Peder Anker Wedel-Jarlsberg, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Peder Anker Wedel-Jarlsberg

Norwegian noble

Date of Birth: 18-Aug-1875

Date of Death: 13-Oct-1954

Profession: military personnel

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Peder Anker, Count of Wedel-Jarlsberg (born 18 August 1875, died 13 October 1954) was a Norwegian courtier, military officer and estate owner.
He served as Lord Chamberlain for King Haakon VII of Norway from 1931 to 1945 and was one of the King's closest confidants for over thirty years.
In 1946 he succeeded his brother as head of the house of Wedel-Jarlsberg and feudal count (lensgreve), the highest rank of the Dano-Norwegian nobility and equivalent to Duke in other countries.