Christian Leberecht von Prøck

Christian Leberecht von Prøck
Birth nameChristian Leberecht von Prøck
BornDenmark
DiedCopenhagen, Denmark
Allegiance Denmark-Norway
Years of service1756–1766
RankGovernor-General

Christian Leberecht von Prøck (1718 – 4 September 1780) was a Danish baron. He served as Governor-General of the Danish West Indies colonies from 1756 to 1766. In 1768, Pröck became a diocese commander over Iceland and the Faroe Islands. He died on 4 September 1780 in Copenhagen. The plant genus Prockia is named after him.

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