Rentekammeret


The Rentekammeret was the Danish central administrative body responsible for overseeing the public finances from the middle of the 15th century until 1849. The chief officials of Rentekammeret held the title of Rentemester.

History

The Rentekammer, is first mentioned in the 1550s, although a rentemester is mentioned as early as 1517. At the introduction of the absolute monarchy in 1660 it became a kollegium under the name Skatkammerkollegiet, but in 1679 it was given its old name back.
In 1770 it was merged with the General Customs Chamber and in 1771 became part of the Finanskollegiet, but was revived in 1773 as an independent body under its old name. Originally, the Rentekammeret was solely in charge of the state's payments and disbursements as well as accounting audits, but eventually also became responsible for the overall financial and tax policy as well as for agricultural matters, forestry, roads etc. Over the years, however, changes were made on several occasions in the division of responsibilities between the Rentekammeret and other central administrative bodies. In the ministerial reform of 1848, its affairs were divided between the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Interior Affairs.

Management

Presidents

''Rentemester''

People with title of Rentemester:
YearsRentemesterNotes-
-1495Anders SkrivereExecuted for embezzlement-
1517-1520Anders Olufsen GlobProvost in Odense
1520-1546Henrik SchulteGormally only Rentemester in Schlesvig-Holstein but de facto served as Rentemester for the entire country.-
1525-1536Christiern HvidDean in Copenhagen-
1536-1554Jørgen PedersenOnly Rentemester in Nørrejylland-
1537-1547Joachim Beck til Førslevgaard-
1546-1557Eskil Oxes til Løgismose-
1549-1552Hermann Skeel til Jungetgård-
1557-1560Joachim Beck til Førslevgård-
1560-70Eiler Grubbe til Lystrup-
1567-1575Lauge Beck til Førslevgård-
1569-1574Otto Brockenhuus til Vollerslev-
1574-1601Christoffer Valkendorff til Glorup--
1582-1608Enevold Kruse-
1585-1596Holger Gagge til Frøslev-
1590-1597Anders Nielsen Dresselberg til Vognstrup-
1596-1622Sivert Beck til Førslevgård-
1609-1617Jens Juel til Kjeldgård-
1617-1627Christoffer Urne til Årsmarke and Nielstrup-
1623-1627Axel Arenfeldt til Basnæs-
1626-1527Ove Høg til Todbøl-
1627-1543Jørgen Vind til Gundestrup -
1628-1648Steen Beck til Førslevgård-
1640-1648Melkior Oldeland til Uggerslevgård-
1648-1651Oluf Daa til Ravnstrup-
648-53Jørgen Rosenkrantz til Kjeldgård-
1648-58Peder Michelsen Wibe-
1653-1560Peter Reedtz til Tygestrup-
1656-1679Steen Hohendorff til Rønneholm-
1657-1660Mogens Frijs til VadskærgårdMember of the skatkammerkollegiet until 1672-
1660-1664Christoffer Gabel til Bavelse-
1660-1679Henrick Müller til Dragsholm-
1679-1681Heinrich von Støcken til Pederstrup-