Preben von Ahnen was a German-born civil servant and landowner in Norway.
Background
Preben von Ahnen was born on the island of Rügeneral, off the Pomeranian coast in the Baltic Sea. He was a son of Pomeranian nobleman Staffen von Ahnen and nephew of Claus von Ahnen, who was a bailiff of Sem in Tønsberg in Vestfold and Eiker in Buskerud.
Career
He was the father of Iver von Ahnen, a Norwegian officer who served as Governor of Romsdal. Preben von Ahnen became a sizable landowner as a result of his two marriages. an extensive estate located along the coast of Nordland. In 1657 he established the iron foundry Ulefos Jernværk at Ulefoss in Nome, together with Ove Gjedde.
He served for 20 years as baliff and district governor in Nordland, He retired from public service as county manager of Bratsberg where he had served from 1669 to 1675.