Personal Life
He married well to Ingeborg Janson (b. 1786), the daughter of a wealthy estate owner and Supplier to the Court; Herman Didrik Jansen. His father-in-law saw in Edvard the most likely custodian to his vast fortune. His father in law financed the transport of representatives from Bergen to Eidsvoll in 1814. Hagerup died an extremely wealthy man.
Eight of nine children lived to maturity. He is grandfather to the composer Edvard Hagerup Grieg (b. 1843) and his wife Nina Hagerup (b. 1845).
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