 Bernhard Ulrich Middelboe  
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| ★ 1768 | ||
| ♰ 1825 | Far/Father: Stephan Middelboe | |
| Mor/Mother: Christine Marie Bildsøe | ||
| Ægtefælle/Spouse: Magdalene Foersom | ||
| Børn/Children: Stephantine Vilhelmine Middelboe, Stephan Middelboe, Marie Christine Middelboe, Christian Middelboe, Pouline Mathea Middelboe, Cathinka Antonowna Middelboe, Bernhardine Magdalene Middelboe, Daniel Ernst Middelboe | ||
| Søskende/Siblings: Poul Mathias Bildsøe Middelboe, Ole Middelboe, Ole Middelboe | ||
Bernhart (Bernhard) Ulrich Middelboe (16. november 1768 i Aarhus – 25. oktober 1825 i København) var en dansk søofficer. Han var søn af biskop Stephan Middelboe, far til søofficeren Stephan Middelboe og farfar til maleren Bernhard Middelboe.
Middelboe blev volontærkadet i Marinen 1778, kadet 1782, sekondløjtnant 1789, premierløjtnant i 1796, kaptajnløjtnant i 1804 og kaptajn i 1810. I 1815d titelholdt af kommandørkaptajn). Han var i hollandsk tjeneste i 1793-95, hvorfra han vendte syg hjem. Han gjorde derefter tjeneste ved den glückstadtske ekvipage og var derefter ansat ved indrulleringen i Aabenraa. Han kommanderede skonnerten Den Aarvaagne i Caribien (daværende Vestindien) i 1799 og var i kamp mod en engelsk kaper.
Efter sin hjemkomst blev Middelboe beordret til indrulleringen i Randers. I slaget på Reden den 2. april 1801 var Middelboe chef for stykprammen Søhesten. I kampen blev 25 af hans 74 besætningsmedlemmer dræbt, og 22 blev såret. I et forsvar mod tre fregatter og nogle brigger måtte han overgive sig for overmagten. Under Københavns bombardement i 1807 var han chef for batteriet Prøvestenen. Da han ved reduktionen af forsvaret i 1815 var blevet afskediget, købte han landejendommen Pedersdal på Amager og bosatte sig der.
Middelboe mistede sit hus og alle ejendele under Københavns bombardement og fik derfor i 1808 et lån på 500 rigsdaler, så kan man forsørge sin familie og husstand, som bestod af 11 personer. Alligevel døde han i temmelig trange kår. Han var gave med Magdalene f. Foersom (født i Øster Lindet 1. juli 1773, død i Ribe 23. december 1861), datter af provst Christian Foersom og enke efter konsumtionsinspektør P. Buch i Viborg. Han er begravet på Holmens Kirkegård.Det Kongelige Bibliotek og Forsvarets Bibliotek har portrætter af Middelboe.
Bernhart (Bernhard) Ulrich Middelboe (16 November 1768 in Aarhus – 25 October 1825 in Copenhagen) was a Danish naval officer. He was the son of Bishop Stephan Middelboe, father of naval officer Stephan Middelboe, and grandfather of the painter Bernhard Middelboe.
Middelboe became a volunteer cadet in the Navy in 1778, cadet in 1782, second lieutenant in 1789, first lieutenant in 1796, captain lieutenant in 1804 and captain in 1810. In 1815 he held the title of commander captain). He was in Dutch service in 1793-95, from which he returned home sick. He then served in the Glückstadt crew and was then employed at the enlistment office in Aabenraa. He commanded the schooner Den Aarvaagne in the Caribbean (then West Indies) in 1799 and was in battle against an English privateer.
After his return, Middelboe was ordered to enlist in Randers. In the Battle of Reden on 2 April 1801, Middelboe was commander of the gunboat Søhesten. In the battle, 25 of his 74 crew members were killed and 22 were wounded. In a defense against three frigates and some brigs, he had to surrender to superior forces. During the bombardment of Copenhagen in 1807, he was commander of the battery Prøvestenen. When he was dismissed when the defense was reduced in 1815, he bought the country estate Pedersdal on Amager and settled there.
Middelboe lost his house and all his belongings during the bombardment of Copenhagen and therefore received a loan of 500 rigsdaler in 1808, so that he could support his family and household, which consisted of 11 people. Nevertheless, he died in rather poor circumstances. He was married to Magdalene b. Foersom (born in Øster Lindet 1 July 1773, died in Ribe 23 December 1861), daughter of provost Christian Foersom and widow of consumption inspector P. Buch in Viborg. He is buried at Holmen’s Cemetery. The Royal Library and the Defence Library have portraits of Middelboe.