Peter Blankenborg Prydz (21 September 1776 – 6 March 1827) was a Norwegian military officer and representative at the Norwegian Constituent Assembly conducted at Eidsvoll during 1814. .Peter Blankenborg Prydz (Eidsvollsmann)
He was born in the neighborhood of Abelsøe in the Østensjø district of Oslo, Norway. He was the son of Anne Hedevig Brochmann (1752-1834) and Hans Prydz (1751-1781), and had three brothers.Genealogy He was a great-grandfather of the politician Hans Prydz (1868-1957).Hans Prydz – Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD)Peter Blankenborg Prydz (lokalhistoriewiki.no)
He began his military career as a commissioned officer at Nordenfjeldske infantry regiment. He rose to the rank of Major in 1825, before dying the next year.Peter Blankenborg Prydz at Eidsvoll 1814
Peter Blankenborg Prydz was elected to the Norwegian Constituent Assembly in 1814, representing the army regiment Nordenfjeldske Infanteri-Regiment.Peter Blankenborg Prydz – Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD) At Eidsvoll, he belonged to the independence party (Selvstendighetspartiet).Selvstendighetspartiet – i 1814 (Store norske leksikon. Magnus A. Mardal)
He is buried at Skedsmo kirke, a cruciform church from 1180 in Lillestrøm municipality in Akershus county.
References
Related Reading Holme Jørn (2014) De kom fra alle kanter - Eidsvollsmennene og deres hus (Oslo: Cappelen Damm)