Valdemar Rudolph von Raasløff
Minister of War
In office
1 October 1866 – 19 April 1870
MonarchChristian IX
Prime MinisterChristian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs
Preceded byJohan Waldemar Neergaard
Succeeded byWolfgang von Haffner
Minister for the Navy
In office
22 September 1869 – 19 April 1870
MonarchChristian IX
Prime MinisterChristian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs
Preceded byOtto Frederik Suenson
Succeeded byWolfgang von Haffner
Personal details
Born(1815-11-06)6 November 1815
Altona, Hamburg
Died14 February 1883(1883-02-14) (aged 67)
Passy, Paris
Military service
Allegiance Denmark
 France
Branch/service Royal Danish Army
 French Army
Years of service1832–1851
Battles/warsFirst War of Schleswig

Valdemar Rudolph von Raasløff (6 November 1815  – 14 February 1883) was a Danish politician, military officer, and diplomat.[1]

Biography

Raasløff was born at Altona in the Duchy of Holstein. He spent his school years at Sorø and in 1832 he was admitted to the Royal Military College (Kgl. Militære Højskole), from which he graduated in 1838 as second lieutenant in the artillery.[2]

Instead of serving in Denmark, he applied for service abroad and in 1840–41 he served in the French Army in Algeria. He later summarized his experiences in Algeria in a book, which was translated into several languages. In 1849–50, he served as captain in the Danish army in the First War of Schleswig, however, in 1851, he left the military in order to go to America and become an engineer.

In 1857, he was appointed Denmark's Minister Resident in Washington, DC. On behalf of King Christian IX, he concluded the first commercial treaty between Denmark and the Qing Empire on 13 July 1863, a treaty which was modeled on the Treaties of Tianjin and governed the relationship between the two countries for several decades. Between 1 October 1866 and 19 April 1870, he served as the War Minister of Denmark. He died during 1883 in Paris.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Raasløff, Waldemar Rudolf, 1815-1883". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Raasløff, Valdemar Rudolf, 1815-83". Dansk biografisk Lexikon. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Raasløff, Valdemar Rudolf". data.cerl.org. Retrieved November 1, 2019.

Other sources

  • Raaslöff, Waldemar Rudolph von. Rückblick auf die militarischen und politischen Verhältnisse der Algérie in den Jahren 1840 und 1841. Altona, J. F. Hammerich, 1845.
  • Svend Dahl og P. Engelstoft, eds. Dansk biografisk haandleksikon. Kjøbenhavn og Kristiania, Glydendal, Nordisk forlag, 1920–26.
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