Personal Life
Count Wedel-Jarlsberg was married to Karen Anker, the only child of prime minister Peder Anker. From her family he inherited a vast fortune, consisting mostly of the forests around Christiania – present day Oslo. In 1812, Count Johan Caspar Herman Wedel Jarlsberg rebuilt the manor house at Jarlsberg (Jarlsberg hovedgård) in the empire style. Around the manor there were arranged big, but simple garden and parks areas.
| Preceded by Baltzar von Platen |
Governor of Norway 1836–1840 |
Succeeded by Severin Løvenskiold |
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