Vordingborg County is a former Danish county on the southernmost part of Zealand. It was named for the town of Vordingborg. The county's largest town was Næstved.
History
editVordingborg was established in 1662 as a replacement of the old Vordingborg Len. Just one year later, in 1663, it was expanded with the shortlived Jungshoved County. From then on, it comprised the hundreds Bjæverskov, Fakse and Stevns.[1] In 1860, Vordingborg County was administrated together with Tryggevælde County. In 1803, Vordingborg and Tryggevælde counties were formally merged as Præstø County.[2]
List of county governors
edit| Portrait | Incumbent | Term |
|---|---|---|
.JPG) | Ulrik Frederik Gyldenlove | 1660—1664 |
.png) | Christoffer Parsberg | 1664—1671 |
| Otte Krabbe | 1671—1672 | |
| Vacant (Franke Meinertsen acting) | 1672—1680 | |
 | Christian Siegfried von Plessen | 1680—1698 |
| Otto Krabbe (2nd term)[2] | 1698—1710 | |
| Claus Henrik Vieregg | 1710—1712 | |
| Christoffer Joachim Giese | 1712—1719 | |
| Caspar Martin Schøller | 1719—1748 | |
| Gideon von der Lühe | 1748—1755 | |
| Ludvig Christian Oertz | 1751—1755 | |
 | Hannibal Wedell | 1755—1757 |
 | Wolf Veit Christoph von Reitzenstein | 1757—1766 |
| Christian Ditlev Rantzau | 1766—1767 | |
 | Henrik Brockenhuus[3] | 1767—1776 |
| Johan Rudolph Bielke | 1776—1803 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Om Kingeriget Danmar: XVI. Vordingborg Amt" (PDF) (in Danish). Johan Rudolph Thieles Forlag. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- 1 2 Rosenkrantz, Palle (1936). Amtmandsbogen : Portrætter og Biografier af Stiftamtmænd og Amtmænd i Danmark 1660-1935 [The County Clerk's Book : Portraits and Biographies of Parish Clerks and County Clerks in Denmark] (PDF) (in Danish). Arthur Jensens Forlag. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
- ↑ "Henrik Brockenhuus" (in Danish). Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. Retrieved 19 August 2017.