Minister of War (Denmark) explained

Post:	Minister
Body:	the Navy
Native Name:	Danish: Krigsminister
Insignia:	Proposed logo for Ministry for War (Denmark).svg
Insigniacaption:	Proposed logo
Flag:	Minister of War (Denmark) insignia.jpg
Flagcaption:	Shoulder insignia for the Minister of War
Department:	Ministry for War
Type:	Minister
Reports To:	the Prime minister
Seat:	Slotsholmen
Appointer:	The Monarch
Precursor:	Generalty and Commissariat College
First:	Anton Frederik Tscherning
Last:	Jens Christian Christensen
Succession:	depending on the order in the State Council
Superseded By:	Minister of Defence
Deputy:	Permanent Secretary

The Minister of War was the Danish minister responsible for the administration of the Royal Danish Army.^[1]

History

The position of Minister of War was created following the end of the Absolute monarchy, when the Generalty and Commissariat College (da|Generalitets- og Kommisariatskollegiet) was disbanded, and power transferred to elected officials.^[1] While the Minister of War and the Minister for the Navy's positions were merged in 1905, the Ministries continued to exists separately until 1950.^[1]

List of ministers

	Portrait	Name	Term of office			Cabinet
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Captain Anton Frederik Tscherning	24 March 1848	16 November 1848		Moltke I	^[2] ^[3]
2		Lieutenant General Christian Frederik von Hansen	16 November 1848	13 July 1851		Moltke II	^[4]
3		Major General	13 July 1851	18 October 1851		Moltke III	^[5]
4		Major General	18 October 1851	27 January 1852		Moltke IV	^[6]
2		Lieutenant General Christian Frederik von Hansen	27 January 1852	12 December 1854		Bluhme I Ørsted	^[7] ^[8]
5		Colonel Mathias Lüttichau	12 December 1854	25 May 1856		Bang	^[9]
6		Colonel	25 May 1856	2 December 1859		Bang Andræ Hall I	^[10] ^[11]
7		Major General	2 December 1859	13 August 1863		Rotwitt Hall II	^[12] ^[13]
6		Colonel	13 August 1863	18 May 1864		Hall II Monrad	^[14]
8		Lieutenant Colonel	18 May 1864	11 July 1864		Monrad
2		Lieutenant General Christian Frederik von Hansen	11 July 1864	6 November 1865		Bluhme II	^[15]
9		Major General	6 November 1865	1 October 1866		Frijs	^[16]
10		Major General Valdemar Rudolph von Raasløff	1 October 1866	19 April 1870		Frijs
–		Count Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs	19 April 1870	28 May 1870		Frijs
11		General Wolfgang von Haffner	28 May 1870	23 December 1870		Holstein-Holsteinborg	^[17]
12		Colonel	23 December 1870	14 July 1874		Holstein-Holsteinborg
–		Commander Niels Frederik Ravn	14 July 1874	26 August 1874		Fonnesbech	^[18]
13		General Peter Frederik Steinmann	26 August 1874	11 June 1875		Fonnesbech
11		General Wolfgang von Haffner	11 July 1875	28 July 1877		Estrup	^[19]
14		General	28 July 1877	4 January 1879		Estrup
15		General	4 January 1879	1 April 1881		Estrup
–		Commander Niels Frederik Ravn	1 April 1881	20 October 1881		Estrup
16			20 October 1881	12 September 1884
17		Major General	12 September 1884	7 August 1894		Estrup
12		Lieutenant General	7 August 1894	25 April 1896		Reedtz-Thott	^[20]
18		Colonel	25 April 1896	23 May 1897		Reedtz-Thott
19		Colonel	23 May 1897	28 August 1899		Hørring	^[21]
18		Major General	28 August 1899	24 July 1901		Hørring Sehested	^[22]
20		Major General Vilhelm Herman Oluf Madsen	24 July 1901	14 January 1905		Deuntzer	^[23]
21		Jens Christian Christensen	14 January 1905	5 August 1905		Christensen I

Notes and References

1. Web site: History of the Ministry . fmn.dk . 10 February 2020.
2. Book: Haandbog for Hæren . 1921 . Nielsen & Lydiche . Copenhagen . 124 . 1 September 2024 . da.
3. Web site: Statsministeriet . Regeringen Moltke I . 10 February 2020 . da.
4. Web site: Statsministeriet . Regeringen Moltke II . 10 February 2020 . da.
5. Web site: Statsministeriet . Regeringen Moltke III . 10 February 2020 . da.
6. Web site: Statsministeriet . Regeringen Moltke IV . 10 February 2020 . da.
7. Web site: Statsministeriet . Regeringen Bluhme I . 10 February 2020 . da.
8. Web site: Statsministeriet . Regeringen Ørsted . 10 February 2020 . da.
9. Web site: Statsministeriet . Regeringen Bang . 10 February 2020 . da.
10. Web site: Statsministeriet . Regeringen Andræ . 10 February 2020 . da.
11. Web site: Statsministeriet . Regeringen Hall I . 10 February 2020 . da.
12. Web site: Statsministeriet . Regeringen Rotwitt . 10 February 2020 . da.
13. Web site: Statsministeriet . Regeringen Hall II . 10 February 2020 . da.
14. Web site: Statsministeriet . Regeringen Monrad . 10 February 2020 . da.
15. Web site: Statsministeriet . Regeringen Bluhme II . 10 February 2020 . da.
16. Web site: Statsministeriet . Regeringen Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs . 10 February 2020 . da.
17. Web site: Statsministeriet . Regeringen Holstein-Holsteinborg . 10 February 2020 . da.
18. Web site: Statsministeriet . Regeringen Fonnesbech . 10 February 2020 . da.
19. Web site: Statsministeriet . Regeringen Estrup . 10 February 2020 . da.
20. Web site: Statsministeriet . Regeringen Reedtz-Thott . 10 February 2020 . da.
21. Web site: Statsministeriet . Regeringen Hørring . 10 February 2020 . da.
22. Web site: Statsministeriet . Regeringen Sehested . 10 February 2020 . da.
23. Web site: Statsministeriet . Regeringen Deuntzer . 10 February 2020 . da.