The Danish Constituent Assembly () is the name given to the 1848 Constitutional assembly at Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen that approved the Danish Constitution and formalized the transition from absolute monarchy to constitutional democracy. It consisted of members of which 114 were elected by the people, 38 were appointed by the king and the rest were government ministers.
The Danish Constituent Assembly first met on 23 October 1848.
List of members Copenhagen Martin Hammerich, scholar and educator Hans Peter Hansen, Bank of Denmark director Anders Sandøe Ørsted, jurist , procurator-general William Frederik Duntzfelt, merchant and councilman , parish priest , professor , master carpenter , professor Lauritz Nicolai Hvidt, merchant Nicolai Elias Tuxen, military officer
Copenhagen County Frederiksberg: Carl Christian Hall, chief auditor Kongens Lyngby: , educator (replaced , merchant, after the initial election was declared invalid) Roskilde Kro: Carl Wilhelm Thalbitzer, landowner Køge: Andreas Frederik Krieger, professor Roskilde: , parish priest Blæsenborg: , farmer
Frederiksborg County Helsingør: , town bailiff Esrum: Johan Christian Drewsen, industrialist Ramløse: Edouard Buntzen, attorney Frederikssund: Rasmus Nielsen Møller, crofter Slangerup: , farmer and parish bailiff Hillerød: Johannes Andreas Ostermann, teacher
Holbæk County Holbæk: Niels Ludvig Westergaard, professor Tvede Kro: , copyholder Vedby Kro: , teacher Kalundborg: , captain Faurbo Kro: N.H. Nielsen, farmer Nykøbing Sjælland: Nicolai Andreasen, miller
Sorø County Ringsted: , copyholder Sorø: Carl Emil Mundt, scholar Holløse: , theologian Skælskør: Christen Christensen Møller, institution manager Slagelse: Carl de Neergaard, landowner Korsør: , parish priest
Præstø County Store Heddinge: , farmer Rønnede: Frederik Johannsen, miller Vallø: , jurist Præstø: , weaver (replaced by N.F.S. Grundtvig, priest) Vordingborg: , farmer Næstved: , farmer and parish bailiff Stege: , student
Odense County Odense: , teacher Højby: , farmer Vissenbjerg: , farmer Assens: Hans Dinesen, farmer Middelfart: , parish priest Bogense: , procurator Søndersø: , farmer Kerteminde: , copyholder
Svendborg County Rudkøbing: , teacher Tranekær: , farmer Svendborg: , medical doctor Nyborg: , educator Kværndrup: , farmer Korinth Kro: , farmer Sønder Bråby: Knud Christian Høier, copyholder
Maribo County Nakskov: Balthazar Christensen, lawyer Juellinge: Christen Blach, farmer Maribo: , prokurator Sakskøbing: Hans Olesen, farmer Nykøbing Falster: Stubbekøbing: Hans Rasmussen, farmer
Bornholms County Rønne: A.S. Stender, jurist Aakirkeby: Johan Nicolai Madvig, professor (replaced by J.W. Marckmann after being appointed as government minister)
Aalborg County Nørresundby: Anders Jensen Hjort, estate manager Aalborg: , parish priest Bælum: Anders Jungersen, teacher Brorstrup: Christen Eriksen, farmer Nibe: ,
Hjørring County Frederikshavn: Severin Hastrup, farmer Sæby: Hans Peter Theilmann, estate manager Hjørring: , landowner Jerslev: , landowner Vrejlev: Ludvig Christian Brinck-Seidelin, landowner Halvrimmen: Johan Nicolai Frederik Hasselbalch, farmer
Thisted County Bjerget: Ulrik Christian Frederik Aagaard, county manager Thisted: , agent Vestervig: Frederik Christian von Haven, parish priest Nykøbing Mors: , parish priest
Viborg County Skive: , farmer Viborg: , Levring: Mads Pagh Bruun, industrialist Søndervinge: , farmer Løvel: ,
Aarhus County Odder: , magister Aarhus: , bank teller Skjoldelev: , and landowner
Skanderborg County Horsens: , mayor Skanderborg: , oil miller Bræstrup: Niels Hunderup, bailiff Linå: , industrialist
Randers County Mariager: Joakim Frederik Schouw, professor Randers: , teacher Estrup: , auditor Grenaa: Peter Christian la Cour, priest Ebeltoft: Peter Daniel Bruun, Supreme Court justice Voldum: , editor and merchant
Vejle County Fredericia: Peter Georg Bang, amtmand (replaced by Peter Carl Christian Holck after being appointed as government minister) Kolding: Carl Ploug, editor Vejle: , bailiff Give: Anders Hermansen, farmer Konstantia: , politician Bjerre: , bailiff
Ringkjøbing County Ringkøbing: , landowner Lemvig: , farmer Holstebro: , bailiff Herning: Jens Fløe, diocesan inspector Skjern: Jens Petersen, teacher
Ribe County Varde: Christopher Leberecht Tobiesen, provost Hjerting: Hans Christian Nielsen, farmer Ribe: Peter Hansen Tvede, procurator Steensvanggård: Niels Hansen, teacher Bredebro: , priest
Members appointed by the king Carl Christopher Georg Andræ, military officer Hans Peter Bergmann, veterinarian , professor Hans Brøchner Bruun, merchant Preben Lihme Brandt, textile manufacturer S.A.M. Buchwald, merchant , , gunsmith , farmer Henrik Nicolai Clausen, professor (replaced by Frederik Markus Knuth after he was appointed as government minister) , professor Carl Edvard van Dockum, naval officer (later Christian Albrecht Bluhme) , military officer , tobacco manufacturer Hother Hage, jurist , chamberlain , councilman Mathias Lüttichau, chamberlain , Bishop of Ribe Jacob Peter Mynster, Bishop of Zealand Niels Ostenfeldt, hospital director Waldemar Tully Oxholm, military officer and courtier Børge Petersen, hatter Peder Brønnum Scavenius, landowner Carl Otto Emil Schlegel, military officer Knud Sidenius, merchant , chamberlain Wilhelm Carl Eppingen Sponneck (replaced Anton Frederik Tscherning after he was appointed as government minister) Frederik Treschow, Frederik Wulff, city treasurer Christian Frederik Zeuthen, baron , secretary archivist Jon Gudmundson, student (Iceland) Konráð Gíslason, educator (Iceland) Jon Johnsen, byfoged (Iceland) Brynjolf Pjeturson, (Iceland) Jón Sigurðsson, (Iceland) Christian Pløyen, amtmand (Faroe Islands)
Ministers of the March Cabinet and November Cabinet Carl Emil Bardenfleth, Minister of Justice Christian Frederik Hansen, Minister of War Adam Wilhelm Moltke, Prime Minister Ditlev Gothard Monrad, Kultus Minister , Minister for Schleswig , Minister of the Navy
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