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Jens Juel (diplomat)
1631Jul, 15

Jens Juel (diplomat)

Jens Juel, Danish politician and diplomat, Governor-general of Norway (d. 1700)
Jens Juel (15 July 1631 – 23 May 1700) was a Danish diplomat and statesman of great influence at the Danish-Norwegian court. He was created Baron and granted Juellinge in 1672 and also established Juellund in 1694. He was the brother of Admiral Niels Juel.

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