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	Peder, Count Griffenfeldt - LoveToKnow 1911 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		PEDER GRIFFENFELDT, Count (Peder Schumacher) (1635-1699), Danish statesman, was born at Copenhagen on the 24th of August 1635, of a wealthy trading family connected with the leading civic, clerical and learned circles in the Danish capital.
		The aristocracy of birth, despite its reverses, still remained the elite of society; and Griffenfeldt, the son of a burgess as well as the protagonist of monarchy, was its most determined enemy.
		But what Griffenfeldt could create, Griffenfeldt could dispense with, and it was not long before he began to encroach upon the jurisdiction of the new departments of state by private conferences with their chiefs.
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		GRIFFENFELDT, PEDER, COUNT (Peder Schumacher) (1635-1699), Danish statesman, was born at Copenhagen on the 24th of August 1633, of a wealthy trading family connected with the leading civic, clerical and learned circles in the Danish capital.
		On the 25th of May 1671 the dignities of count and baron were introduced into Denmark " to give lustre to the court "; a few months later the order of the Danebrog was instituted as a fresh means of winning adherents by marks of favour.
		On the lrth of March 1676, while on his way to the royal apartments, Griffenfeldt was arrested in the king's name and conducted to the citadel, a prisoner of state.
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	Peder Griffenfeld - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Count Peder Griffenfeld (before ennoblement Peder Schumacher) (August 24, 1635 - March 12, 1699), was a Danish statesman.
		Born at Copenhagen into a wealthy trading family connected with the leading civic, clerical and learned circles in the Danish capital, he was prepared for university (at the age of ten) by Jens Vorde.
		On May 25, 1671 the dignities of count and baron were introduced into Denmark; a few months later the Order of the Danebrog was instituted as a fresh means of winning adherents by marks of favour.
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	Peter, count Griffenfeldt -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Peter, count Griffenfeldt (Peder Schumacher) (August 24, 1635 - March 12, 1699), was a (A Scandinavian language that is the official language of Denmark) Danish (A man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs) statesman.
		But what Griffenfeldt could create, Griffenfeldt could dispense with, and it was not long before he began to encroach upon the jurisdiction of the new departments of state by private conferences with their chiefs.
		On May 3, Griffenfeldt was tried not by the usual tribunal, in such cases the Hojesteret, or supreme court, but by an extraordinary tribunal of 10 dignitaries, none of whom was particularly well disposed towards the accused.
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	Peter, Count Griffenfeldt - Karr.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Count Peder Griffenfeld (before ennoblement Peder Schumacher) (August 24, 1635 - March 12, 1699), was a Danish statesman.
		Born at Copenhagen into a wealthy trading family connected with the leading civic, clerical and learned circles in the Danish capital, he was prepared for university (at the age of ten) by Jens Vorde.
		On May 25, 1671 the dignities of count and baron were introduced into Denmark; a few months later the Order of the Danebrog was instituted as a fresh means of winning adherents by marks of favour.
	www.channelsandnetworks.com /encyclopedia/Peter,_count_Griffenfeldt (1424 words)

	Term paper on Peter, count Griffenfeldt
		The aristocracy of birth, despite its reverses, still remained the elite of society; and Griffenfeldt, the son of a burgess, was its most determined enemy.
		On March 11, 1676, while on his way to the royal apartments, Griffenfeldt was arrested in the king's name and taken to the citadel, a prisoner of state.
		On May 3, Griffenfeldt was tried not by the usual tribunal, in such cases the Hojesteret, or supreme court, but by an extraordinary tribunal of 10 dignitaries, none of whom was particularly well disposed towards the accused.
	www.termpapertopic.org /pe/peter,-count-griffenfeldt.html (1540 words)

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		The Coalition counted on the inexperience of the young Swedish King in warfare and his alleged lethargy in matters of State.
		On the advise of the pro-peace premier minister, Peter Schumacher Griffenfeldt, Denmark happily agreed to the marriage.
		Griffenfeldt was convinced that the lost provinces were only to be recovered through the aid of Louis XIV and diplomatic actions with regard to the other powers.
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	COUNT PEDER GRIFFENFEL... - Online Information article about COUNT PEDER GRIFFENFEL... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		period of universal tension and turmoil, was most difficult; but Griffenfeldt did not regard it as impossible.
		March 1676, while on his way to the royal apartments, Griffenfeldt was arrested in the king's name and conducted to the citadel, a prisoner of state.
		child." On the 3rd of May Griffenfeldt was tried not by the usual tribunal, in such cases the Hojesteret, or supreme court, but by an extraordinary tribunal of so dignitaries, none of whom was particularly well disposed towards the accused.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /GRA_GUI/GRIFFENFELDT_PEDER_COUNT_Peder_.html (2664 words)

	DENMARK - LoveToKnow Article on DENMARK (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Recess of 1536 enacted that the bishops should forfeit their temporal and spiritual authority, and that all their property should be transferred to the crown for the good of the commonwealth.
		When, in December 1674, a Swedish army invaded Prussian Pomerania, Denmark was bound to intervene as a belligerent, but Griffenfeldt endeavoured to postpone this intervention as long as possible; and Swedens anxiety to avoid hostilities with her southern neighbor materially assisted him to postpone the evil day.
		Thus at the peace of Fontainebleau (September 2, 1679) Denmark, which had borne the brunt of the struggle in the Baltic, was compelled by the inexorable French king to make full restitution to Sweden, the treaty between the two northern powers being signed at Lund on the 26th of September.
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	Peter - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Peter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Peter comes from the Latin word petrus (petro-), meaning rock.
		According to the New Testament, Kepha (Aramaic "rock") was the nickname Jesus used for the Apostle Peter, who's given name was Simon.
		Because of the depth of Peter's faith, Jesus had called him "the rock on which I will build my church." Saint Peter was the first Pope, from whom all Catholic Popes (and later Orthodox and Anglican Archbishops) claim religious authority through Apostolic succession.
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	Old Tønsberg: Castle Hill : Dream and Reality
		The case went to the High Count which found the information submitted inadequate and ordered that a new boundary be drawn.
		Harry Fett took the opportunity to describe how a monument to Queen Blanca, the beautiful count's daughter from Flanders, should be erected on that spot overlooking the harbour.
		In each new town kings and counts led the princess's horse by the bridle to the castle.
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		Peter, count Griffenfeldt (Peder Schumacher) (August 24, 1635 - March 12, 1699), was a Danish statesman.
		(Copenhagen, 1897-1905); Jørgenson, Peter Schumacher-Griffenfeldt (Copenhagen, 1893-1894); O Vaupell, Rigskansler Grey Griffenfeldt (Copenhagen, 1880-1882); Bain, Scandinavia, cap.
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