Peter Johan Alexei Conradt-Eberlin

{{Short description|Danish Supreme Court justice}}

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Peter Johan Alexei Conradt-Eberlin (26 May 1789 {{ndash}} 15 May 1847) was a Danish Supreme Court justice. From 1837 to 1847, he also served as one of the last directors of the Danish Asiatic Company.

Early life and education

Conradt-Eberlin was born in 1789 in Copenhagen, the son of naval officer Georg Emanuel Conradt (1766-1826) and Ane Sophie Abildgaard (1769-1744). On 20 August 1783, Conradt's father was ennobled under the name Conradt-Eberlin.{{cite web|url=https://slaegtsbibliotek.dk/2024/945063.pdf|title=Danmarks Adels Aarbog: Conradt Eberlin|language=Danish|author=Deuntzer, J. G.|website=slaegtsbibliotek.dk|access-date=11 May 2025}} During the fire of Christiansborg Palace in 1795, he was badly injured when he jumped out of a window. He was therefore had to leave the navy with rank of captain and was subsequently installed as customs inspector in Helsingør.{{cite web |author=Houmøller, Sven |title=Birkedommer Eberlin |url=https://slaegtsbibliotek.dk/2024/943070.pdf |access-date=16 December 2020 |publisher=Historisk Topografisk Selskab for Frederiksbertg |language=Danish}}

Career

Conradt-Eberlin's first employment was at Danske Kancelli. In 1818, he became judge at Københavns Politiret (Copenhagen Police Court). In 1827, Conradt-Eberlin confiscated N. F. S. Grundtvig's third and last article in an article series on Freedom of Religion.{{cite web|url=https://grundtvigskforum.dk/viden/da-religionsfriheden-blev-lagt-p%C3%A5-loftet|title=Da religionsfriheden blev lagt på loftet|language=Danish|website=grundtvigskforum.dk|access-date=11 May 2025}} In 1828, be became a Supreme Court justice.

From 1837 to 1847, Conradt-Eberlin served as one of the last directors of the Danish Asiatic Company.{{cite web|url=https://tidsskrift.dk/nationaloekonomisktidsskrift/article/download/58713/80726?inline=1|title=Af det asiatiske Kompagnis Historic|language=Danish|author=Deuntzer, J. G.|website=tidsskrift.dk|access-date=11 May 2025}}

Personal life

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In 1821, Conradt-Everlin married Johanne Victorine von der Recke (1800-1853). The couple had six children. The eldest of them was the later birk judge Adolph Emanuel Conradt-Eberlin (1822-

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