Maren Juel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Maren Juel

landowner

Date of Birth: 18-Mar-1749

Place of Birth: Oslo, Eastern Norway, Norway

Date of Death: 20-Feb-1815

Profession: businessperson

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Maren Juel (18 March 1749 – 20 February 1815) was a Norwegian landowner, regarded as the wealthiest woman in Norway at her time. She was born in Christiania (now Oslo) as the daughter of timber trader and civil servant Hans Juel (1702–1765).
She was the sister of timber trader, Jacob Juel.
In 1771 she was married to businessman and landowner Peder Holter (1723 - 1786).
He had accumulated a number of estates and was regarded for his time to be one of the most wealthy men in the country.
After her husband's death in 1786, she managed the properties herself.
These included Losby in Lørenskog as well as the estates Hafslund and Borregaard in Sarpsborg and the Ljan Estate (Ljansbruket) which included Stubljan in Nordstrand and Hvitebjørn in Oppegård.In 1791 she married civil servant Ole Christopher Wessel who died in 1794.
In 1796 Juel married Marcus Gjøe Rosenkrantz, later member of the Parliament of Norway and Government Minister.
She had no children.
Her heirs included her niece, Gjertrud Maren Juel who was married to Lars Ingier.



Alternative names	Jens Jørgensen Juel
Description	Danish portrait painter
Date of birth/death	12 May 1745	27 December 1802
Location of birth/death	Balslev on Funen	Copenhagen
Work location	Copenhagen, Frederiksborg, Hamburg
Authority control	: Q581361 VIAF: 280349 ISNI: 0000 0000 6656 1434 ULAN: 500029867 LCCN: n83120879 WGA: JUEL, Jens Jørgensen WorldCat