Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs

Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs
Council President of Denmark
In office 6 November 1865 – 28 May 1870
Monarch	Christian IX
Preceded by	Christian Albrecht Bluhme
Succeeded by	Ludvig Holstein-Holsteinborg
Personal details
Born	8 December 1817(1817-12-08)
Died	12 October 1896(1896-10-12) (aged 78)

Count Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs (8 December 1817 – 12 October 1896) was a Danish nobleman and politician. He was Council President of Denmark from 1865 to 1870 as the leader of the Cabinet of Frijs.

Being the wealthiest large squire of Denmark and personally honoured by his peasants Frijs played a role in politics from the 1850s. During the internal debate about a new constitution after the 1864-war he was appointed prime minister 1865 inaugurating the rule of the conservative party Højre that lasted until 1901. His cabinet that was expected to widen the influence also of the farmers disappointed by the issuing of the conservative 1866-constitution but was besides marked by a beginning reclaiming of the moors and by railroad-founding. After his retreat he 1870 led the negotiations with the French preventing a Danish participation in the Franco-Prussian War. He left politics 1880.

His son Count Mogens Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs (1849-1923) was an outstanding liberal-conservative politician whose work anticipated the making of the modern conservative party.

Literature

• Svend Thorsen: De danske ministerier, vol. 1, Copenhagen, 1967.

Political offices
Preceded by Christian Albrecht Bluhme	Council President of Denmark 6 November 1865 – 28 May 1870	Succeeded by Ludvig Holstein-Holsteinborg
Preceded by Christian Albrecht Bluhme	Foreign Minister of Denmark 6 November 1865 – 28 May 1870	Succeeded by Otto Rosenørn-Lehn

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Name	Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs, Christian Emil
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Date of birth	8 December 1817
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Date of death	12 October 1896
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