Peter von Scholten
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Peter Carl Frederik von Scholten (17 May 1784 – 26 January 1854) was Governor-General of the Danish West Indies from 1827 to 1848.
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Peter von Scholten | |
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Governor of St. Thomas, St. John | |
In office 1818 – June 1820 | |
Monarch | Frederick VI |
Preceded by | Christian Ludvig von Holten |
Succeeded by | Carl Gottlieb Fleischer |
Governor-General of the Danish West Indies | |
In office 1827–1848 | |
Monarchs | Frederick VI (until December 1839), Christian VIII |
Preceded by | Christian Ludvig von Holten |
Succeeded by | Frederik von Oxholm |
Personal details | |
Born | Peter Carl Frederik von Scholten (1784-05-17)17 May 1784 Vestervig, Denmark |
Died | 26 January 1854(1854-01-26) (aged 69) Altona, Holstein, (present day Germany) |
Spouse |
Anne Elisabeth Thortsen
(m. 1810) |
Parent(s) | Casimir Wilhelm von Scholten Catharina Elisabeth de Moldrup |
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