he was created a Knight in the Order of the Elephant.In 1760, he was awarded the title of Gehejmeråd. Ub 1779, he was awarded the more prestigious title of ''Gehejmekonferensråd''