Georg Reichwein

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Georg Reichwein
Allegiance	Denmark-Norway
Commands held	-Kongsvinger Fortress

Georg Reichwein was a military government official. His year of birth is unknown, but he was the son of general major Georg Reichwein, who immigrated in 1628 to Denmark-Norway from Hesse. In 1658 he became captain in charge of the Sør-Gudbrandsdalske company. In a letter written in 1664 we find he lived at Jørstad farm in Fåberg (near Lillehammer), Norway. His father was raised to a peerage in 1655, and he would have been foremost in rank at Fåberg in his time. He bought both Nordre Jørstad and Søndre Jørstad farms in 1672.

Reichwein was promoted to Major in 1675, and Lieutenant Colonel in 1682 ble and commander of Kongsvinger Fortress. He remained at Kongsvinger and became a Colonel in 1689. He lived at Vingnes in 1695, where he is recorded as married to his second wife, Catharina Sverdrup.

It is unknown when he died, but he does appear in records as late as 1719.