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Sep 01, 1525 Glorup Manor, Region of Southern Denmark, Denmark Died on 17 Jan 1601 (aged 75)
Danish politician
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About Christoffer Valkendorff
- Christoffer Valkendorff (1 September 1525 – 17 January 1601) was a Danish statesman and landowner.
- His early years in the service of Frederick II brought him both to Norway, Ösel and Livland.
- He later served both as Treasurer and Stadtholder of Copenhagen and finally as Steward of the Realm from 1596 to 1601.
- He owned Glorup Manor on Funen from 1535 to 1601, whose current main building he constructed, although it has later been adapted in the Neoclassical style.
- He also constructed the local Svindinge Church, one of the best preserved Renaissance style churches in Denmark.
- He founded the dormitory Valkendorfs Kollegium in Copenhagen where the street Valkendorfsgade is named after him.
