Johan Christopher Schönbach

Johan Christoffer Schönbach (1663 – 10 February 1726) was a Danish county governor and landowner. He owned Birkendegård at Holbæk.

Early life and education

Schönbach was born in 1663 to Johan Christoph Schonbach til Vandlinggaard and Elisabeth Lange. He was educated in Kiel from 1674. He became a Doctor of Law in 1780.[1]

Career

In 1684–92, he worked as a secretary in Tyske Kancelli. On 23 December 1683, he was appointed deputy county governor of Kalundborg, Sæbygaard and Dragsholm counties. From 16 May 1696 to 1707, he served as county governor of the same counties. From 1707, until his death, he served as county governor of Holbæk.[1]

On 16 August 1709, he was awarded the title of etatsråd. In 1714, he was awarded the title of geheimeraad.[1]

Personal life

Schönbach was married twice. His first wife was Edel Sophie Bille (1654 —1706), She was a daughter of etatsraad Anders Bille til Løgismose and Beate Margrethe Bielcke. His second wife was Anna Elisabeth von Korff (died 1732).[1]

In 1700, he bought Birkendegård at Holbæk.[2] He died on 10 February 1826. On his second wife-s death, their heirs (two sons and a daughter) unsuccessfully tried to sell the estate in three different auctions. It was ultimately sold to Terkel Terkelsen.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d 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. p. 149. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  2. ^ "Birkendegaard". danskeherregaarde.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2012-11-20.
  3. ^ "Birkendegård in Skippinge herred". roskildehistorie.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 7 October 2019.
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