Julius Knuth
Frederik Christian Julius greve Knuth was a Danish landowner and county governor. He was the brother of Eggert Christopher Knuth and father of Adam Knuth.
Early life and education
Knuth was the son of Frederik Knuth. He completed his secondary schooling in 1804 and earned a law degree from the University of Copenhagen in 1809.Career
Knuth spent a year as a volunteer in Danske Kancelli before being employed there as an assistant. In 1811, he was employed in Det vestindisk-Guineiske Rente- og Generaltoldkammer.In 1815, Knut was appointed county governor of Holbæk County. In 1831, he was appointed prefect of the Diocese of Zealand (including Bornholm and the Faroe Islands and county governor of Copenhagen County. In 1845, he was released from the latter office. In 1851, he was dismissed as diocesan civil servant after it had been decided to abolish the office as an independent office.
He had inherited Bonderup in 1816. From 1804 until his death in 1852, he served as curator of Vemmelev.
Personal life
On 2 August 1811, Knuth was married to Ulrica Christiane Haxthausen. She was a daughter of general-lieutenant Frederik Gottschalck Haxthausen Jr. The marriage ended when Ulrica died.On 7 December 1822, he was married to Frederikke Vilhelmine Hauch. She was a daughter of county governor Johan Carsten Hauch and Pauline née Rye; She gave birth to the following children:
- Johan Sigismund Ditlev Knuth-Knuthenborg
- Juliane Pauline Sophie Knuth
- Adam Vilhelm Frederik von Knuth-Knuthenborg
- Charlotte Frederikke Knuth
- Frederik Christian Julius Knuth-Knuthenborg
- Charlotte Frederikke Knuth,
Knuth and his second wife's city home was at Rådhusstræde 46 in 1840.