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Christoffer Valkendorff | |
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| Steward of the Realm | |
| In office 1596–1601 | |
| Preceded by | Peder Oxe |
| Succeeded by | Frands Rantzau |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 September 1525 Glorup, Funen, Denmark-Norway |
| Died | 17 January 1601 (aged 75) Copenhagen, Denmark-Norway |
| Awards | Order of the Elephant |
Christoffer Valkendorff (1 September 1525 – 17 January 1601) was a Danish-Norwegian statesman and landowner. His early years in the service of Frederick II brought him both to Norway, Ösel and Livland. He later served both as Treasurer and Stadtholder of Copenhagen and finally as Steward of the Realm from 1596 to 1601. He owned Glorup Manor on Funen from 1535 to 1601, whose current main building he constructed, although it has later been adapted in the Neoclassical style. He constructed the old Town Hall in Bergen, and he also constructed Svindinge Church, on Funen, one of the best preserved Renaissance style churches in Denmark. He founded the dormitory Valkendorfs Kollegium in Copenhagen where the street Valkendorfsgade is named after him.