Christoffer Parsberg (17 December 1632 – 24 August 1671) was a Danish vice chancellor, Supreme Court justice and landowner. He was a member of the 3rd Law Committee that prepared Christian V's Danish Code. He owned the estates Jungshoved, Frydendal (now Torbenfeldt), Kongsdal and Gammel Køgegård. He was created a count shortly prior to his death in August 1671.
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Early life and education
Christoffer Parsberg was born on 17 December 1632 to Oluf Parsberg and Karen Enevoldsdatter Kruse. His father was a major landowner, whose estates included Palstrup, Jernit and Hagesholm. Parsberg attended Sorø Academy in 1647. He then went on a Grand Tour abroad from 1648 to 1653, during which he studied at the University of Strasbourg.
Career
Immediately after his return, Parsberg became a court page in 1653. For a short time, he served as Danish envoy in London, later becoming a chamberlain in 1658. During the Siege of Copenhagen, he was responsible for inspection of the garrison. In September 1659, he was sent as an envoy to the peace congress in Oliva, but failed to postpone the conclusion of peace between Sweden and Brandenburg until the negotiations between Denmark and Sweden had reached a result. After the Treaty of Oliva was signed in April 1660, he returned to Copenhagen.