Ulrik Fredrik de Cicignon

Ulrik Frederik de Cicignon

Ulrik Frederik de Cicignon (1698 – 8 June 1772) was a Danish-Norwegian Military officer. ^{[1][2] [3]}

He was probably born at Akershus Fortress in Christiania (now Oslo, Norway). He was the son of Major General Frederik Christoph von Cicignon (ca. 1667-1719) and Karen Hausmann (1682-1744). He was also the grandson of the Luxembourg-born military officer and engineer, Johan Caspar von Cicignon (1625-1696). He studied at the Académie des Chevaliers in Strasbourg and the Académie de Lorraine in Nancy, France.^[4]

In 1718, he was appointed First Lieutenant within the Søndenfjeldske Gevorbne Infantry Regiment. He became captain in 1720 and then rose through the ranks until 1746 when he was made Colonel and head of the 2nd Vesterlenske National Infantry Regiment. In 1749, he had been appointed stiftamtmann in Bergen. He was regiment commander in 1750. He was knighted in 1754 with the title of Major General and became a member of the Privy Council in 1764. He sought dismissal from service in 1766 and moved to Sønderborg, where he died in 1772.^[5]

References

1. Nicolay Nicolaysen , norska stiftelser , III, 575. 882:e
2. "Ulrik Frederik de Cicignon". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
3. Magne Njåstad. "Ulrik Frederik de Cicignon". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
4. Rolf Grankvist. "Johan Caspar De Cicignon". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
5. Harald Nissen d.e. "Ulrik Frederik De Cicignon". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved July 15, 2016.