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Johan Garmann

Johan Garmann
Born	9 June 1583 Haderslev, Duchy of Schleswig, Denmark-Norway
Died	February 7, 1651(1651-02-07) (aged 67) Kongsberg, Norway
Occupation(s)	Merchant, alderman
Employer	Kongsberg Silver Mines
Spouse	Boel Reiminch ​ (m. 1608)​
Children	Annechen Garmann Johan Garmann (the Younger) Herman Johansen Garmann

Johan Garmann (fomerly Gaarmann), called "the Elder", (9 June 1583 – 7 February 1651) was a Danish-Norwegian merchant, mayor, royal factor, and early prominent settler in Norway during the seventeenth century.

Originating from Haderslev, in what was then part of the Duchy of Schleswig (under the Danish crown), Garmann was compelled to leave his home due to the turmoil of the Thirty Years’ War. After a temporary stay in Malmö, he received royal permission to travel to Christiania (now Oslo), where he established himself as a leading figure in trade, provisioning, and administration associated with the emergent Kongsberg Silver Mines.

He became relatively wealthy, and founded a family line in Norway, known as the Garmann family (derived from the Danish word for farmer; Danish: gaarmand), which came to enjoy considerable social standing and influence within the country’s mercantile and administrative circles. His firstborn son, also named Johan Garmann (the Younger), became the first Land Commissioner of Norway, when Frederick VI created a treasury for Norway in 1661. His secondborn, Hermann Garmann, became Inspector-General of Customs, magistrate president, and commercial director in Bergen.

The accounts concerning his supposed royal parentage (that he is the alleged illegitimate son of Frederick II of Denmark) are currently unsubstantiated.

Biography

Early life

Garmann was born on 9 June 1583 in Haderslev, a commercial town in the Duchy of Schleswig (under the Danish crown). A burgher, by the early seventeenth century, he had established himself as a substantial merchant in his hometown. Records suggest that he operated a trading house on the castle grounds and market square in Haderslev prior to 1622. From 1626, he became an alderman (Danish: rådmand) of Haderslev. He married Boel Reiminch in ca. 1608, the daughter of * and *. His son Herman attended school in Hamburg and served with a merchant in Lübeck, and later with the customs officer in Øresund. Garmann must therefore have had many connections to the trading circles of Denmark and northern Germany.

Despite his evidently successful mercantile endeavors, Garmann’s circumstances — and those of countless others — were increasingly shaped by the turbulence of the Thirty Years’ War (1618–1648). In 1627, forces under Imperial supreme commander Albrecht von Wallenstein entered Danish territory, causing widespread unrest. In the wake of these conflicts, Garmann left Haderslev and initially took refuge in Malmö. On 10 January 1628, he secured a royal “leidebrev” (safe passage) from King Christian IV permitting him — accompanied by his wife, children, and brother-in-law, along with a ship and goods— to move to Christiania (Oslo) or elsewhere in Norway.

Immigration to Norway

The Kongsberg Silver Mines, where Garmann was a factor, shareholder and commercial stakeholder. Painting from 1834 by Johannes Flintoe.

Garmann immigrated as part of a larger community of affluent and enterprising Southern Jutland families who settled in Oslo. Shortly after arriving, Garmann acquired citizenship (borgerskap) in Christiania. Nevertheless, he chose to reside and develop his enterprises at Bragernes, an area across the Drammenselva river from Strømsø, and a growing commercial district positioned advantageously for trade and resource acquisition. Garmann quickly became affiliated with the Governor-general of Norway, Jens Hermansson Juel, who secured him major trade contracts with the Crown and Kongsberg Silverworks.

According to Hannibal Sehested’s records, Garmann held leases on several substantial parcels of land situated above Bragernes Church. In the immediate vicinity, various members of his close family also leased property.

Kongsberg Silver Mines and other commmercial activities

At the time of Garmann's immigration to Oslo, the Kongsberg Silver Mines at Kongsberg in Buskerud county, constituted the largest mining field in Norway, was undergoing rapid expansion following its discovery in 1623. Not long after his arrival, he was appointed as the factor of the Silver Company and royal provisioner (providiteur) of the Silver Mines. This position required him to oversee and ensure the delivery of materials, provisions, and equipment necessary for the mines’ operations, as well as to support the workforce engaged in silver extraction.

He accumulated a considerable fortune by the standards of the time, and much of it was secured in silver. In later accounts of the silver mines, it is evident that Garmann is recognised as one of the ‘big customers’. He is recorded in the sales lists with a total of 45 lots with 4.7 kg of silver, the 5th largest buyer overall (the largest was Christian IV).

By the early 1630s, Garmann had entered the networks of merchants (among them Niels Toller) and suppliers granted contracts with state authorities, military fortifications, and other public projects. Records indicate that as early as 1630, he provided gunpowder and lead to Akershus Fortress, a key royal fortress in the region. In 1638, he again delivered gunpowder, followed in 1639 and 1640 by the provision of timber and firewood (Danish: deler og brændeved) to meet the needs of the authorities. By 1645, Garmann was tasked with supplying masts and beams for royal construction or maintenance projects. In 1649, he furnished provisions for the royal ships. He pursued the timber trade both independently and in partnership with his fellow Haderslev native, Hans Eggertsen Stockfleth. Together, Garmann and Eggertsen were involved in founding the Hassel Iron Works (Danish: Hassel Jernværk) at Modum, each holding a quarter share.

Royal parentage

The two portraits at the heart of the apocryphal story. Margrethe "med Hanken" Rasmusdatter Stoud (left), the reputed mistress to either Frederick II or his son Christian IV, and Herman Garmann (right), whose resemblance to Christian was considered "striking".

A recurring, though unsubstantiated, tradition holds that Johan Garmann was the illegitimate son of Frederick II, King of Denmark-Norway, and thus a half-brother of Chrisitan IV. Variations of this claim appeared in several printed sources, including editions of the Aschehoug and Gyldendal's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia from 1969 through the early 1990s, as well as in genealogical literature. One of the earliest identified references to this account can be traced to a genealogical compilation published by Anna Juliane Hopstock in 1876, which included the Garmann family among a number of other interconnected lineages.

Magdalene med Hanken

Central to this tradition is the tale of Magdalene (or Margrethe) med Hanken, a reputedly beautiful woman depicted in a portrait once owned by David Brunchorst Garmann at the Mjelde estate, south of Bergen. According to family lore, Magdalene was morganatically (Danish: til venstre hånd) wed to Frederick II, receiving considerable estates, such as Sandviken and Damsgård, and bearing a son who became the progenitor of the Garmann lineage.

With refernce to Norwegian clergyman Hans Strøm, historian B. E. Bendixen has identified the woman in the portrait as Margrethe Rasmusdatter Stoud, a wealthy landowner whose descendants married into the Garmann family. According to Strøm, the phrase “med hanken” originally referred to Margrethe’s residence on Hankø, expressed as “i Hanken.” Over time, this evolved into “med hanken,” likely due to confusion with the distinctive handle-shaped hairpin depicted in her portrait. Art historian Einar Lexow claims that Margrethe was a mistress of Christian IV (who was known to favour extramarital relations), and that their illegitimate child was Johan's son, Herman Garmann, rather than Johan himself. The legend is said to have gained traction due to a perceived resemblance between members of the Garmann family and the House of Oldenburg, particularly Herman Garmann’s supposed likeness to Christian IV. Bendixen, however, rejects both accounts as unfounded, though he acknowledges that Herman’s striking resemblance to the king may have inspired such stories.

Central Administration of Denmark

Central Administration of Denmark

Agency overview
Formed	25 December 1066 (1066-12-25)
Jurisdiction	Government of Denmark
Headquarters	Copenhagen
Employees	100.855
Agency executive	Barbara Bertelsen, Permanent Secretary of State at the Prime Minister's Office of Denmark

The Central Administration of Denmark (Danish: centraladministrationen), also known as the State Administration of Denmark (Danish: statsadministrationen), is the nationwide public administration of the Kingdom of Denmark, and is conventionally comprised of the ministerial departments and subdivisional directorates, agencies, councils and boards, under the jurisdiction of the Cabinet of Denmark, the central executive power.

The central administration is staffed by the Civil Service of Denmark (Danish: embedsværket), a permanent bureaucracy or secretariat of public officials, which supports the functions and decisions of the government through the administration of legislation, management of public appropriations, information and counselling.

Christian Conrad Sophus Danneskiold-Samsøe

Christian Conrad Sophus, Count Danneskiold-Samsøe (16 September 1800 – 4 April 1886) was a Danish nobleman, landowner and Privy Councillor (Danish: gehejmeråd).

He was formally a lensgreve of the County of Samsø, and thus the holder of the highest noble title of Denmark within the premier Danish aristocratic lineage, the Danneskiold-Samsøe Dynasty which decended from Christian V.

Biography

In 1869, he succeded his brother to the fief of Samsø, an island held as a county by the House of Danneskiold-Samsøe since it was created in 1696 for Christian V's mistress, Sophie Amalie Moth and her Danneskiold-Samsøe descendants. In doing so, he not only became a lensgreve, the highest noble rank in Denmark, but the head of the House of Danneskiold-Samsøe, already ranked as the second-highest nobles by the Danish order of precedence.

He married Lady Elizabeth Brudenell-Bruce, daughter of Charles Brudenell-Bruce, 1st Marquess of Ailesbury, and had two children, Frederick and Henrietta, of whom she married Henry Byng, 4th Earl of Strafford.

Isabelle Brockenhuus-Løwenhielm

Isabelle Brockenhuus-Løwenhielm
Matron of the Sankt Lukas Stiftelsen
In office 1900–1924
Preceded by	none (office established)
Succeeded by	Eva Lyngby
Personal details
Born	Isabelle Julie Marie Brockenhuus-Løwenhielm (1856-07-09)9 July 1856 Vejrupgård, Marslev
Died	May 16, 1932(1932-05-16) (aged 75) Hellerup

Isabelle Julie Marie Brockenhuus-Løwenhielm (9 July 1856 – 16 May 1982) was a Danish noblewoman and deaconess nurse, best known as the founder and inaugural Matron of the Sankt Lukas Stiftelsen, a Deacon institution that was initially a private hospital in Hellerup, now a hospice and Christian community.

She was a Superior Lady-Beneficiary (Danish: Overordentlig stiftsdame) of the noble Diocese of Vallø,

Today, Sankt Lukas Stiftensen also operates a residential facility for the elderly, a day care center, a meeting place for pensioners, a counseling service, and a community for battered single women with a non-Danish ethnic background and their children.

Julia Raben-Levetzau

Julia Raben-Levetzau
Chief Court Mistress of Denmark
In office 1876–1888
Monarch	Christian IX
Preceded by	Ida Marie Bille
Succeeded by	Louise Bille-Brahe
Personal details
Born	Julie Adelaide Harriet Bornemann (1808-06-30)30 June 1808 Copenhagen
Died	March 28, 1888(1888-03-28) (aged 79) Copenhagen
Spouse	Carl Vilhelm Raben-Levetzau
Parent(s)	Anker Vilhelm Frederik Bornemann, President of the Supreme Court of Denmark

Julia Adelaide Harriet, Countess Raben-Levetzau (née Bornemann; 30 June 1808 – 28 March 1888) was a Danish noblewoman and courtier, who served as the Chief Court Mistress of Denmark (Danish: Overhofmesterinde) from 1876 to her death in 1888, during the queenship of Louise of Hesse-Kassel, queen consort of Christian IX of Denmark.

Ditte Juul-Jørgensen

Ditte Juul-Jørgensen
Juul-Jørgensen in 2024.
Director-General of the Directorate-General for Energy
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 August 2019
President	Ursula von der Leyen
Preceded by	Dominique Ristori
Head of Cabinet of the European Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager
In office November 2014 – July 2019
Succeeded by	Kim Jørgensen
Personal details
Born	(1966-03-11) 11 March 1966
Children	3
Alma mater	University of Copenhagen College of Europe

Ditte Maria Juul Jørgensen (11 March 1966) is a Danish and European civil servant. She is the current Director-General of the Directorate-General for Energy in the European Commission, having previously served as Head of Cabinet of European Commissioner for Competition, Margrethe Vestager, from 2014 to 2019.

Early life and education

Ditte Maria Juul Jørgensen was born on 11 March 1966.

Personal life

Juul-Jørgensen and her German husband, Marc, together have 3 children.

Anders Tybjærg Hansen

Anders Emil Tybjærg Hansen (5 March 1915 - 30 April 2006) was a Danish physician-scientist and professor, renowned for his pioneering contributions to cardiovascular medicine. He introduced cardiac catheterisation to Scandinavia in 1947 and developed significant advancements in hemodynamic pressure measurement.

Throughout his career, Tybjærg Hansen held prominent academic and clinical positions, including professor of internal medicine at the University of Copenhagen (1962–1985). As chairman of the Danish Heart Foundation (1967–1986), he was instrumental in promoting cardiovascular health, especially through advocacy for exercise, disease prevention, and extensive public outreach.

Artom Rand

Artom Georg Niels Rand (29 November 1880 – 15 December 1956) was a Danish major merchant, auctioneer and fruit importer who founded and was the director of Copenhagen Fruit Auctions.

Lars Bay Larsen

Lars Bay Larsen (8 June 1953) is a Danish jurist and judge, who has served as the Vice President of the Court of Justice of the European Union, since 2021. He has been a Judge of the court since 2006.

Vibeke Pasternak Jørgensen

Vibeke Pasternak Jørgensen (born 13 October 1967) is a Danish diplomat, laywer and Ambassador-at-large, who serves as the current Under-Secretary of State for Legal Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

In her current position, she serves as the General counsel and chief legal officer (CLO) of the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She officially represented Denmark in the genocide case Ukraine v. Russian Federation, brought before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in 2022.

Henriette Ellermann-Kingombe

Henriette Ellermann-Kingombe (born 21 March 1970) is a Danish civil servant and courtier, who is the current Private Secretary and lady-in-waiting to Queen Mary of Denmark, since 2021.

Carsten Grønbech-Jensen

Carsten Grønbech-Jensen (born 3 November 1971) is a Danish diplomat and civil servant. He is the current Permanent Representative of Denmark to the European Union, having previously served as Director of European and Arctic Policy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Lisbet Zilmer-Johns

Lisbet Zilmer-Johns (born 14 August 1965) is a Danish diplomat and civil servant. Since 2024, she has been the incumbent Permanent Secretary of State at the Ministry of Societal Resilience and Contingency, having previously served as Secretary of State for Foreign Policy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2023-2024), and as Director-General of the Danish Critical Supply Agency (2020-2023).

Born in 1965, Zilmer-Johns has had a long career in the Danish Foreign Service, entering as an administrator in 1992, and has since held positions including Permanent Representative to the Political and Security Committee of the European Union in Brussels and as Director of Global Policy and Security at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Personal life

Married in 1996 to senior diplomat and ambassador Michael Zilmer-Johns.

Jonas Bering Liisberg

Jonas Bering Liisberg (born 22 July 1970) is a Danish jurist, diplomat and civil servant. He is the current Secretary of State ("State Secretary") for European and the Arctic Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, having previously served as Permanent Representative of Dennmark to the European Union (2019-2022) and Secretary of State for Foreign Policy (2017-2019).

Early life and education

Jonas Bering Liisberg on 22 July 1970, the son of theatre manager Henrik Bering Liisberg and Gabriella Liisberg.

Anniken Krutnes

Her Excellency Anniken Ramberg Krutnes
Anniken Ramberg Krutnes in 2020.
Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway to the United States
Incumbent
Assumed office 17 September 2020
Monarch	Harald V
Prime Minister	Erna Solberg Jonas Gahr Støre
Preceded by	Kåre R. Aas
Ambassador of Norway for Arctic and Antarctic Affairs
In office August 2016 – August 2018
Monarch	Harald V
Prime Minister	Erna Solberg
Ambassador of Norway to the Netherlands concurrently to Luxembourg
In office September 2011 – July 2016
Monarch	Harald V
Prime Minister	Jens Stoltenberg Erna Solberg
Personal details
Born	(1968-09-15) 15 September 1968 Asker, Norway
Residence(s)	Washington, D.C., United States
Alma mater	University of Oslo Norwegian School of Economics

Anniken Ramberg Krutnes (born 15 September 1968) is a Norwegian diplomat and civil servant. Since 2020, she has been the current Ambassador of Norway to the United States, the first woman to hold that position. She has previously served as Norway's Ambassador for Arctic and Antarctic Affairs (2016–2018) as well as Ambassador of Norway to the Netherlands and Luxembourg (2011–2016)

Krutnes'

Deputy Director General of the Department of Security Policy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway.

Career

concurrently side-accredited to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

Birgitte Nygaard Markussen

Birgitte Nygaard Markussen (born 30 March 1963) is a Danish diplomat and civil servant. She is the current Director for Humanitarian Affairs, Civil Society and Engagement at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, having previously served as the Ambassador of the European Union to the African Union from 2020 to 2023.

Markussen has held several diplomatic positions during her career, with a particular emphasis on foreign relations with Africa. She started her career in the Danish Foreign Service, where she served as Ambassador of Denmark to Burkina Faso (2010–2012), and as the Director for Africa at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark (2012–2016), before joining the European External Action Service, becomming firstly the Deputy Managing Director for Africa (2016–2020), and then Foreign Policy Expoert to the European Investment Bank (2018–2020), and then EU ambassador to the African Union and the UN Economic Commission for Africa.

Martin Bille Hermann

His Excellency Martin Bille Hermann R.
Martin Bille Hermann in 2017.
Permanent Representative of Denmark to the OECD
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 September 2023
Monarchs	Margrethe II Frederik X
Prime Minister	Mette Frederiksen
Preceded by	Carsten Staur
Permanent Representative of Denmark to the United Nations
In office 1 September 2019 – 1 September 2023
Monarch	Margrethe II
Prime Minister	Lars Løkke Rasmussen Mette Frederiksen
Preceded by	Ib Petersen
Succeeded by	Christina Markus Lassen
Ambassador of Denmark to Indonesia concurrently to Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and ASEAN
In office 2012–2014
Monarch	Margrethe II
Prime Minister	Lars Løkke Rasmussen Helle Thorning-Schmidt
Preceded by	Børge Petersen
Succeeded by	Casper Klynge
Personal details
Born	(1968-12-21) 21 December 1968 Copenhagen, Denmark
Residence(s)	Bruxelles, Belgium
Alma mater	University of Copenhagen

Martin Bille Hermann (born 21 December 1968) is a Danish diplomat and civil servant. He is the current Permanent Representative of Dennmark to OECD, having previously served as the Permanent Representative of Denmark to the United Nations (UN) in New York, from 2019 to 2023.

Susanne Shine

Forthcomming Ambassador of Denmark to Belgium.

Lene Mandel Vensild

Forthcomming Permanent Representative of Denmark to the Political and Security Committee of the European Union (EU).

Sørine Godfredsen

Sørine Godfredsen (born 7 July 1967) is a Danish pastor, journalist, author, and conservative political and cultural debater and commentator, who writes for Kristeligt Dagblad and Berlingske.

Early life and education

Sørine Godfredsen was born on 7 July 1967 in Hadsten, Central Jutland Region, the daughter of * and *.

She grew up in a family of four children and graduated with an examen artium in modern languages from the County Gymnasium of Hadsten in 1986.

In 1993, Godfredsen earned her journalism degree from the Danish School of Media and Journalism in Aarhus. Following a brief stint as a TV journalist at TV2 Midt/Vest in Holstebro, she moved to Brighton, completing a master's degree in media studies at the University of Sussex in 1994.

Godfredsen worked as a journalist at Det Fri Aktuelt from 1994 to 2001, covering sports, culture, and commentary. Concurrently, she pursued theology studies at the University of Copenhagen, earning a Master of Theology (cand.theol.) degree in 2004.

Views

She considers herself conservative, and supports christian and traditional values.

Personal life

She married Henrik Flødstrup, a journalist at Ekstra Bladet, on 21 May 2023.

Majorie of Scotland

Majorie of Scotland, Countess of Pembroke (also Margery, actually Margaret; 1200 – 17 November 1244) was a Scottish princess, the third daughter of William the Lion, King of Scotland and his wife Ermengarde de Beaumont. She was a member of the House of Dunkeld by birth, and by marriage a member of the Marshal family.

Biography

Marriage

She married Gilbert Marshal, 4th Earl of Pembroke, son of William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke and Isabel de Clare, 4th Countess of Pembroke, on 1 August 1235 in Berwick-upon-Tweed. He recieved with her a large dowry in Scotland, with 10000 marks and more.

Her father William the Lion, granted Marjorie the lands of Strathord and Strathearn, in free marriage. Later her cousin, Malcolm II of Scotland, granted her the lands of Pitgorno and Drumdreel in Strathmiglo, Fife, in exchange for those she had recivered from her father. King Alexander II later decreed, that these lands are to pass to the Balmerino Abbey after Marjerie’s death.

Magdalene Charlotte Hedevig Løvenskiold

Magdalene Charlotte Hedevig Løvenskiold
Lady of Løvenborg Castle
Painted in 1772 by Jens Juel.
Born	Magdalene Charlotte Hedevig von Numsen 27 February 1731 Copenhagen
Died	6 May 1796(1796-05-06) (aged 65) Løvenborg Castle, Holbæk
Noble family	House of Løvenskiold
Spouse(s)	Severin Leopoldus Løvenskiold
Issue	Michael Herman Løvenskiold
Father	Michael von Numsen, Minister of War
Mother	Margrethe Thomasine von Ingenhaven

Magdalene Charlotte Hedevig Løvenskiold (27 February 1731 – 6 May 1796) was a Danish noblewoman and estate owner.

Born into a newly ennobled family, Magdalene married Severin Løvenskiold, a lieutenant from the wealthy Norwegian Løvenskiold family, in 1749. A woman of influence, she played a key role in political circles, notably in the 1784 government change. Widowed in 1776, she took charge of the Løvenborg estate, implementing tough financial measures and advocating for practical farming methods. After 13 years of administration, she handed over the estate to her son, Michael Herman Løvenskiold, in 1789. Magdalene lived at Løvenborg until her death in 1796.

Sophie Axelsdatter Brah

Sophie Axelsdatter Brahe (11 May 1578 – 21 December 1646) was a Danish noblewoman and estate owner.

Lady of Rosenholm Castle

René Dinesen

His Excellency René Rosager Dinesen R.
René Rosager Dinesen in 2023.
Ambassador of Denmark to the United Kingdom
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 September 2022
Monarch	Margrethe II
Prime Minister	Mette Frederiksen
Preceded by	Lars Thuesen
Ambassador of Denmark to Austria concurrently to North Macedonia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Albania, the IAEA, OSCE, CTBTO and UN
In office 1 September 2018 – 1 September 2022
Monarch	Margrethe II
Prime Minister	Lars Løkke Rasmussen Mette Frederiksen
Preceded by	Liselotte Plesner
Succeeded by	Christian Grønbech-Jensen
Ambassador of Denmark to Afghanistan
In office 2011–2012
Monarch	Margrethe II
Prime Minister	Lars Løkke Rasmussen Helle Thorning-Schmidt
Preceded by	Anders Carsten Damsgaard
Succeeded by	Niels Boel Abrahamsen
Personal details
Born	(1971-04-13) 13 April 1971 Svendborg, Denmark
Spouse	Camilla Follin Dinesen
Residence(s)	London, United Kingdom
Alma mater	University of Copenhagen

René Rosager Dinesen (born 13 April 1971) is a Danish diplomat and civil servant. He is the current Ambassador of Denmark to the United Kingdom, having also served as Ambassador of Denmark to South Africa (2012–2015) and Ambassador of Denmark to Afghanistan (2011–2012).

Dinesen has held several diplomatic positions during his career, including as Ambassador of Denmark to Austria (2018-2022), concurrently serving as non-resident Ambassador to North Macedonia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Albania. During his time as Danish ambassador to Austria, Dinesen also served as Resident Representative of Denmark to the International Atomic Energy Agency, as well as Permanent Representative of Denmark to OSCE, CTBTO and other UN organizations in Vienna. He was previously Deputy Permanent representative of Denmark to the United Nations (New York) and Under-Secretary of State for Consular Affairs and Public Diplomacy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Early life and education

René Rosager Dinesen was born 13 April 1971 in Svendborg on the Island of Funen, Denmark.

In 1996, he obtained a Master of Arts in political sciences and international relations (Cand.scient.pol.) from the University of Copenhagen.

In 2017, he guest lectured the academic programmes Executive Education and Public Diplomacy at the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism of the University of Southern California (USC).

Diplomatic career

United Kingdom

In the 2022 ambassadorial reshuffle,

He presented the Letters of Recall of his predecessor and his own letters of Credence during an audience with King Charles III at Buckingham Palace, London, on 30 November 2022.

Susanne Hyldelund

Her Excellency Susanne Hyldelund R.
Susanne Hyldelund in 2019.
Ambassador of Denmark to Germany concurrently to Switzerland and Liechtenstein
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 September 2020
Monarch	Margrethe II
Prime Minister	Mette Frederiksen
Preceded by	Friis Arne Petersen
State Secretary for Trade and Global Sustainability at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
In office 1 August 2017 – 1 September 2020
Monarch	Margrethe II
Prime Minister	Lars Løkke Rasmussen Mette Frederiksen
Succeeded by	Steen Hommel
Personal details
Born	(1968-06-30) 30 June 1968 Kolding, Denmark
Spouse	Torben Fogh Sørensen
Children	2
Residence(s)	Berlin, Germany
Alma mater	Aarhus University, School of Business and Social Sciences

Susanne Christina Hyldelund (born 30 July 1968) is a Danish diplomat and civil servant, who has served as the Ambassador of Denmark to Germany since 2020. She is concurrently serving as ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein. From 2009 to 2012, she held the position of Consul General of Denmark in Shanghai.

Hyldelund has held several positions within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark during her career, including serving as served as State Secretary for Trade and Global Sustainability, from 2017 to 2020 and as Under-Secretary for the Trade Council, from 2014 to 2017.

Early life and education

Susanne Christina Hyldelund was born on 30 July 1968 in Koldning, Jutland, Denmark.

Diplomatic career

and from 2012 to 2014 the Head of Invest & Innovation, an arm of the Danish Foreign Ministry.

Ambassador to Germany

In 2020, Hyldelund assumed her first ambassadorial appointment, becoming Ambassador of Denmark to Germany. She presented her credentials to President Frank-Walter Steinmeier at Bellevue Palace in Berlin on 4 November 2020. She is concurrently serving as non-resident side-accredited Ambassador of Denmark to the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein.

Personal life

She is fluent in Danish, English, German and French.

Kirsten Malling Biering

Kirsten Malling Biering (born 19 December 1951) is a retired Danish senior diplomat and political advisor. She is currently senior advisor at the Danish Institute for International Studies and the think tank EUROPA, having previously served as Ambassador of Denmark to France (2015-2019), Sweden (2010-2015), the Netherlands (2005-2010) and Latvia (1991-1995). She has also served as Permanent Representative of Denmark to OSCE.