Frederik Due

Frederik Due
Norwegian Prime Minister in Stockholm
In office 27 February 1841 – 16 December 1858
Monarchs	Charles III John Oscar I
Preceded by	Severin Løvenskiold
Succeeded by	Georg Sibbern
State Secretary at the Norwegian Council of State Division in Stockholm
In office 1823–1841
Personal details
Born	(1796-04-14)14 April 1796 Trondheim, Norway
Died	16 October 1873(1873-10-16) (aged 77) Christiania, Norway
Spouse	Alethe Wilhelmine Georgine Sibbern

Frederik Gottschalck Haxthausen Due (14 April 1796 – 16 October 1873) was a Norwegian military officer and statesman. Born in Trondheim, he entered the military at an early age, and took part in the Swedish-Norwegian War of 1814. After the two countries entered into union, Due was recruited to the Swedish court, where he was appointed Norwegian state secretary in Stockholm in 1823. In 1841 he became the Norwegian prime minister, and acted as interpreter for Charles XIV John. After resigning in 1858, he spent the years until 1871 as an ambassador to Vienna and Munich.