Rentekammeret

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 body 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. ^ a b "Rentekammeret". lex.dk (in Danish). February 2009. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Danske rentemestre" (in Danish). roskildehistorie.dk. Retrieved 4 March 2023.