Ulrik Fredrik Valdemar baron Løvendal (German: Woldemar Freiherr von Löwendal; 25 September 1660 – 4 June 1740), was a Danish-Norwegian baron, civil servant, and military officer. He served as Governor-general of Norway from 1710 to 1712, serving under King Frederick IV. He also served as Commanding General of Norway during the Great Northern War, and later as a high-ranking politician in Dresden.
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Early life
Ulrik Fredrik Valdemar Løvendal was born in Denmark on 25 September 1660 to Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve and his first wife Sophie Urne, daughter of marshal Jørgen Knudsen Urne. He was born into the House of Oldenburg as his father was an illegitimate son of King Frederick III. Løvendal was born with a twin brother, Carl, who died in 1689.