Background
Wedel-Jarlsberg was born in Montpellier, France, son of Diplomat Frederik Anton Wedel-Jarlsberg (1748–1811) and Catharina Storm (1756–1802). He studied law in Copenhagen and graduated in 1801. He accepted a commission as the king's official for the district of Buskerud in 1806.
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