Vilhelm Mathias Skeel

Vilhelm Mathias Skeel
Vilhelm Mathias Skeel
County Governor of Stavanger amt
	In office; 1772–1781
Personal details
Born	2 June 1746; Nordborg Castle, Denmark
Died	9 April 1817 (aged 70); Sorø, Denmark
Citizenship	Denmark-Norway
Relatives	Jørgen Erik Skeel (brother)
Profession	Politician

Vilhelm Mathias Skeel (1746–1817) was a Danish landowner, county official, and military officer.

He grew up in Denmark and attended the Sorø Academy and received his Cand.jur. degree in 1765. He served as the County Governor of Stavanger county from 1772 until 1781.^[1] From 17 August 1785 to 31 December 1798 he was the county governor of Antvorskov and Korsør counties in Denmark. He also served as the county governor of Sorø and Ringsted counties from 1787 until 1798.^[2]

References

^ Berg, Ole T., ed. (13 June 2016). "Fylkesmenn og amtmenn (stiftamtmenn) siden 1671". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
^ Weidling, Tor. Eneveldets menn i Norge: Sivile sentralorganer og embetsmenn 1660–1814 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Riksarkivaren. p. 290. Retrieved 15 November 2020.

Government offices
Preceded by Gunder Gundersen Hammer	County Governor of Stavanger amt 1772–1781	Succeeded by Peter Frederik Ulrik Benzon

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[snl4-1] Berg, Ole T., ed. (13 June 2016). "Fylkesmenn og amtmenn (stiftamtmenn) siden 1671". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 November 2020.

[TW-2] Weidling, Tor. Eneveldets menn i Norge: Sivile sentralorganer og embetsmenn 1660–1814 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Riksarkivaren. p. 290. Retrieved 15 November 2020.

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