The Rentekammeret (English: The Treasury) was the Danish central administrative body responsible for overseeing the public finances from the middle of the 15th century until 1849. The chief officials of Rentekammeret held the title of Rentemester (Treasurer).
History
The Rentekammer, is first mentioned in the 1550sm although a rentemester is mentioned as early as 1517. At the introduction of the absolute monarchy in 1660 it became a kollegium under the name Skatkammerkollegiet, but in 1679 it was given its old name back.[1]
In 1770 it was merged with the General Customs Chamber (Generaltoldkammeret) and in 1771 became part of the Finanskollegiet, but was revived in 1773 as an independent bodu under its old name. Originally, the Rentekammeret was solely in charge of the state's payments and disbursements as well as accounting audits, but eventually also became responsible for the overall financial and tax policy as well as for agricultural matters, forestry, roads etc. Over the years, however, changes were made on several occasions in the division of responsibilities between the Rentekammeret and other central administrative bodies. In the ministerial reform of 1848, its affairs were divided between the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Interior Affairs.[1]
List of treasurers
People with title of Rentemester:[2]
| Years | Rentemester | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| -1495 | Anders Skrivere | Executed for embezzlement | |
| 1517-1520 | Anders Olufsen Glob | Provost in Odense | |
| 1520-1546 | Henrik Schulte | Gormally only Rentemester in Schlesvig-Holstein but de facto served as Rentemester for the entire country. | |
| 1525-1536 | Christiern Hvid | Dean in Copenhagen | |
| 1536-1554 | Jørgen Pedersen | Only Rentemester in Nørrejylland | |
| 1537-1547 | Joachim Beck til Førslevgaard | ||
| 1546-1557 | Eskil Oxes til Løgismose | ||
| 1549-1552 | Hermann Skeel til Jungetgård | ||
| 1557-1560 | Joachim Beck til Førslevgård | ||
| 1560-70 | Eiler Grubbe til Lystrup | ||
| 1567-1575 | Lauge Beck til Førslevgård | ||
| 1569-1574 | Otto Brockenhuus til Vollerslev | ||
| 1574-1601 | Christoffer Valkendorff til Glorup | ||
| 1582-1608 | Enevold Kruse | ||
| 1585-1596 | Holger Gagge til Frøslev | ||
| 1590-1597 | Anders Nielsen Dresselberg til Vognstrup | ||
| 1596-1622 | Sivert Beck til Førslevgård | ||
| 1609-1617 | Jens Juel til Kjeldgård | ||
| 1617-1627 | Christoffer Urne til Årsmarke and Nielstrup | ||
| 1623-1627 | Axel Arenfeldt til Basnæs | ||
| 1626-1527 | Ove Høg til Todbøl | ||
| 1627-1543 | Jørgen Vind til Gundestrup (Vrams Gunnarstorp) | ||
| 1628-1648 | Steen Beck til Førslevgård | ||
| 1640-1648 | Melkior Oldeland til Uggerslevgård | ||
| 1648-1651 | Oluf Daa til Ravnstrup | ||
| 648-53 | Jørgen Rosenkrantz til Kjeldgård | ||
| 1648-58 | Peder Michelsen Wibe | ||
| 1653-1560 | Peter Reedtz til Tygestrup | ||
| 1656-1679 | Steen Hohendorff til Rønneholm | ||
| 1657-1660 | Mogens Frijs til Vadskærgård | Member of the skatkammerkollegiet until 1672 | |
| 1660-1664 | Christoffer Gabel til Bavelse | ||
| 1660-1679 | Henrick Müller til Dragsholm | ||
| 1679-1681 | Heinrich von Støcken til Pederstrup |
See also
References
- 1 2 "Rentekammeret". lex.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ↑ "Danske rentemestre" (in Danish). roskildehistorie.dk. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
External links
- Biographies of Rentemester fooice holders