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Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership
FEMALE
COUNTY SHERIFFS
IN THE
KINGDOM OF DENMARK
AND NORWAY
(Including parts of what is now Southern Sweden)
The system of "fiefholders" or tenants (Lensmænd)
was reformed during the reigns of Christian 3. and Frederik 2., which
meant that the lensmand got more and more administrative tasks within the
local administration and became the represenative of the King and the
Central Administration and direct superior with respect to lower local
authorities. The lensmand received taxes and excises, was in charge of the
military and held the right to appoint judges etc. The fiefs were not
hereditary, but the tenant holder (Lensmand) was appointed by the king -
normally for life, but they often exchanged tenantcies. If a lensmand died
in office his widow or other heirs would administer the tenantcy until the
"books were closed" - normally for about a year. Sometimes couples were
appointed joint lendmaend for life and on other occiations women were
appointed fiefholders in their own right. With the introduction of the
absolute rule in 1660 those tasks went to the Amtmand (no women were
appointed to this position). And the concept of "len" - tenantcies became
part of the new counties and baronies that was introduced after 1671. The
Len can be translated into Counties and the Herred into Shire.
Also see
Denmark_lensmaend and Denmark_Heads of
State
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1266-82 Reigning Dowager Lady
Dowager Queen Margrethe
Sambiria of Denmark
of Estonia and Virland and of Lolland-Falster |
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Also known as Margrethe Sprænghest, she was regent 1259-66 for her son
Erik 5. Klipping after the death of her husband, Christoffer I. She
fought against the powerful Archbishop Jakob Erlandsen. In 1261 she
and her son were taken prisoner in Germany. The next year she
returned together with Albrecht of Braunshweig and Erlandsen left
the country. She managed to persuade Pope to accept the idea of
female succession to the Danish throne, though not to her daughters
having succession-rights before male relatives in other lines.
Estonia was her dowry which she controlled from Lolland-Falster
another Dowry in the South of Denmark. Remained influential to her
death. She was daughter of Duke Sambor I of Pomerania and Mechtilde
of Mecklenburg. lived ca.
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1364-84 Reigning Dowager Lady
Rikardis Schwerin-Wittenburg of the Island of Als med Sønderborg with
several shires in Southern Jutland (Sønderjylland) in Slesvig
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Widow of Valdemar 3, who was King of Denmark
1326-30 and Duke of Slesvig 1325- 26 and 1330-64. He was 11 years
old when the Council of the Realm chose him as successor of the
deposed King Christoffer 7, with his mother's brother, Count Gert 3.
von Holsten-Rendsborg as regent. This led to civil war and
peasent's uprisings, and Christoffer was reinstated and Valdemar
became Duke of Slesvig. She was mother of two sons, Valdemar (ca.
1338– 60) and Henrik who inherited the duchy. She (d. ca. 1384). |
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1370-83 County Sheriff Helene Olufsdatter Lunge of
Bjernedegård Len with Stormandsgården |
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Helene Lunge was widow of Evert Moltke, she followed her husband as
holder of the tenantcy appointed by the Bishop of Roskilde
(Bispelensmand). She lived (ca. 1540-83). |
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1286-1304
Reigning Dowager Lady
Dowager Queen Agnes von Brandenburg of Denmark
of Lolland-Falster |
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Agnes af Brandenborg acted
as regent for son Erik IV Menved 1286-92 after her husband, Erik V
was assassinated. Several magnates who had been found guilty -
probably unjustly- of killing her husband and had been outlawed in
1287 challenged her rule. These outlaws, who were aided by the
Norwegian king and soon joined by Duke Valdemar of Schleswig and the
new archbishop, Jens Grand, raided the Danish coasts. Erik defeated
Valdemar and reached an agreement with Norway in 1295, but he
continued to feud with Grand, whose imprisonment led to a papal
interdict of the king in 1297. Erik's settlement with Pope Boniface
VIII (1303) enabled him to resume Danish conquests along the
northern border of the Holy Roman Empire, and in 1304 the emperor
Albert I ceded to Denmark all lands north of the Elbe River.
Lolland-Falster was her dowry, which she administered as a royal
fief, being in charge of aspects of the local administration also
after her marriage to Count Gerhard II of Holsten and became mother
of another son, Johann. She lived (1258-1304). |
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Ca. 1395-1405
County Sheriff Gertrud Pedersdatter Grubbe of
Horsetofte and Ellinge Len |
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Gertrud Grubbe held the very small estate as a tenant as
the Bishop of Roskilde. She was so-called Bispelensmand.
She
was married to Erik Barnumsen til Skarsholm (d. 1367).
She ( d. ca. 1405) |
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1406-20
County Sheriff/Reigning Lady Queen
Philippa of England of Denmark of Nøsbyhoved Len
(Denmark), Romerike (Norway) and Närke Len with
Örebro Slot (Sweden)
1420 and 1425-27 and 1429-30 In Charge of the
Government of Denmark in Sweden
1420-30
County Sheriff/Reigning Lady of Närke Len, most
of the Mälar Area, all of Västmanland Len with
Västerås, Uppland Len with Uppsala and the City,
Castle and County of Stockholm
1423-25 Regent of Denmark, Norway and
Sweden(August-May) |
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After her marriage to
Erik VII of Pomerania, she was granted several fiefs
in Denmark, Norway and Sweden. When Erik appointed
his cousin, Duke Bigislav IX. of
Pommern-Stolp, they
made a settlement that meant that she was granted
large parts of Sweden as her Dowry (livgeding)
and she acted as her husband, 's representative in
the country, and she spend much of her time here.
During his prilgrimage to Jerusalem from 1423 she
was Guardian of the Realm in Denmark. She made a
treaty with some members of the North-German
Confederation of so-called Hanse-States about the
validity of the coin-system (A monitary union) using
the titulature; "We,
Philippa By the
Grace of God, Queen in Denmark, Sweden, Norway,
Wends and Goths and Duchess in
Pommerania...according the power and command that
our dearest graceful Lord in his absence has
commanded realm and land..". After his return, she
was in charge of the government in Sweden. In
1426 she met with
the Swedish Council of the Realm in order to secure
military help in the war against the counts of
Holstein and the following year she met with the
Council to discus the war and domestic matters.
1428 she successfully organized the defence of
Copenhagen against the attacking Hanse-Cities. The
follwing year she returned to Sweden, gave birth to
a still-born child in 1429, and lived (1394-1430). |
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1461-80 County Sheriff Hebele Lydikesdatter of
Nygård Len |
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Heble Kande or Kane
was widow of Peder Eriksen Gyldenstierne and took over
the function as County Sheriff of the Tenantcy of the
Bishop of Roskilde (Bispelensmand). She Chief of the
Court (Hofmesterinde) of Queen Dorothea and allowed to
enjoy the income of the City Tax of Odense. The daughter
of Lydike Kane or Kande and Elsebe Daa, she lived (ca.
1420-80). |
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1480-1502
Joint County Sheriff Margrethe Henriksdatter Friis of
Kirkendrup and Fremmeløv Len |
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Margrethe Friis was
appointed jointly with her husband, Morten Tinhuus Skinkel,
for life. Her son Laurids Skinkel paid it off from her in
1502. She (d. ca. 1511). |
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1448-52
Mistress Queen Dorothea zu Brandenburg of
Denmark
of Örebro, Närke and Värmland (Sweden)
1481-90 Regent of Slesvig-Holsten
(Schleswig-Holstein) (Germany) |
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Dorothea af
Brandenborg had
"royal authority" vested in her in 1448 after the death
of her first husband, Christoffer 3 of Bayern. She
contra signed and authorized the decisions made by the
Council of State, which reigned the country. Later same
year she married the new king Christian I of Oldenborg
and often acted as regent during his many warfares.
Her dowry included
Roskilde Len and Ringsted Len, and held large parts of
Lolland, Falster, Slesvig and Holsten together with
Abrahamstrup, Kalundborg, Närke and Värmland (Sweden) as
security for loans she granted her husband. She fonded a
convent in Køge and travlled twice to Rom on
pilgrimages. A month before his death, Christian granted
her Slesvig-Holsten as a personal fief, and after his
death she acted as regent for son, Frederik, (later
king) in the Dukedoms.
She
lived (1430-90).
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1481-1521
County Sheriff Queen Christine von Sachsen of Denmark of
Tranekær Len, Næsbyhoved Len, Koldinghus Len
with Brusk, Jerlev, Holmans,
Tørrild and ½ of Andst Herreds
and Ribe Len, Rigård Len with Skovsby Herred, Hlids Herred Len
and Regsø Herred Len (Denmark)
1500-02 In charge of the government in Sweden |
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Christine af Sachen
was married to King Hans of Denmark, Norway and Sweden and was
given the fiefs for her personal use after he became king. In
1500-02 she was in charge of the government in Sweden during his
engagement elsewhere and lead the defence of Stockholm Castle.
She was under siege from the Swedish nobility and kept in
captivity 1502-03. After Hans' death in 1513 she withdrew to her
fiefs, being in charge of aspects of the local administration,
appointing county sheriffs to administer some of the tenantcies
in her name.
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1484-95 County Sheriff
Birgitte Olufsdatter Thott of Dronningholm Len
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Birgitte Thott was a major landowner and was married to the
Swedish Councillor of State and lagmand Erengisle Nilsson, who
died 1469. She was in dispute with her husband's children of
first marriage over her Swedish castles, and with her
stepmother, Anne Present, over the ownership of Vallø-Castle,
which Birgitte had inherited from her mother, Karen Falk. She
was supported by the Danish king, who appointed her Lensmand
(County Sheriff) of the Royal Lands of Dronningholm, and as such
she was in charge of local administration. She sold many of her
possessions to king Hans. Much of her troubles with inheritance
and keeping on to her lands must be seen as a result of her
having no children.
(d. 1498) |
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1500-39
County Sheriff
Anne Corfitzdatter
Rønnow of Risby Birk Len, and the City of Skælskør |
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Anne Rønnow til
Fårevejle was widow of Erik Hardenberg,
who
was killed during the war in the Ditmarsk
(Ditmarskertoget). |
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Until 1500 County Sheriff Tale Arvidsdatter Baad of Majbølle Birk (The Denmark, new Sweden) |
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Tale Baad til Vasted in Halland held the tenantcy as security for lones to the king. She was widow of Laurits Follersen Knob til Gyllebo in Skåne. She lived (ca. 1434-1500). |
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1500-26
County Sheriff
Sophie Pederdatter Høeg Banner of Jungshoved Len |
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Sophie Høeg
til Maribo Sankt Jørgensgård was
widow of Ebbe Mogens
Galt, who was killed during the war in the Ditmarsk
(Ditmarskertoget). Mother of 3 surviving children, she
(d. 1531). |
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15...
County Sheriff Else af Næsby Len |
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Widow of
Christian Brun. Her successor, Hans Krafse, was in office
until 1530. |
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After 1502-10
County Sheriff Margrethe Andersdatter Grubendal
of Abildtorp Birk Len |
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Margrethe
Grubendal til Broholm was widow of Johan Fikkesen Fikkesen,
County Sheriff of Harritsborg. As she was in charge of the
Birk - the juridical unit - she also was in charge of the
local courts. She later became
Mistress of the convent of Skt. Jørgens Møn |
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1503-ca. 1531
Joint County Sheriff Mette Joachimsdatter Hardenberg
of Kylderup Len
Around 1506
County Sheriff of Saling and Sund Herreds Len
1520-ca. 28 County Sheriff of Salling Herreds Len |
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Mette
Hardenberg was first appointed jointly with her husband,
Markvard Rønnov til Hvidkilde
(d. 1506)
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some years she lost first Sunds and later also Salling, but
later she recovered the latter tenantcy together with her
son, Eiler Rønnov after a few years, who
confirmed the right to
Kylderup Len for himself and his wife, Anne Krabbe in 1531.
(d. ca.
1550). |
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1507-18 and 1523-35
County Sheriff Anne Henriksdatter Meinstorf of Højstrup
and Everdrup Len |
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Anne Meinstorf was also known as Anne Holgers, she was first
married to Holger Eriksen Rosenkrantz til Boller and secondly to
Jørgen von Ahlefeldt til Søgård, who was killed in battle in
1500. After this period she took care of herself and her own
possessions, inherited from her parents. In 1507 she took over
the fief of Højstrup as security (becoming Lensmand or County
Sheriff) for a major lone she had given to King Hans. Around
1516 she was appointed Hofmesterinde (Mistress of the Court) of
Queen Elisabeth von Habsburg. From the following year until 1522
she stayed in Northern Germany because she had criticized the
relationship of King Christian 2 to Dyveke. After Christian fled
the country, she returned and was re-appointed both
Hofmesterinde and Lensmand. During the civil war, Grevens Fejde
(The Count's Feud), she supported Count Christoffer, while her
son, Holger Holgersen Rosenkrantz, supported the later Christian
3., but was killed in battle in 1534. Some months later Count
Christoffer had called for a meeting at the "Assembly in
Ringsted", and here she was killed by peasant-soldiers. She
lived (ca. 1475-1535). |
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1511-..
County Sheriff Karen Nielsdatter Grubbe of Snedinge
Len |
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Karen Grubbe was daughter of
Niels Gruppe, who was appointed County Sheriff of the Bishop
of Roskilde in 1500. (Bispelensmand). She was widow of Søren
Daa, and apparently she bought the tenantcy from the bishop. |
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1513-50
County Sheriff Else Pederdatter Thott of Sunds Herred Len
1521-47 County Sheriff of Nørvangs Herred and Hønborg Len
with Elbo Herred
1521-25
Acting County Sheriff of Vester Herred
Until 1550
County Sheriff of Krarup and Rynkeby |
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Else Thott til
Alnarp
was first married to Claus Krummedige and secondly to Thomas
Nilsson (Lange). She held Sunds herred as security for lones
(Pantelen) and was granted Krarup and Rynkeby for life. Her son,
Karl Lange, paid it off after her death and kept it for life.
She (d. 1550). |
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1515-ca. 27
County Sheriff
Mette Iversdatter Dyre in Sweden of
Hørby Len
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Known as Mätta Ivarsdotter in Sweden, she was very
influential during the regency of her third husband,
Svante Nilsson Sture, who was Regent of Sweden for King
Hans of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. She was Svante's
assistant and advisor, and an influential power in the
national counsel. In important questions the great men
rather went to her than to her husband. In 1507 she
defended Stockholm Castle and in 1510 she was his
representative in Finland. After her husband's death in
1512 she was in dispute with her stepson, Sten Sture the
Younger, about some of her dowry. In 1515 King Christian
2. Appointed Sheriff (Lensmand) of the Bishopal Fief of
Hørby near Holbæk and as Chancellor of the Convent of
Saint Agnete in Roskilde. Her first two husbands were
the Norwegian Councillors of the Realm, Anders van
Bergen (d. 1491) and Knut Alvsson (d. 1502). She lived
(ca. 1460-ca.1527). |
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1515-44
County Sheriff
Alhed Jørgendatter
Urne of Farum Len with Farumgård, Denmark |
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Alhed
Urne continued as County Sheriff appointed by the Bishop
of Roskilde and after the reformation in 1536 she is
granted the tenantcy for life. She was widow of Tetz
Jensen Rosengård, who was County Sheriff until his death
in 1485. She (d. 1544). |
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Until 1515 and 1523-24 County Sheriff Ingeborg
Jakobesen of Pederstrup Birk Len |
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Widow
of Hans Valkendorff. The tenantcy was given back to her
after a period, when it was held by somebody else. |
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1516-28
County Sheriff Birgitte Olufsdatter Thott of Medelsom
and Sønderlyng Herred Len, and the City of Grenå |
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Birgitte Thott til Valø acted after the death
of her second husband, Niels Eriksen Rosenkrantz. Held the
Tenantcy of the City of Grenå until 1517, when she gave it
back, but her son, Henrik, is granted the city in the 1520s.
She (d. 1528). |
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1517-35
County Sheriff Karen Bentsdatter Bille of Bygholm
Len with Bjerge, Hattinge, Nim and Vor Herreds |
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Karen Bille took over the tenantcy after
the death of her husband, Henrik Knudsen Gyldenstierne.
7 of her 22 children survived, and
she lived (ca. 1470-1540). |
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1518-29
County Sheriff Drude Claudatter Krummedige of
Skibelunde, Hoby and Vester Ulslev Len |
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Drude
Krummedige was widow of Christian Rantzau, former County
Sheriff of Nyborg, who had been granted the tenantcy for the
liftime of both of them in 1516. She had first been married
to Otto Krumpen. |
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1519-possibly 21
Acting County Sheriff Johanne Henriksdatter Sparre of
Holbæk Len with Merløse and Tudse Herreds |
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Johanne Sparre til
til Haglösa
took over after the death of her first husband
Erik Pedersen Bille, later she married Aage
Axelsen Brahe til Sireköpinge. She (d. 1568). |
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1521-28
County Sheriff Sophie Jørgendatter Rud of Isolte
Len in Halland
(Then Denmark, now Sweden) |
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Sophie
Rud, who was also known as Rudsdatter, was appointed
jointly with her husband, Tyge Brahe and took over the
administration after his death in 1523. Her second
husband, Erik Madsen Bølle, was County Sheriff 1528-63.
She (d. 1551) |
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Ca.
1519-44
Joint County Sheriff Alhed Jørgensdatter Urne of
Farum |
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Alhed
Urne was widow of Tetz Rosengaard (d. 1519) and held the
tenantcy jointly with her son Jens Tetzsen. She (d.
1544). |
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1521-..
County Sheriff Mette Borkvardsdatter Skinkel,
Harridslevgård
1527-39/42 County Sheriff of Odense Møntergård |
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Mette
Skinkel til Torpegård and Åsum, was also known as
Skinkelsdatter, she was named successor to
Harridslevgård tenantcy (fik ventebrev) in 1514, and
took over after the death of her husband, Tjelluf
Eriksen Bjørn (Tilluf Eriksøn). Was later granted Odense
Møntergård for life. She (d. 1539/42). |
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1521-after 26
County Sheriff Anne Pedersdatter of Thurø Len |
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Jomfru
Anne (Miss or virgin) was granted the island south of
Svendborg, in 1526 it was noted that she was not to
"interfere with the peasants" (ikke befatte sig med
bønderne). |
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Until 1522 and 1523-24
Acting County Sheriff Anne Nielsdatter
Rosenkrantz of Vildstedgård and Slet Herred |
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Anne
Rosenkrantz was widow of Niels Gundersen Lange (d. 1511).
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1523-68
Reigning Dowager Lady Queen Sophie von Pommern of
Denmark of Lolland and Falster,
County Sheriff of
Nykøbing Len with Falsters two Herreds and Lady of
the
Administrative Units of Kiel and Plön (Slesvig-Holsten)
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Sophie af
Pommern was granted Lolland-Falster
to her as a dowry (Livgeding) when her husband, King
Frederik I ascended to the throne in 1523. In Lolland and
Falster she appointed her own County Sheriffs to take care
of the administration of the minor tenantcies. She also held
the German Castles and Administrative Units of Kiel and Plön
and adjourning areas in Holsten (Schloss und Amt von Kiel
und Plön) as part of her dowry. She lived (1498-1568). |
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1523-...
County Sheriff Inger Ottesdatter Rømer of Fosen, Edøen,
Romsdal and Søndmøre and Tønsberg Len in Norway
Until 1555 County Sheriff of Romsdal Len and Rejns Kloster |
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Inger Rømer til Austråt by Tronhjem was married to Niels
Henriksen Gyldenløve, who was send to The Netherlands to
accompany Elisabeth of Habsburg back to Denmark, where she would
marry King Christian 2. After his death she managed to keep most
of his tenancies. Only Vardøhus she had to give up to her
son-in-law Erik Ugerup, married to Anne. She later got Tønsberg
as security for lones (Pantelen). And she managed to acquire the
famous estate of Giske and even though it rightfully belonged to
Carl Knudsens' female heirs. She also tried to get her hand on
the estates that had been owned by Inger Erlandsdatter Losne,
who died, even though it belonged to a branch of the Danish
Rosenkrantzer. Finally she also became "Mistress"
(Forstanderinde) of the abbey of Rejns and thereby in charge of
its rich estates during the reformation. In the 1530s she was
involved in disputes with the Archbishop who got the upper hand
and she sought refuge at Østeråt. 1533 she had to give up to
Giske and later the Losne-Estates also went to the rightful
heirs. Mother of 5 daughters who all married high ranking and
influential Danish nobles. She
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After 1523-ca. 29
County Sheriff
Lene
Ludvigsdatter Rosenkrantz
of Lunde with several parishes in Mors |
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Lene Rosenkrantz til Estrup
was widow of Thomas Iversen Juel, who was in office from 1520. The
tenantcy was paid off by her son Iver Juel after her death. She (d.
1529). |
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1524-31
County Sheriff Ingeborg
Predbjørnsdatter Podebusk
of Gårdstange Len (At the time part of Denmark, now Sweden) |
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Ingeborg Podebusk was in charge
of the fief, which was also
known as Gardsstange,
after the death of
her husband, Councillor of the Realm Tønne Vernersen Parsberg til
Harrested og Ørtofte. During the The Count's Feud (Grevens
Fejde) her estate was burnd down by the peasents. She was mother of
one son, Verner Tønnsen Parsberg, and (d. 1542). |
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1524
Acting County Sheriff
Karen Steensdatter Gøye
of Skivehus Len with Nørre, Harre, Hindborg and Rødding
Herreds |
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Karen Gøye
was in charge after the death of her husband, Niels Pedersen
Høeg Banner. |
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1529-31
County Sheriff Sophie Henriksdatter Gyldenstierne of
Hagenskov Len with Bog Herred |
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As Lensmand (County Sheriff) Sophie Gyldenstierne til
Buckenhagen acted as the king's representative and was in charge
of various aspects of the local administration. The widow of
Bendix Ahlefeldt til Haseldorf og Gelting (1418-1517) and mother
of Anne Benedictsdatter Ahlefeldt (1515-50). She (d. after
1531). |
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1528-51
County Sheriff Pernille Mogensdatter Gøye of
Jungshoved Len and Roskilde Agnete Kloster |
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Pernille Gøye was widow of Anders Ebbesen Galt til
Tyrrstrup, Rubjerggård og Skumstrup (d. 1529). She was
granted the tenantcy for life in 1528. Her second
husband, Birger Trolle, was County Sheriff of Roskilde
Agnethe Kloster ca. 1546-71. She lived (1506-52). |
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1529-30 Acting County Sheriff
Ingeborg Henriksdatter Sparre of Annisegård |
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Ingeborg Sparre was in charge
of the tenantcy after the death of her husband, Markvard
Tidemand. She was grandted it for life, but Johan Bjørnsen
took over after one year.
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1530-33
Acting County Sheriff Anne Jørgensdatter Rud of Roskilde
Vor Frue Kloster Len |
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Anne Rud married Rigsråd Henrik Krummedige, who was Councillor
of the Realm in both Denmark and Norway. In 1502 she was in
charge of the defence of the Norwegian boarder-castle Båhus in
his absence. She was an extremely able land-owner, farmer and
trader. Since 1531 she also had possession of a number of minor
fiefs in Norway, administered by her son-in-law, married to her
only daughter, Sofie. She left an extensive correspondence with
her daughter, son-in-law and other relatives, and according to
the custom of the time, she were in charge of the upbringing of
her grandchildren, before her death in 1533. |
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1530
Acting County Sheriff Lene Christoffersdatter Hak
of Næsby Birk
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Lene
Hak til Egholm was the sole heir of her family, as her
father, Christoffer Hak, was the last male of the
family. She was in charge of the tenantcy after the
death of her husband, Hans Krafse. The mother of two
surviving children, she (d. 1551). |
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1531-34
Joint County Sheriff
Anne
Benedictsdatter Ahlefeldt of Hagenskov Len |
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Anne Ahlefeldt was also known
as Anne Sophiesdatter after her mother, Sophie
Gyldenstierne, who was in charge of the tenantcy from 1529.
Appointed together with her first husband,
Reinwald von Heiersdorf. Later married
Jens Nielsen Rotfeldt. She
lived
(1515-50). |
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1532
County Sheriff Sophie
Predbjørnsdatter
Podebusk of
Malmøhus Len with Oxle, Ingelstad and Jærestad Herred and Høgby
Len
(At the time part of Denmark, now Sweden)
1532-40 County Sheriff of Ellinge Len
1538-40
County Sheriff of Isløf Len |
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Sophie Podebusk administered the
tenantcies after
the death of her husband,
Albert Jepsen Ravensberg, who had been invested with the fief in
1529. She was later given Isløf for life. (d. 1540).
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1532-4.
County Sheriff Eline Henningsdatter Godov of
Rønnebæksholm Len |
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Eline Godov was widow of Henrik
Gøye til Gisselfeldt, County Sheriff of Korsør 1516-23, Royal
Stadholder in Sweden 1522, Stadholder of Sjælland 1522 when
Christian 2 left the country. 1524 he had to surrender
Copenhagen to Frederik 2 and went abroad for some years, until
he joined Frederik 2 and given Vordingborg as a tenantcy 1525
and finally Councillor of the Realm at the time of his death. In
1537 she was given 13 farms in Rønnebæk and 11 in the
surroundings. She was mother of 3 children, and (d. after 1551). |
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1532-59
County Sheriff Elline Stensdatter Bille of
Fredsgård with Tømmerup at Halsnæs
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Eline
or Elline Bille was widow of Bispelensmand Morids Skave
(d. 1532), who was appointed Holder of the Tenantcy of
the Bishop of Roskilde ca. 1520. After the reformation
in 1536 she is granted the fief for life by the king who
had taken over all the estates owned by the Catholic
Church (Krongods). She (d. 1559). |
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1533-36
County Sheriff Hilleborg Pedersdatter Bille of
Kirkendrup and Fremmeløv Len |
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Hilleborg Bille's
husband, Laurids Tinhuus Skinkel, whose mother, Margrethe
Friis, held the tenantcy 1480-1502, had it confirmed for
both of them for life in 1523, and she took charge after his
death. Their daugther, Anna Skinkel married Frans
Brockenhuus, who took over after her death. She lived
(1474-1536). |
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1534-36
and 1555-56 Acting County Sheriff Kirstine Jepsdatter
Friis of Ørum Len with 4 Herreds in Thy |
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Either known as Karen or Kirstine
Friis, she took over the tenantcy after husband, Holger
Holgersen Rosenkrantz til Boller was killed in battle during the
civil war known as The Count's Feud (Grevens Fejde). Also
acted after the death of second husband, Gabriel Gyldenstjerne,
who had become the next Lensmand. Mother of one daughter, Else
Holgerdatter Rosenkrantz. She (d. 1565). |
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1534-35 Joint County Sheriff
Anna Markvardsdatter Rønnov of Ruggård Len with Skovsby
Herred, Løgismose Len and the Town of Skelskør |
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Anna Rønnov til Løgismose was
appointed together with her her husband, Johan Jørgensen
Urne, who died in 1537 in prison and was deprived of his
possessions because of his in the Feud of the Count. Her
mother, Mette Hardenberg was County Sheriff of Sallng and
Sunds Herreds from around 1506. (d. before 1572). |
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1535-36
Acting Country Sheriff Kirsten Pedersdatter Lykke of
Gislum Herreds Len |
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Kirsten Lykke took over
the administration after the death of her father, Councillor of
the Realm, Peder Hanssøn Lykke. Together with her sister,
Anne, she inherited Nørlund. But together with her second
husband, Christoffer Urne, she bought her sister's part. After
his death in 1566, she was in ran the estate alone until her own
death. (d. 1570). |
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1535-37
Acting County Sheriff Mette Mogensdatter Gøye of
Ravnsborg Len |
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Mette Gøye
was daughter of Mogens Gøye til Krenkerup and after the death of
her husband, Johan Oxe til Nielstrup, she acted as County
Sheriff or Lensmand until her own death one year later. Mother
of one daughter, Pernille Johansdatter Oxe (b. 1530). |
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1535
Acting County Sheriff Inger Olufsdatter Falster
of Øster Thisted Birk |
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Inger
Flaster of Laurids Madsen Vasspyd til Ålestrup and
Rudbjergård and Judge in Lolland. It is not known when
he took office, but he followed Karen, who held it as
security for lones sometime in the begnining of the
1500s. Mother of several children. She (d. after 1551). |
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1535 Acting County Sheriff Ellen Andersdatter Gøye
of Vissenbjerg Birk and Æbelø Len etc.
1556 Abbess of Maribo Kloster |
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Ellen Gøye was
married to
Jørgen Henningsen Quitzow til Sandager
and Jerstrup, Rugård og Æbelø,
who was Chancellor of the Realm 1537-44, until his death. She became
the first Abbesses of the Lutheran Chapter for Noble Ladies
Maribo, which was opned 20 year after it's Catholic predecessor was
closed during the reformation.
As Abbess she functioned more or less as a local County Sheriff
(Lensmand) and held
the jurisdiction of
those who lived at the large estates of the Chapter. She
was mother of 2 children, and (d. after 1558). |
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1535-53
County Sheriff Cecilie Nielsdatter Lange Munk of
Hillerslev Sogn |
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Cecilie
Lange (Also known as Sidsel) was widow of Anders Reventlow
til Søbo, who was in office from 1527 until his death 1535.
The tenantcy was owned jointly by the brothers, Jacob and
Knud Reventlow
1553-61.. |
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1536-37
County Sheriff
Sophie Olufsdatter
Gøye of Havelse Len |
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Sophie
Gøye was appointed county sheriff by the local bishop
(Bispelensmand). After her death, the tenantcy reverts
to the king. Probably widow of Henning Venstermand, who
exists in the records until 1496. She (d. 1537). |
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1536
Acting County Sheriff
Karen Nielsdatter Lange
Munk of Holmegård Len |
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Karen
Lange (also known as Karine) was widow of Kjeld Iversen Juel
(d. 1536), who was appinted County Sheriff of the Bishoply
Tenantcy (Bispelensmand) of
Holmgaard in Bølle Herred by
his brother,
Bishop
Hartvig Juel of Roskilde. She (d. 1555). |
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1537-4.
County Sheriff Christence Jensdatter Ulfstand of Krønge
Birk and Roskilde Claræ Kloster |
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Christence
Ulfstand was widow of Tønne Tønnesen Viffert. She later withdrew
to Skt. Clara Kloster (Convent). The mother of 4 children, she
(d. before 1545). |
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1537-40
County Sheriff Maren of Holbækgård Len |
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Anders Jacobsen Bjørn, who had been granted the tenantcy for both of
them for life in 1527. Her background is unknown. |
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Until 1537
County Sheriff
Anne Jonsdatter Viffert of Bækmark Mølle |
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Anne Viffert was widow of Markvard Eilersen Juel (Krabbe-Juel). Held
the Mill as a tenantcy from the bishop of Ribe, and handed it over
to her son, Bertel Juel just before her son. She (d. 1537). |
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1538-51
County Sheriff Ide Thomesdatter Lange of Estates in Vester
Herred, Lydum etc. |
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Ide Lange was widow of of Morits Jepsen Sparre til Svanholm (d.
1534), who had first been married to
Karine Pedersdatter Høeg Banner. Ide
secondly married Henning Jørgen Qvistzow til Sandager. |
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Until 1539 County Sheriff Else Baad of Fliginde |
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Apparently
also known as Else Baadesdatter, she was appointed jointly with
her husband, Hans Skovgaard. She could be identical with
Elsebe
Alberechtsdatter Grubendal til Engestofte widow of Jørgen Olsen
Baad af Lolland (d. 1527) and Jesper Juel (Juel of Langeland).
She lived (ca. 1470-ca. 1538). |
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1539-46 County Sheriff Inger Torbernsdatter Present
of Rude and Stærrede |
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Inger Present was in charge of the former bishop-tenantcy
(bispelen) which now belonged to the crown. She was widow of
Erik Daa. |
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1539-44
County Sheriff Karen Hansdatter Breide of Svendstrup
Len |
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Karen
Breide til Kjeldet was bispelensmand - appointed by the
bishop. She was married to Gunde Lange til Bregninge,
Bølling og Holmegård (d. 1564). She was mother of 5
children, one of whom was Dorthe Lange, who was County
Sheriff of Kalø in 1596. and (d. 1551). |
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154.. County
Sheriff
Gertrud Tønnesdatter Parsberg of Annisegård |
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Gertrud Parsberg
held the tenantcy as security for lones in a period of 9 years. She
was widow of Johan Bjørnsen Bjørn (d. 1534). She (d. 1552). |
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1540-45 County Sheriff
Anne Arvidsdatter Trolle of Åsum with Gers Herred and
Elleholm Len (At the time part of Denmark, now Sweden)
1540-41 Acting County Sheriff
of Sølvitsborg Len with Medelsta, Vester or Bregne and Lister
Herreds in Blekinge
1540-57 County
Sheriff
Elleham in Blekinge |
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Anne Trolle was widow of Axel Eriksen Urup til Ugerup, who was
Lensmand or County Sheriff of Sölvesborg etc. until his death.
After his death she was in charge of the two fiefs in Skåne,
which was incorporated in Sweden in 1658. |
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1540-41
Acting County Sheriff Anne Henriksdatter Friis of
Åstrup Len with Vennebjerg and Jerslev Herreds |
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Anne Friis
was
the second wife of Ove Vincentsen Lunge, who
had 3 daughters with his first wife, Karen Rosenkrantz and 8
children by her.
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1540
Acting County Sheriff Christine
Johansdatter Urne of Amtofte Len |
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Kristine or
Christine Urne was widow of Iver Hansen Skeel
til Palsgård and Nygård. She (d. after 1545). |
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1540-55 County Sheriff Berte Eggertsdatter
Ulfeldt of Herrested Birk |
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Beate or Berte
Ulfeldt was widow of Niels Evertsen Bild til
Ranvholt, who had the tenantcy granted with the
specification that she would keep it for 5 years
after his death, and for their children 5 years
after her death. She lived (d. 1555). |
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Until 1541
Acting County Sheriff
Elline Corfitzdatter
Rønnov of Askimne in Halland (At the time Denmark, now
Sweden) |
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Ellen
or Elline Rønnow was widow of Claus Ågesen Thott til
Hjuleberga (d. ca. 1522). She held a number of separate
estates 1523-24. She (d. before 1544). |
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1541
Acting County Sheriff Kirsten Handatter Holck of
Ellinge Len |
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Kirsten Holck til Barritskov was first married Peder
Lauridsen Baden and follwed him as holder of the
bishoply tenantcy. (Bispelensmand) Her second husband
was
Steen Brahe til
Knudstrup.
She (d. ca. 1599). |
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1541-44
County Sheriff Dorthe Hennekesdatter Sehested
of Ellinge BispeLen and Årupgård Len. |
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Daughter of Hennk
Sehested, who had not been Lensmand of the tenantcy
(Bispelensmand). She first married Otto Drewe, then
Mikkel Grape and finally Mogens Kaas til Brendore.
(d. 1579). |
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1541-69
County Sheriff Susanne Eilersdatter Bølle of
Marup Len
1563-65 Acting County Sheriff
of Stege Len |
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Susanne Bølle was daughter of
Eiler Bølle (d. 1534) and Anne Bildsdatter (Bild) til Hellerup and
inherited Nakkebølle around 1534, she was first married to Claus
Eriksen (Ravensberg) (d. 1541) secondly to Claus Eriksen Ravensberg
til Kindholm and finally to Jacob Brockenhuus, and was in charge of
the fief during her husband, admiral Jakob Brokenhuus' imprisonment
in Sweden. She (d. 1569). |
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1541-42
Acting County Sheriff Sidsel Timmesdatter Rosenkrantz
of Vester Herred Len, and the City of Varde |
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Sidsel
Rosenkrantz was widow
of
Erik
Krumedige, and held Varde as security for lones. She (d.
1557). |
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1541-51
Acting County Sheriff Anne Nielsedatter Rosenkrantz of
Båstad Len in Skåne (At the time part of Denmark, now Sweden) |
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Anne
Rosenkrantz was widow
of Tyge Krabbe who held it as security for lones to King
Frederik I. Her son-in-law, Peder Skram paid it off. She lived
(ca. 1490-1551). |
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1542-51
Acting County Sheriff
Sophie Pedersdatter Lykke of the County of Holmekloster, Denmark
1560-63 and 1563-70 County Sheriff
of the County of Lister, Norway |
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Sophie Lykke was married
to Councillor of the Realm, Jacob Hardenberg, who died 1542.
Thereafter she administered the possessions of her three young
daughters together with her own lands. She was very unpopular. Her
peasants protested to the king against her, and in 1557 she was
convicted of illegally selling cattle. In 1560 she was given Lister
Len as security for a lone, and moved to Norway. Also here the
peasants complained against her, and she broke the ban against
exporting timber abroad, and she lost the fief, but managed to get
it back later the same year, because of her good connections. She
lived (Ca. 1510-70). |
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1542-44
County Sheriff Maren Christiansdatter Spend of Oksvang
Len |
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Maren Spend was widow of Hans Lange Munk, who had died already
in 1535. |
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Around 1542-.. County Sheriff Birgitte Iversdatter Dyre
of Thodbøl Len |
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Birgitte Dyre
was widow
of Enevold Stykke, who had been granted the tenantcy by Bishop
Niels Stykke. She bought the estate in 1544, and lived (ca.
1510-after 72). |
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1542-64
County Sheriff Ermegaard Andersdatter Bille of Øster
Velling Birk
1563-64
County Sheriff
of Viskumsgård with Synderlng Herred |
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Ermegaard
Bille was widow Jørgen Podebusk. She paid off the other heirs
and was granted Østervelling for life, and held Viskumsgård as
security for lones (Pantelen). She (d. 1564). |
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1542-71
Joint County Sheriff
Catharine Markvardsdatter Buchwald of Harridslevgård, Denmark |
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Catharine Buchwald
was appointed jointly with husband, Jørgen Svave. They both (d.
1571). |
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1545 Acting County Sheriff Ide Mogensdatter Munk of
Abrahamstrup Len |
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Ide Munk was a
major land-owner, also known as Ida, she was married to Oluf
Nielsen Rosenkrantz til Vallø, and their daughter was Birgitte
Olufdatter Rosenkrantz til Øster Vallø.
Ide died
1586. |
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1547-.. County Sheriff Elisabeth Thomasdatter Juel of
Ribe Sankt Hans Kloster |
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Elisabeth Juel
was widow
of Klaus Sehested. She had been allowed to keep the tenantcy for
16 years if she survived her husband. |
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1548-49 Acting County Sheriff Ingeborg Gjordesdatter
Drefeld of Lundenæs Len with Bølling, Ginding, Hammerum and Herm
Herreds |
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Ingeborg Drefeld was widow of Peder Galt Ebbesen til Birkelse
etc, Lensmand til Lundenæs. |
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1549-74
County Sheriff Abele Hansdatter Breide of Näsbyholm Len
(At the time part of Denmark, now Sweden)
1474-?
County Sheriff of Gislumgård |
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After the death of her husband, Mikkel Hals til Näsbyholm, Abele
Breide was Acting Lensmand or County Sheriff of the fief in
Skåne, which has been part of Sweden since 1658. She later
exchanged it with Gislumgård. |
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After 1549-74
County Sheriff Karen
Eilersdatter Bølle of Toreby Birk, Denmark |
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Karen Bølle til
Hellerup og Søbo was widow of Laue Johansen Urne til Rygård (d.
1559) and held the tenantcy jointly with Jacob Brockenhuus as
security for lones.
She had first been married to Marqvard
Tidemandd ti lHellerup and did not have chidlren, and (d. 1582). |
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155.-60
County Sheriff Karen
Gans of Ydernæs Len |
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Widow of
Thomas Logen (or Lage). Her second husband, Jacob Krafse
became County Sheriff 1560-ca. 72. |
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1550-61
Acting County Sheriff Eline Mogensdatter Gøye of
Skjoldnæs Len |
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Eline Gøye
was married to Mourits Olufsen Krognos and Vincents Juel. She
was daughter of one of the country's major landowners, Mogens
Gøye, but he had many children, and she therefore only inherited
half of the estate Clausholm together with a brother. She was in
dispute with her sister-in-law Anne Rosenkrantz, and in 1561 a
compromise was reached, which according to Eline favourised
Anne. Later same year Anne also was appointed Lensmand (County
Sheriff) Skjoldnæs, which Eline had got after the death of her
first husband. She was sister of another major landowner and
Lensmand, Birgitte Gøye, and lived (ca. 1510-63). |
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Until 1551
County Sheriff Birgitte Steensdatter Bille of Sandby Len
(At the time part of Denmark, now Sweden)
Until 1553 County Sheriff of Katsløse Len
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Birgitte
Bille's husband, Jens Torbensen Rosensparre died in 1553. Sandby
is situated in the landscape of Skåne which was annexed by
Sweden in 1658. She (d. 1553). |
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1551
County Sheriff
Helvig Mogensdatter Gøye of the County of Bygholm with the Shires
of Bjerge, Hatting, Nim and Vor, Denmark |
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Helvig Gøye til
Avnsbjerg og Ormholt
was in charge of the
tenantcy after the death of her first husband, Otto Henriksen
Gyldenstierne. Secondly married to Mogens Gøye til Bremversvold. She
(d. 1597). |
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1551 County Sheriff
Eline of Nygård Len |
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Widow of Anders Rølike.
Her background is not known. |
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1551-... County Sheriff Sophie Holgersdatter
Rosenkrantz, Börringe Kloster (Skåne)
(At the time part of Denmark, now Sweden)
1551-58
County Sheriff of Everdrup (Sjælland) |
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Sophie
Rosenkrantz
was widow of Axel Axelsen Brahe til Krageholm, Hammar,
Vittskövle og Tunbyholm (d. 1551), and (d. 1558).
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1551-52
Acting County Sheriff Sidsel Jensdatter Ulfstand of
Kalundborg Len with Arts Løve, Ods Skippinge Herreds and
Samsø
1554-ca. 75 County Sheriff of Villands Herred in
Skåne (At the time part of Denmark, now Sweden) |
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In 1535, during
the "Fight of the Count" (Grevens Fejde) Sidsel Ulfstand's
husband, Knud Pedersen Gyldenstierne til Tim, was imprisoned
by Count Christoffer, and he was not freed until Copenhagen
gave in to Christian 3. one and a half year later leaving
her in charge of his estates. He rejoined the Council of
State became in charge of the tenancy of Kalundborg Slot.
After his death she acted as an energetic and able
administrator with economic sense. She was in charge of her
husband's estate for her minor children, she inherited some
estates from her childless brothers and in 1554 she was
given charge of Villads Herred in Skåne for life. During the
Seven Year War 1563-70 she lend money to the crown against
security in estates in Ramsø and Tune Counties. As County
Sheriff of Villands herred, she made good use of her talents
as she had to gather supplies for the army, conscribe
peasants for the war, collect taxes and maintain roads,
bridges and defences in a unruly boarder area, and she was
also a frequent visitor at court. She mainly lived at
Ljungby, but also often lived at Bønnet, where she was the
patron of the parish church of Horbelev from 1565. She was
very preoccupied with securing that her pastors lead a sober
life, and one of them, Mr. Jakob, had to ask for her
forgiveness. She seems to have a formidable women, also much
respected by her children. Mother of 7 children and (d. ca.
1575). |
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1551-54
County Sheriff Ane Christensdatter of Hindselgård
with Refs Herred in Thy |
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Widow
of Jens Lassen, citizen of Hostebro, who had held the
tenantcy as security for lones. After his death, she was
given royal permision to keep the tenantcy for life. She
handed over the right to the administration and income
to Erik Rud but kept the estate. |
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1552-75
County Sheriff Alhed
Jørgensdatter Urne of Krønge Birk, Denmark |
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Alhed Urne was
widow of Jørgen Venstermand, who had first been married to Maren
Hansdatter Griis. She lived (1505-after 60). |
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Until 1553 County Sheriff Johanne Jørgensdatter
Krumpen of Kjølskegård Len |
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Johanne
Krumpen was widow of Jacob Eskilsen Høegh til Lergrav, Eskær
Vang and Kjølskegård, who died after 1528 at a not known
time. She lived (ca. 1480-ca. 1553). |
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1553-79 County Sheriff
Lene
Tønnesdatter Viffert of Havelse Len
1564-79 County Sheriff
of Dalby Kloster (Then Denmark, now Sweden) |
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Lene
Viffert was given ownership for life of Havelse and later
granted the tenantcy of Dalby Kloster after the death of her
second husband, Jacob Sehested til Havelsegård i Havelse
Magle, but had to promise to marry
Claus von Ungern til Käsel og
Clausholm på Øsel,
who was given the right of succesion after her death. (fik
ventebrev). Her first husband was Basse Christoffersen
Basse til Sørup. She (d. 1579). |
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1555-56 Acting County Sheriff Anne Pedersdatter Lykke of
Stege Len with the two Herreds of Møn
1564-74 County Sheriff of Kirketjerne i Gjerlevs Herred
Len ("Church
Servants" in Gjerlev)
1569-70
Acting County Sheriff of Spøtrup
1569/70-74 County Sheriff of Medelsom and Sønderlyng
Herred Len with Spøtrup
1570-75 County Sheriff of Ørslev Kloster |
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Anne Lykke til Demstrup
administered
Stege after her first husband, Anders Bentsen Bille til Søholm,
was killed in the Feud of the Count and was in charge of
Medelsom etc. after the death of her seond husband, to Otto
Jørgensen Krumpen til Trudsholk,
a member of one of the oldest
noble families of the country and one of the most influential
men of their time, who died without issue as the last male
member of the family. She held Spøtrup as security for lones and
exchanged it with Øtsløf Kloster in 1570. Her last husband was
Claus Daa.
1574 she returned the letter of
security for the Tenantcies to the king who dropped a case
against her.
Her branch of the family Lykke was also known as Lykke Munk til
Overgaard. She (d. after 1574). |
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1556-57
County Sheriff Sidsel Andersdatter Bille of Gårdstange
Len and Frost Herred (At the time part of Denmark, now Sweden) |
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Widow of Niels
Tønnesen Parsbjerg til Kulla Gunnarstorp, Lensmand of Vrejlev
Len(d. 1556).
She (d. 1566). |
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1556-80
County Sheriff Mette Hansdatter Lange Munk of
Holmegård |
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Mette
Lange became in charge of the tenantcy after her
husband, Iver Kjeldesen Juel, died the same year he
became County Sheriff. She was later granted the
tenantcy for life. Her mother-in-law, Karen Lange, had
acted in 1535. |
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1557-..
County Sheriff
Queen Dorothea von Sachsen-Lauenburg of Denmark of Vejle
Mølle
1558-66 County Sheriff of Holme Kloster
1559-71 County Sheriff of Koldinghus Len with
Brusk, Jerlev, Holmans, Tørrild and ½ of Andst Herreds,
Ålholm Len with Fugelse and Musse, Ravnsborgs Herreds Len
and Åkær Len with Hads Herred |
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Dorothea
af Sachsen already assemled a number of tenantcies during
the lifetime of her husband,
Christian III, King of Denmark and Norway and Duke of
Schleswig-Holstein (1503-34-59). She administered her dowry
and tenantcies very well and as Lensmand she was in charge
of aspects of the local administration. She was very
influential as head of the family. She also held Als,
Sundeved og Ærø in the landscape of Slesvig.
She lived (1511-71). |
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Ca.
1557-74
Acting County Sheriff Sidsel Clausdatter Bille of
Kjølskegård Len |
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Sidsel
Bille was widow of Just Jacobsen Høeg Banner til Vang og
Lergrav (d. 1557), who had first been married to
Mette
Mogensdatter Gøye.
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1558-67
Joint County Sheriff Margrethe Jochumsdatter Beck of
Ruggård Len with Skovsby Herred |
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Margrethe
Beck was appointed jointly with her husband, Palle
Christoffersen Ulfeldt (d. 1571) for a period of 20 years,
but died after 9 years. Her husband then married Margrethe
Clausdatter Brockenhuus. She (d. 1567). |
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Ca. 1558-62 Acting County Sheriff
Bege Pedersdatter Skram of Brinkgård |
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Bege Skram
til Stovgård was widow
of Jørgen Hansen Juel. She (d. after 1562). |
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1559-60
Acting County Sheriff Øllegaard Jacobsdatter Trolle
of Visborg Len with Gotland (At the time part of Denmark,
now Sweden) |
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Øllegaard Trolle was a major landowner, widow of Christoffer
Hvidtfeldt, mother of 11 children, and lived (1513-78). |
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1559-...
County Sheriff Mette Johansdatter Oxe of Ralsvig
på Rygen (Germany)
1559 Acting County Sheriff of Boisø Kloster
1566-68
County Sheriff of Ørslev Kloster |
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Mette
Oxe acted in the name of her four sons after the death
of her husband, Hans Barnekow, of an old Wendian noble
family, who had been appointed hereditary tenant by the
Duke of Pommern, it was confirmed by the Duke and King
of Denmark in 1564. Was later granted the tenantcy of
Ørslev Kloster. 3 of her sisters; Inger, Pernille and
Sidsel also acted as County Sheriffs.
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1559-62 and 1568-74
County Sheriff Anne
Olufsdatter Krognos of Hundlund Kloster |
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Appointed after the death of her husband, Klaus Podebusk.
During her second term in office she held the tenantcy
as security for lones. (Pantelen).
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1559-60
Acting County Sheriff
Lucie Mortensdatter of
Jonstrup Len |
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Daughter
of Morten Ebbensen til Gavnø, possibly of the Laale-family
and Benedikte Rubek, and took over the administration after
the death of her husband, Christian Eriksen Pors (or
Christiern). |
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1559-63
Joint County Sheriff Catharine
Gregoriusdatter
Ahlefeldt of Borgeby Len in Skåne
(At the time part of Denmark, now Sweden)
1565-82
Joint County Sheriff
of the County of Gladsaxe with the Shire of Albo, Denmark |
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First appointed joint
County Sheriff together with her husband, Hans Spiegel til Borreby
(d. 1599), who bought the fief and estate of Borgeby and then
appointed as security for lones. She had first been married to Johan
Stake and Lucas Krabbe. Her husband married
Hilleborg Hansdatter Lindenov til Julskov (d. 1602), widow of
Emmike Kaas after her death. She (d. 1582). |
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1561-62
County Sheriff Karen
Globsdatter
Krabbe of Amtofte Len, Amtofte Kloster and Thistedgård
with Hundborg Herred
1576-78 County Sheriff
Karen Globsdatter Krabbe
of Voergård Len
1579 County
Sheriff
of Vinderslevgård Len
Until 1586
County Sheriff
of
Amtofte and Strekhals Len |
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Karen Krabbe til Nissum,
Skovsgård og Voergård, or
Karen Krabbe Glob,
was married
to Nils Hansen Skeel
Nygård til Vinderslevgård,
Ullerup, Merringgård, Nipgård, Skovsgård, Momtoftegård
og Thistedgård
(d. 1561).
She settled the
inheritance with her son-in-law Otto Banner and got
Vinderslevgård in exchange. 1578 she and her daughter,
Ingeborg Skeel,
was granted the
jurisdiction of the
Estate of Vorgård.
They had the right to appoint the judge (birkedommer)
and received the income from the costs of the
proceedings and fines.
Ingeborg was County Sheriff from 1585. She lived
(1509-86). |
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1561...
Acting County Sheriff Dorothea Nielsdatter Tornekrans
of Bråde Len |
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Dorothea
Tornekrans was widow of Niels Markvardsen Skiernov til
Mejlgård (d. 1561), who had been granted the tenantcy for
life by the Bishop some years before and confirmed by the
king after the Reformation. She (d. earlist 1591). |
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1561-62 and 1562-72 Acting County Sheriff Magdalene
Eriksdatter Banner of Skivehus Len with Lørre, Harre, Hindborg
and Rødding Herreds |
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Magdalene
Banner
was left in charge of the fief after the death of her husband,
Iver Krabbe. She (d. 1597). |
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1561-62 County Sheriff Anne Albrechtsdatter Glob of
Sebber Kloster and Asmild Kloster |
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Anne Glob was
widow
of Jørgen Urne (d. 1560), and was appointed to both tenantcies
for life. (d. 1562). |
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1561-64 Acting County Sheriff Else
Holgerdatter Rosenkrantz of Overgård with Hindsted Herred |
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Else
Rosenkrantz was widow two times. First she was married to
Albret Olufsen Glob
Due til Vellumgård and secondly to Christen Andersen Friis. She
lived (ca. 1490-1564). |
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1561-72 County Sheriff Jytte Predbjørnsdatter Podebusk of
Vestervig Kloster |
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Jytte Podebusk
was widow
of Knud Gyldenstierne (d. 1568), who held the tenantcy before
her.
She lived (1492-1573).
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1561-62 Acting County Sheriff Mette Eriksdatter
Hardenberg of Biskoptorp Len |
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Mette
Hardenberg was widow
of
Didrik Henningsen Qvistzow
til Rørbæk etc. (d. 1561). Mother of one daughter, Anne.
She (d. 1573). |
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1562-65
Acting County Sheriff Margrethe Hennekesdatter Rantzau of
Skodborg Len with Malt and ½ of Andst Herred |
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Margrethe Rantzau was married to her relative, Jesper Hansen
Rantzau, Amtmand in Flensborg and Lensmand in Schmoel, Skodborg,
Haderslev and Tørning Len, and she took over the administration
of one of his fief after his death. |
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1562-63
Acting County Sheriff Dorthe Maltesdatter Viffert of
Viskumsgård with Synderlyng Herred |
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Dorthe Viffert
til Øls was widow of Peder Christoffersen Kruse til
Ballegård, Ryomgård og Kjellerup. She lived (ca. 1514-after
1563). |
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1561-62 Acting County Sheriff Mette Eriksdatter
Hardenberg of Biskotorp |
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Mette
Hardenberg was widow
of
Didrik Henningsen Qvistzow
til Rørbæk etc. (d. 1561). Mother of one daughter, Anne who died
young. She (d. 1573). |
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1563-ca. 88
County Sheriff Anne Vernersdatter Parsberg of Derup
1580-81 Acting
County Sheriff
of Øster Gårdstange Len and Reving Len (At the time part of
Denmark, now Sweden)
1580-93 County Sheriff of Vram, Visby, Stibberup and
Revinge Len, Denmark |
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Anne Parsberg was first married to Christoffer Gyldenstierne
and secondly to Hans Jepsen Skovgaard til Gundestrup
(1526-80), Councillor of the Realm and Lensmand of
Helsingborg. |
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1562-63
County Sheriff
Else Holgersdatter Ulfstand of Ås Kloster in Halland (At the
time part of Denmark, now Sweden)
1563-64 County Sheriff of Svaløv Len
1565-69
County Sheriff of Øvid Kloster
1567-.. County Sheriff of Rørum Len, Denmark |
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Else Ulfstand
administered the tenantcy after the death of her husband, Tage
Thott,
together with her sister, Thale Ulfstand, who was also County
Sheriff of Hesselbjerg from 1595. Her daughter, Thale Thott, was
County Sheriff of
Lensmand of Åhus and Åsum in Skåne
1587-90. She lived (1520-73). |
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1563-87 County Sheriff Margrethe Axelsdatter Urup of
Søfed Len (At the time part of Denmark, now Sweden) |
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Margrethe Urup
til Ugerup was widow of Erik Madsen Bølle
til Terløse, Elved and Orebygård
and Lensmand at Tureby (d. 1562). She did not have any children.
The local administration and juridical system was in the hand of
a royal appointed Lensmand (County Sheriff) who each
administered a Len (fief or tenantcy). It was normally the local
manor-owner, and if that was an unmarried woman she was in some
cases appointed Lensmand in her own right, in other cases a
woman administered the Len after her husband's death. |
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1563-65 County Sheriff Ingeborg
Andersdatter Bille of Øvid Kloster |
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Jomfru
Ingeborg Bille held the tenantcy as security for lones. She was
a rich landowner and
inherited Egedegaard from her two unmarried aunts, Ermegaard
Bentdsatter and Birgitte Torbendsdatter Bille who had inherited
the estate from their fathers, the brothers' Bent and Torben who
owned it jointly. Both cousins died 1587, and from these three
unmarried women - Jomfruer - the estate got the present name,
Jomfruens Egede (Egede of the Virgin (or unmarried lady)). She
(d. 1608). |
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1563-91 County Sheriff Agnete
Busksdatter Skenk
of Pandumgård Len with Hornum Herred and the Estate of Snorup |
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Agnete Skenk til Brudagergård was
widow
of Jørgen
Jørgensen Prip til Pandumgård len.
She (d. before 1599). |
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1563-after 68 County Sheriff Lisbet
Johansdatter Urne of Klingstrup Len |
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Lisbet Urne
was widow
of
Peder Lykke til Skovsbo,
granted the tenantcy for life. 1577 she married
Johan Bockholt. She (d.
1584). |
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1563-71 County Sheriff Ellen
Pallesdatter Bang of Lønborggård Len and Lønborg Birk |
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Ellen Bang was widow of Jørgen Hennekesen Kremon
Rantzau
til Kærgård og Lønborggård.
1570 she was permitted to keep the tenantcy for 8 years, but it
was paid off the following year when she married the German
noble
Ernst von Reckenberg. Her third
husband was
Mads Nielsen Skade. |
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1564-66
Acting County Sheriff Margrethe Andersdatter Reventlow of
Åstrup Len
1566-80
County Sheriff of Jegindø |
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Margrethe Reventlow was the second wife of Erik Krabbe
(1510-64), and after his death, she was in charge of the fief
until a new Lensmand (County Sheriff)
was appointed. Held Jegindø as security for lones until
it was paid off by Tyge Krabbe. She
lived (1525-1606). |
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1564-65
Acting County Sheriff
Regitze Grubbe of
Gladsaxe Len with Albo Herred |
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Widow of
Erik Ugerup. |
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1564-73 County Sheriff
Johanne
Nielsdatter Rotfeld of Hindsted Herred Len |
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Johanne
Rotfeld til Eskær was widow of Hans Lykke, but apparently
appointed to the tenantcy in her own right.
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1564/65-82 Abbess with the
authority of a County Sheriff Margrethe Urne of Maribo
Kloster and Town and surroundings |
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Entered the chapter in 1542 and "reigned as
Abbess ably and well like no other abbess before or after her".
There were complaints that the chapter was opened to anyone who
wanted to visit, the canonesses fought openly and refused to
comply with the rule or the abbess, many were drunk on a regular
basis, drinking up the fourteen barrels of beer received each
year as rent and more. It was also asserted that women's rooms
were used as brothels for any young nobleman who wandered
inside. She was daughter of Knud Urne til Søgård, and (d. 1582). |
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1565-74
Acting County Sheriff Birgitte Mogensdatter Gøye of Kapelgård
Len
1565-66 County Sheriff of Tølløse Len
1565-71 Acting County Sheriff of Kappelgården and Ring
Kloster Len
1571-72 County Sheriff of Åkær Len with Hads Herred
1572-74 County Sheriff of Ydernæs Len |
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After her mother's
death, Birgitte Gøye was brought up at the convent Ringkloster
by Skanderborg. Her relationship with her stepmother, Margrethe
Sture, was very bad. 1537 she became Lady of the Chamber (Kammerjomfru)
of King Dorotheas and became a close friend of Princess Anna, later
electress of Sachsen. Married
Councillor of the Realm, Admiral Herluf Trolle in 1544 after she had
managed to break off another engagement. They had no children, but
she was in charge of the upbringing of many young noble ladies who
lived with her for numerous years. In 1564 she and Herluf founded
Herlufsholm Boarding school for children of the nobility and she was
its Chancellor 1565-67. In 1571, after she had lost her other fiefs,
Dowager Queen Dorothea, gave her the tenantcy of Åkær by Horsens,
but after the Queen's death, Birgitte also lost this possession,
until she was given Ydernæs for life. She lived (ca. 1511-74). |
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1565-66
Acting County Sheriff Mette Olufsdatter Rosenkrantz of
Kalundborg
Len with Arts Løve, Ods Skippinge Herreds and Samsø and Boisø
Kloster with various Estates
1565-67 County Sheriff of Strø Len in Skåne (Now Sweden) |
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All her life, Mette Rosenkrantz was extremely rich, and together
with her sister, Birgitte, she inherited the estate of Vallø, a
very big possession, she administered Skarhult for her children
of the first marriage with Councillor of the Realm Steen
Rosensparre, and her second husband, Chancellor Peder Oxe, had
given her possession for life of his enormous lands and the
estates of
Gisselfeld, Tølløse and Løgismose,
which she could not inherit, since they had no children, and she
won the cases his relatives raised against her disputing the
legality of his transfers.
As all other
estate owners at the time she went through numerous disputes and
court-cases not least because their lands were scattered over
big areas, not one unit.
She also inherited lands from her mother, Ide Munk (d. 1586),
and was probably the biggest landowner of her time and a
reformed the way the estates and farms were run. Mother of 3
children, and lived (ca. 1533-88). |
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1565-85
County Sheriff Abel Sørensdatter Skeel of Lundenæs Len
with Bølling, Ginding, Hammerum and Hjem Herreds and Dueholm
Kloster Len
1565
Acting County Sheriff of Riberhus Len with Gjørding and
Skads Herreds |
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Abel or Abele Skeel was in
charge of the fief after the death of her husband,
Hr. Niels Hansen
Lange Munk til Kærgård, Fadersbøl og Visselbjerg. 1573 King
Frederik 2 asked her to give one of the three bells of the
Chapter of Dueholm to the Church of Sct. Clemens Kirke in
Nykøbing Mors, as the old bells had been lost in the fire of
1560. She did not have any children, and (d. 1585). |
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1565-78
County Sheriff
Ide Truidsdatter Ulfstand of Hassens Birk
1587 Acting County Sheriff
of Marup
1589-91 County Sheriff of Mørup in Halland (Then
Denmark, now Sweden) |
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Ide
Ulfstand was widow of Falk Gøye, she held Hassens as
security for lones and exchanged Marup and Mørup with other
properties in an agreement with Eiler Brokkenhuus. Granted
Mørup with out any duties to the king when she followed
Princess Anne to Sachen. She (d. ca. 1604). |
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1565-67
County Sheriff Elsebeth Axelsdatter Brahe of Fliginde Len
(At the time part of Denmark, now Sweden) |
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Elsebeth Brahe
took over after the death of her husband,
Hans Jepsen
Skovgaard. She did not have any children her two fiancees prior
to her marriage had both died. |
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1565-91
County Sheriff
Inger Johansdatter Oxe of
Lund Sankt Peders Kloster (Then Denmark, Now Sweden) and
Søllestedgaard Len
1565-66 Acting County Sheriff of Nykøbning Len with
the two Herreds of Falster
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Inger Oxe was widow of Jørgen Brahe
til Tostrup, who had been
appointed County Sheriff of Dowager Queen Sophie, who held
Lolland and Falster as her dorwy. As they did not have any
chidren they became the foster parents of the later famous
astronomer Tycho Brahe. Chief of the Court (Hofmesterinde) of
Queen Sophie af Mecklenburg 1572-84. 3 of her sisters, Mette
Pernille and Sidsel also were County Sheriffs. She (d. 1592). |
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1565-74
County Sheriff
Pernille Johansdatter Oxe of
Korsør Len with Flakkebjerg and Slagelse Herred |
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Pernille Oxe was appointed to the tenantcy in succession to her
late husband, Admiral Otto Rud, who had died in a Swedish
prison. The sister of Mette, Inge and Sidsel Oxe and the
Chancellor of the Realm Peder Johansen Oxe, she lived (1530-76). |
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1564-? County Sheriff Karen Jacobsdatter Ged of Gisleberg Len |
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Karine or Karen Ged til Røsøholm og
Jordbjærg was widow of Mogens Krabbe til Vegholm og Skillinge, and
held the tenantcy as security for lones. (d. 1587). |
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Around 1565
County Sheriff Birgitte Clausdatter Bille of Svendstrup
Len
1575-?
County Sheriff of Ydernæs Len |
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Birgitte Bille
was widow of Christoffer Galle and held the tenantcy as security
for lones (Pantelen). She (d. after 1613). |
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1566-?
County Sheriff Sidsel Johansdatter Oxe of Broby Len (At the
time part of Denmark, now Sweden)
1571-92 County Sheriff of Rødinge Len, Denmark
1573-74 Dowager County Sheriff of Ålborghus with Års, Flæskum,
Gislum, Hindsted, Hornum, Hornsherred, Hvetbo and Kære Herreds and
Viskumgård and Viskumgård Len |
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Sidsel Oxe was daughter of Johan Oxe
til Nielstrup and Mette Mogensdatter Gøye and was appointed tenant
in her own right. When her husband, Councillor of the Realm, Erik
Jørgensen Podebusk til Bidstrup died, she administered the tenantcy.
He inheited Øster Velling Birk from his mother, Ermegård
Andersdatter Bille, when she died 1564. In 1593 Sidsel was granted
the
jurisdiction of Øster
Velling, giving her right to appoint the judge (birkedommer) and
received the income from the costs of the proceedings and fines.
She (d. 1593). |
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1566-68
County Sheriff Margrethe Nielsdatter Rotfeldt of Ulvskov
Len
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Margrethe
Rotfeldt was widow
of
Hans
Mandrupsen Holk, who defended Varberg Castle in Halland against
the Swedish troops, but was run over and held prisoner with her
and their 2 children. He died shortly after and they were freed
the following year. She lived (ca. 1540-75). |
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1566-68
County Sheriff Sidsel Eilersdatter Bryske of Vissenbjerg
Birk |
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Inherited the
tenantcy from her brother, Antonius (Klausen) Bryske. She was
widow of Eskild Gøye. She (d. 1573). |
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1566-76
County Sheriff Maren Eilersdatter Friis of Vejstrupgård
Len, |
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Marine or
Maren Friis was widow of Claus Brockenhuus, she held the
tenantcy for life. She (d. 1576). |
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1567-70
Acting County Sheriff Gørvel Fadersdatter Sparre of Vefre
Len and Høgby Len, Denmark
1570-72
Acting County Sheriff of Helne Kirke in Land
(Allehelgenes Kloster)
1574-81 Acting County Sheriff of Verpinge Len (Skåne)
1574-1605 County Sheriff of Borgeby Len
1582-1605 County Sheriff of Börreringe Kloster Len and
Froste Herred (Frostherred)
1586-1605 County Sheriff of Sørby Len
1599-1605 County Sheriff of Skøtsherred Len
1601-05 County Sheriff of Hiøgby and Lindholm Len in
Skåne (Now Sweden) |
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Gørvel Sparre
was one of the last members of the so-called "Nordic nobility"
which existed during the Union between Denmark, Norway and
Sweden as she had possessions in all three countries. She was an
only child and inherited Norway's largest estate Giske from her
mother's brother in 1537. During the The Count's Feud
1534-36 she was kept prisoner with her seven stepchildren at her
second husband's estate, Varberg in Skåne, and also gave birth
to her only son, who died 1548. She secured her possessions by
giving large grants to the king, and in exchange she became
Lensmand (County Sheriff) for life of Verpinge, and she were
later given other fiefs to administer for the crown for life.
She continued to grant most of her Norwegian estates to the
crown, and in 1601 she appointed king Christian 4 as her sole
heir after the death of her only child, Nils Ulfstad. In a
number of her tenantcies, she also held pastorial rights.
Married to the Swedish Councillor of the Realm, Peder Nilsson
Grip (d. 1533), Truid Gregersen Ulfstand (d. 1445) and Lave
Axelsen Brahe (d. 1567). She lived (ca. 1509-1605). |
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1567-..
County Sheriff Tale Holgersdatter Ulfstand of Rørum Len
1586-1606 County Sheriff of Helne Kirkes Len (Lund)
1595-99 County Sheriff of Hesselbjerg Len in Skåne (At
the time part of Denmark, now Sweden) |
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Tale
Ulfstand's husband, Poul Pedersen (Laxmand) den yngre til
Stenholt, died 1557.
At first she administered Rørum jointly with Else Ulfstand and
later with Lisbeth Rosenkrantz. She owned the castles of
Skabersjö, Häckeberga and Høgestad in Denmark and in the
landscapes that was conquered by Sweden in 1658. |
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1567
Acting County Sheriff Vibeke Clausdatter Podebusk of
Odensegård Len
1567-68 Acting County Sheriff of Stege Len with the two
Herreds of Møn
1567-... County Sheriff of Herrested Birk |
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Viveke or
Vibeke Podebusk
was widow of Evert Bildt. She held Herrested as security for
lones. She was owner of Raunholt and Lindholm Castle and in 1580
was granet the
jurisdiction of Raunholt, which meant that she had the right to
appoint the judge (birkedommer) and received the income from the
costs of the proceedings and fines.).
She
(d. 1596). |
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1567-79
County Sheriff Karen Eriksdatter Banner of Rugsø
Herred Len
1580-82
County Sheriff of Satsø
1582-1611 County Sheriff of Orlofgård Len
1588-1611
County Sheriff of Orlofgård Len
1611 Acting County Sheriff of Jungshoved Len
1611 Acting County Sheriff of Vordingborg Len with
Bårse, Hammer and Tybjerg Herred |
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Karen Banner til Høgholt held
the teantcy as security for a lone to her husband, Gregers
Truedsen Ulfstand, who was County Sheriff 1548-80,
and held the fief of Orlofgård after the death of her first
husband Gregers Ulfstand and the fief of Jungshoved after
the second, Henrik Lykke
til Overgaard og
Hverringe.
She inherited the estate of Gisselfeld and Ryegård in 1588
after the death of Mette Rosenkrantz til Vallø, who had
inherited it from her husband, Karen's uncle, Peder Oxe in
1575. (d. 1611). |
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1567-91
County Sheriff Birgitte
Eilersdatter Rønnow of Kirkeby Len |
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Birgitte Rønnow was widow of
Henning Jørgensen Qvitzow til Sandager, Rørbæk, Lykkesholm
and Falde (1513-1569), who had first been married to Ide
Thomesdatter Lange to Lydum (d. 1553). She (d. 1590). |
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1567-91
County Sheriff Anne
Nielsdatter Friis of Gudumlund Len |
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Anne Friis held the biscopal
fief for life until she handed it over to Jens Kaas. She was
married to Chresten Krabbe, mentioned to Viumgård in 1592. |
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1567-79
County Sheriff Margrethe Pederdatter Størle of Hamerø
in Halland (At the time Denmark, now Sweden) |
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Margrethe Størle was widow of
Mads Stensen. |
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1568-69
Acting County Sheriff Rigborg Lauridsdatter Tinhuus
of Silkeborg Len |
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Rigmor Tinhuus til Julskov was
widow of Hans Johansen Lindenov. She was mother of 1 son and
2 daughters, and (d. 1572). |
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1568-79
Joint County Sheriff Birgitte of Björnstrup in Skåne
(At the time Denmark, now Sweden) |
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Jointly with her husband,
Mikkel Pedersen Gydinge. |
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1570-71
Joint County Sheriff Margrethe Nielsdatter Bild of
Ørbæk Len
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Margrethe
Bild was given the tenantcy for life together with her
husband, Henrik Jespersen Friis til Hesselager, who died in
March 1571. She died two months later. They had 13 children
together. (d. 1571). |
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Until 1570
County Sheriff Karen Pederdatter Fikkesen of Gedestorp
Len |
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Karen Fikkesen was widow of Mads
Torbernsen til Sandby (of the Hässelholm family), and held the
tenantcy as security for lones.
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Until 1570
County Sheriff Karen
Krumstrup of Toreby Birk |
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Widow of Lave Urne, she held it as
security for lones jointly with Jakob Brockenhuus. |
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1571-72
Acting County Sheriff Beate Klausdatter Bille of Rødinge
Len and Frost Herred Len (At the time part of Denmark, now
Sweden)
Until 1575
County Sheriff
of Vissenbjerg Birk |
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Beate Bille was married to Otto Tygesen Brahe, Councillor of the
Realm and Fief-holder of Helsingborg. She administered the
tenantcy in Skåne, now Sweden, jointly with Sidsel Oxe. She was
among others mother of the famous astronomer Tycho Brahe, and
Margrethe, who was County Sheriff of Lanskrona in 1612, and
lived (1526-1605). |
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1571-..
County Sheriff Magdalene of Møgeltønder Len |
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Widow of Claus Rantzau. |
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1571-87
County Sheriff Karen Ottesdatter Blome of Hørbygård Len |
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Karen Blome was widow of Mogens
Godske (of the Bielke Family), who had previsously been married
to Margrethe Torbendsdatter Sparre. She was from Holstein and
her family was close to the king, who gave them joint ownership
of the tenantcy of Hørbygård from 1539 and he later held many
tenantsies and fiefs. She (d. 1587). |
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1572-73 and 1576-79
County Sheriff Dorthe Iversdatter Krabbe of Spøtrup |
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Jomfru Dorthe Krabbe was granted
the tenantcy jointly with her fiancé, Count Günther von Barby,
but she died and she married Benedikt von Ahlefeldt. who was
County Sheriff 1573-76 and after his death she married Erik
Lykke. |
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1573
Acting County Sheriff Anne Corfitzdatter Hardenberg of
Helsingborg Len with Bjerge, Nørre- og Søndre Asbo, Ludgude,
Rønnebjerg, Othens, Harager, Gønge and Torne Herreds (At the
time part of Denmark, now Sweden) |
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Of high nobility, Anne Hardenberg was chambermaid to Queen
Dorothea 1557-71, and here she got to know king Frederik 2 (king
from 1559) who fell in love with her, and wanted to marry her,
but this met widespread opposition. In 1572 she married
Councillor of the Realm, Oluf Mouritsen Krognos, who died after
only six months marriage. She lived at her dowry Bregentved and
managed to keep her husband's family at distance with the help
of the royal family.
She (d.
1589). |
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Ca.
1573-81 County Sheriff
Margrethe Christensdatter Sandbjerg of Øland and Vig Len |
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Margrethe Sandberg was widow of Niels Kjeldsen Juel
til Astrup, Bøvling Len og Vilstedgård Len.
(d. 1581). |
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1574
Acting County Sheriff
Kirstine Clausdatter
Ulfeldt of Koldinghus Len with Brusk, Jerlev, Holmans,
Tørrild and ½ of Andst Herreds |
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Kirstine
Ulfeldt was widow of Morten Svendsen (Orning) til Eget, who
had been appointed Lensmand of Koldinghus in 1563 by Queen
Dorothea, who held it as her dowry. He was member of a poor
noble family and had first been married to
Maren Clausdatter (Strangesen),
widow of Godske
Holck.
Kirstine had first been married to Poul Abildgaard til
Vranderup, and (d. 1589).
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1574
Acting County Sheriff Berite Eriksdatter Banner
of Vester Skerning Len |
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Berite
Danner exchanged the tenantcy with other lands. Her
first husband, Claus Bryske died 1565, in 1578 she
married Knud Bille (d. 1592). She (d. 1591). |
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1574
Acting County Sheriff Gørvel Abrahamsdatter
Gyldenstierne of Høgsted, Katsløse and Magleby Len in Skåne
(Then Denmark, now Sweden)
1574-77
County Sheriff of Bekkeskov Kloster |
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Gørvel Gyldenstierne til
Asserbo had exchanged other property to get the 3
tenantcies. She had first been married to Gert Jensen
Ulfstand til Bønnet and secondly to Laue Truedsen Ulfstand
til Torup. She (d. 1577). |
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1575-76
Acting County Sheriff Karen Mogensdatter Gyldenstierne of
Bygholm Len with Bjerg, Hatting, Nim and Vor Herreds and Sankt
Hans Kloster Len |
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Also known as Karen Gyldenstjerne til Stjernholm.
After the death of her husband, Holger Ottesen Rosenkrantz til
Boller, she administered his fief for a period. Rosenkrantz was
Stadholder in Norway, and later became military commander of the
realm. Statholder in Nothern Jutland and a few years later he
became Marshal of the Realm. They were closely connected to King
Frederik 2. who was the sponsor of one of their sons. She was an
able administrator. She built several manor houses, a new church
in Uth. She collected a number of folk songs, which is one of
the most important sources for knowledge of this tradition.
Around 1590 she moved to Skt. Hans Kloster in Horsens, which she
renamed, into Stjernholm. She had bought a number of houses in
the town of Horsens, which caused much dispute with the city
council, because she claimed that as a noble she did not have to
pay tax and thereby she damaged the economic life of the city.
It was not until 1598 that the case was settled. She was accused
using sorcery to harm Anne Hardenberg at the neighbouring
estate, but no case was raised and the king settled the dispute.
1599 her son, Frederik was convicted to lose his "honour"
because of his relationship to Rigborg Brockenhuus. He was
allowed to travel to Hungary to fight the Turks, but died in
Prague in 1602. She was the oldest child of Christoffer
Gyldenstierne (d. 1562) and Anne Parsberg (1515-87), who had 9
other children after her. The mother of 4 sons, of whom 2 died
as infants, she lived (1544-1613). |
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1576-91 County Sheriff
Anne Mandrupsdatter Holck of Hørby Len |
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Anne Holck til
Stadsgård was widow of Verner Tønnesen Parsberg til Harrested og
Sandbygår, Lensmand of Sölvesborg (d. 1567). They had 14
children.
She (d.
1591). |
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Until 1577 County Sheriff
Anne von Stoven of Broberg
Len |
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Widow of
Henrik Glob, who died sometime in the 1560s, and who had been
granted the tenantcy for his own and her lifteime. She exchanged
it with Anne Lunge in 1577. |
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1578-79 Acting County Sheriff Margrethe Eriksdatter Lange
of
Ålborghus with Års, Flæskum, Gislum, Hindsted, Hornum, Horns,
Hvetbo and Kære Herreds and Viskumgård Len
1615-16 Acting
County Sheriff of Bygholm Len with Bjerge, Hatting and
Nim Herred |
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After the death of her first husband, Jens Nielsen Kaas,
Margrethe Lange was acting Lensmand (County Sheriff) until a
successor was appointed. Afterwards married to Knud Brahe
(1555-1615) and after his death in charge of Bygholm etc. As
most fief administrators she belonged to the ancient non-titled
nobility. (d. 1622). |
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1578
Acting County Sheriff
Birgitte Timmesdatter
Rosenkrantz
of Nebbegård Len
1580 Acting County Sheriff
of Rosenkrantz
of Kalundborg
Len with Arts Løve, Ods Skippinge Herreds and Samsø |
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Birgitte Rosenkrantz was widow of Bjørn Kaas who was
Lensmand in Helsingborg and Malmöhus. She later had a
relationship to her late husband's cousin, Gjord Kaas.
Because it was considered to be incest at the time, she
was executed on the command of King Christian 4. Gjord
went into exile, and when he returned after 17 years he
too was executed. According to the legend she is today
the "White Lady" a ghost at Stårup Castle. (d. 1603). |
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1578 County Sheriff
Bege Clausdatter Emmiksen of Hundsbæk Len |
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Bege
Emmiksen til Damgård was widow of Peder Galskyt (d. ca.
1554). She (d. ca. 1613). |
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1578 County Sheriff
Magdalene Clausdatter Sested of Æbelø Len |
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Magalene Sested was widow of Mourids Podebusk. She lived
(1538-1611). |
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1578 County Sheriff
Kirsten Pedersdatter Galt of Børglum Kloster Len |
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Kirsten Galt til Tyrrestrup was widow of Erik Kaas til
Voergård og Lindbjergård, Lensmand of Børglum Kloster
1574. He had first been married to Berte Seefeld. She
lived (1536-1616). |
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1579-80
Acting County Sheriff Dorthe Mogensdatter
Gyldenstierne of Åkær with Hads Herred |
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Dorthe
Gyldenstierne was in charge after the death of her husband,
Christian Munk former Stadholder of Norway etc.. She lived
(1547-1583). |
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1579-82 County Sheriff
Margrethe Rantzau of Gudum Kloster Len |
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Widow
of Otto Emmiksen. Detailed information missing. |
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158.-95
County Sheriff Lisbeth Rosenkrantz of Rørum in Skåne
(Then Denmark, now Sweden) |
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The
teantcy is
situated in the Landscape of Skåne.
Detailed information
missing. |
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1580-92 County Sheriff
Else Hansdatter Mule of Nordby Len |
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Else Mule was
widow of Iver Bertelsen, Magister in Sorø,
Headmaster of Ringsted Kloster (1548-83) and Niels
Pedersen Krag, Professor of History, Royal
Histographer, Rector of Copenhagen University and
Headmaster of Sorø Academy (d. 1602), who was send
on various diplomatic missions and was ennobled by
King James of Scotland. Her family had held the
position of mayor of Odense for generations. SHe
lived (1556-1605). |
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1580-.. County Sheriff
Gese Brockenhuus of Rynkeby Len with Gudme
Herred |
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Exchanged the
tenantcy with other estates. Widow of Erik Bille.
Detailed
information missing. |
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1580
Acting County Sheriff Anne Iversdatter Krabbe of
Åkær Len with Hads Herred
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Anne
Krabbe was widow of Axel Viffert, who had taken over the
teantncy in 1579. She married Erik Kass til Voergaard in
1595 and became a widow again 3 years later. Her sister,
Karen, was Acting County Sheriff in 1594. Anne was
mother of 2 daughters by her first husband and 1 by the
second, and (d. 1625). |
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1580 Acting County Sheriff
Kirsten Clausdatter Ulfeldt of Skodborg Len |
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Kirsten Ulfeldt had the tenantcy exchanged to her on
behalf of her children. First married to Poul Abildgaard
(d. 1563) as his third wife and secondly to Svend
Mogensen Orning til Eget, who had first been married to
Maren Clausdatter Strangesen Bild (ca. 1502-73), who was
County Sheriff of Koldinghus. She (d. 1589). |
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1581
County Sheriff Karen
Ottesdatter Gyldenstierne
of Sølvitsborg Len with Medelsta, Vester or Bregne and
Lister Herreds in Blekinge
1586-89 County Sheriff of Snersted in Skåne
(At the time part of Denmark, now Sweden) |
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Karen Gyldenstierne was also
known as Karen Ottes. Her husband Jørgen Marsvin (1527-81)
was Lensmand at Landskrona and Member of the Danish Council
of State until his death. Her cousin, Karen Gyldenstierne,
was Acting County Sheriff of Bygholm 1575-76. Karen Ottes
lived (1542-89). |
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1581
Acting County Sheriff Christence Nielsdatter Rotfeld
of Bygholm Len with Bjerge, Hatting and Nim Herreds |
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Christence
Rotfeld was widow of Bjørn Kaas, who had taken office the
previous year. Mother of 7 children, and lived (ca.
1535-1601).
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1582-96 Abbess
with the authority of a County Sheriff
Sophia Gyldenstjerne of the Chapter of Maribo, the Town of Maribo and
surroundings |
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Elected by the Assembly of Canonesses and instated by the two
Councillors of the Realm, Chancellor Ejler Grubbe and Steen
Brahe. In the beginning she was an able administrator but soon
the old disputes among the canonesses entrupted again and she
was removed from office by King Christian 4. She was in charge
of the estats of the chapter and managed the Town of Maribo
jointly with the Confessor. |
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1583-98
Joint County Sheriff Magdalene Andersdatter Emmiksen of
Vissenbjerg Birk Len (or Grøftebjerg) |
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Magdalene
Emmiksen was the owner of Millinge and Hejsager, she held the
tenantcy jointly with her sister,
Margrethe. After her death it was taken over by her husband,
Erik Bille til Kjærsgård. Apparently her first husband had been
Albert Maltesen Viffert with whom she had a son, Anders. She (d.
1598). |
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1583-85
Joint County Sheriff Margrethe
Andersdatter Emmiksen of
Vissenbjerg Birk Len
(or Grøftebjerg) |
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Margrethe
Emmiksen was unmarried and held the fief jointly with her
sister. (d. 1585), |
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1583-1602
County Sheriff Beate Aagesdatter Brahe of Gislums
Herred Len and Ramsø Len
1583-84
Acting County Sheriff
of Mariager Kloster Len |
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Beate
Brahe held
the fief for life as security for a lone. She was widow of
Jørgen Pedersen Lykke (Munk) til Hverringe og Overgård,
Bonderup, Hessel, Ovegård and Bregenholm. She lived (after
1523-1602). |
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1583 Acting County Sheriff
Lisbeth
Christoffersdatter Galde of Vinstrupgård Len |
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Lisbeth
Galde
was in charge of the tenantcy after the death
of her first husband, Eggert Ulfeldt. Later married Jørgen
Friis, as his third wife. He was County Sheriff of
Vinderslevgård and Lysgård Herred, Skivehus, Hald, Akershus
and Sejlstrup, also Judge, Councillor of the Realm and
Stadholder of Norway. They were burried on the same day. (d.
1616). |
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1583-84
Acting County Sheriff Karen Henriksdatter Friis of
Ålborghus Len
Len with Års, Flæskum, Hellum, Hindsted, Horns, Hvetbor and Kær
Herred and Han Herred
and of Åkær with Hads Herred |
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Karen Friis
was acting
Lensmand or (County Sheriff) after the death of her husband,
Bjørn Andersen Bjørn til Stenalt, Bjørnsholm, Voer, Gunderupgård
og Strandbygård. 1562-66 Judge in Zealand, Councillor of State
1567, Lensmand of Fredsgård, Stege, Københavns Slot,
Roskildegård, Tryggevælde, Århusgård og Ålborghus. They had 3
children and he had 6 children with his first wife, Sidsel
Ulfstand. Karen Friis lived (1541-1601). |
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1584
Acting County Sheriff
Hilleborg Hansdatter
Lindenov of Visborg Len with Gotland (At the time Denmark,
now Sweden) |
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Hilleborg
Lindenov was in charge of the tenantcy after the death of
her husband,
Emmike Kaas. She later married Hans Speil til Borreby og
Julskov, and (d. 1602). |
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1585-86
Acting County Sheriff Kirsten Christiansdatter Lykke of
Vordingborg Len with Tryggevælde and Faxe Herreds |
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Kirsten Lykke
was also known as Kirstine, and was
charge of the administration of the tenantcy after the death of
her husband, Eiler Grubbe til Lystrup (1532-85), who was at one
time Chancellor of the Realm. In 1594 she
married Niles Gyldenstierne til
Bjørnholm,
and lived
(1558-1630) |
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1585-1604
Acting County Sheriff Ingeborg Nielsdatter Skeel of
Sejlstrup Len with Børglum Herred (Seglstrup)
1586 County Sheriff of Amtofte and Strekhals Len |
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1578 Ingeborg Skeel had bought
Voergård together with her mother, Karen Globsdatter Krabbe, and
they got the right of lower court in the parishes of Voer, Albæk
og Skæve, which meant that they appointed the judge and got the
income from fines and the costs of the law cases.
She was an able farmer and trader, and administered both her own
and her husband's estate. After the death of her husband, Otto
Banner til Asdal, she took over the administration of the fief,
and after her mother, Karen Krabbe died the following year, she
took over her two small royal fiefs; Amtofte in Thy and
Strekhals in Mors (Northern Jutland). There are many stories
about her as an evil mistress, who killed the architect of one
of her estates and a harsh employer towards the peasants, but
the stories does not seem to be based on facts. She was daughter
of Niels Skeel and Karen Banner, had no children, and lived (ca.
1545-1604). |
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1585-16.. County Sheriff
Margrethe Skovgaard of Davinde Len |
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Jomfru
Margrethe was granted the tenantcy for life.
Owned
Sanderumgård together with Karen Skovgaard 1581-83.
Details missing. |
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1586-1626 County Sheriff Beate Christoffersdatter
Huitfeldt of Møllerud Len, Gers Herred and Epholt Len (Skåne)
(At the time part of Denmark, now Sweden)
1615-26 County Sheriff of Lund Sankt
Peders
Kloster Len |
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Beate
Huitfeldt til Møllerød
was widow of Knud Ebbesen Ulfeldt til Svenstorp and held the
small tenantcies as security for some loans.
Mistress of the Court (Hofmesterinde)
of Queen Anna Cathrine von Brandenburg from 1597 until her death
in 1612 and for the three young princes until 1617. As an award
for her court service, she was given the tenantcy of Gers Herred
i Skåne and 1615 St. Peders Kloster i Lund, also Skåne,
also owner of a number of estates in her own right. She wrote
the history of her family and she was sister of the famous
Chancellor of the Realm and historian, Arild Huitfeldt, mother
of 2 sons, and lived (1554-1626). |
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1586-87
County Sheriff Kirstine Andersdatter Lindenov of
Vesterstad Len (At the time part of Denmark, now Sweden)
1586-1612 County Sheriff of
Herrisvad Kloster
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Kirsten Lindenov was widow
of Steen Clausen Bille (1527-86), who was
Judge, diplomat and soldier, and
she held the fief, which is situated in the Landscape of
Skåne, now Sweden.
She owned the estate of
Herrevad Kloster and Sellerup in her own right. After 17
years of marriage she had a son followed by one more son
and a daughter (d. 1612). |
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1586-..
County Sheriff Kirsten Ludvigsdatter
Gyldenstierne of
Vesterbygård Len |
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Kirsten Gyldenstierne was
widow
of Gregers Carlsen Bryske
til Skaftelevgård (d.1566)
and Erik Bassesen Basse, County Sheriff of Dalby Kloster
in Skåne (d. after 1581) as his second wife.
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1587-89 Joint County Sheriff Pernille Albrechtsdatter
Gøye of Vesterstad Len (At the time part of Denmark, now
Sweden) |
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Pernille
Gøye was probably married to Hak Holgersen Ulfstand til
Hikkebjerg (1535-95), who married Anne Vernerdatter Parsberg
after her death.
She did
not have any children, and lived (1550-89). |
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1587-90 County Sheriff
Thale Tagesdatter Thott of
Åhus and Åsum Len in Skåne and Elleholm in Blekinge (Then
Denmark, now Sweden) |
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Thale
Thott was also
known as Tale Tot, and was in charge of Åhus and Åsum which
are situated in the Landscape of Skåne, conquered by Sweden
in 1658 after the death of her husband, Arild Urup.
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1587
Acting County Sheriff Lene Tagesdatter Thott of
Hammershus with the 4 Herreds of Bornholm |
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Lene Thott was widow of Henrik Brahe.
Mother of 7 children, and (d. 1599). |
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1588-1631
Reigning Dowager Lady
Dowager Queen Sophie von Mecklenburg-Schwerin
of Lolland-Falster,
County Sheriff of
Nykøbing Len with Falsters 2 Herreds, Ålholm and Ravnsborg
Len |
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Sophie af
Mecklenborg was widow
of Frederik 2., she was regent for her son Christian 4. in
the Duchies of Slesvig-Holsten 1588-94. She was engaged in a
power struggle with the Regents of Denmark, The Council of
State, which had Christian declared of age in 1593, but she
did not give up her position in the Duchies before the
following year. She then withdrew to Lolland-Faster, where
she managed her estates extremely well and became very rich
and she lend her son a lot of money for his warfares. Her
Dowries included the jurisdiction
of Majbølle, Nybølle, Kallø, Soersmark, TOreby, Urne and
Vignæs Birk, which meant that she had the right to appoint
the judge (birkedommer) and received the income from the
costs of the proceedings and fines.
She lived (1557-1631). |
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1589-94
County Sheriff Anne Pedersdatter Galt of Nederby Len
(At the time part of Denmark, now Sweden) |
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Anne Galt
was widow
of Anders Keldsen Bing, Councillor of the Realm, County
Sheriff of Nederby and Varberg. (d. 1589) without children
as the last male of his family. She lived (1546-after 1605). |
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1589
County Sheriff Anne Jørgensdatter Vestermand of
Thistedgård with Hundborg Herred |
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Anne
Venstermand til Pilegård was widow
of Godske Brockenhuus, and (d. after 1607). |
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1591
Acting County Sheriff Anne Knudsdatter Gyldenstierne
of Malmøhus Len with Oxle, Ingelstad and Jærestad Herred and
Høgby Len (At the time part of Denmark, now Sweden)
1591-92 Acting County Sheriff of Kalundborg
Len with Arts Løve, Ods Skippinge Herreds and Samsø,
Denmark |
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Anna or
Anne Gyldenstierne was widow of Corfitz Tønnesen Viffert.
She lived (1544-95). |
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1592
Acting County Sheriff Hilleborg Clausdatter Daa of Hald Len with Mors, Fjends, Nørlyng Herreds and the Tenantcy
of the Diocese (Stiftets Regnskabslen) |
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Following the death of her husband, Jørgen Skram, Hilleborg
Daa took over the administration of the fief. Daughter of
Claus Daa af Ravnstrup. She lived (1549-95). |
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1592-93 County Sheriff Christence
Cortiftzdatter
Viffert of Vinstrupgård Len |
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Christence
Viffert was widow of Henrik Bille til Mogenstrup
(1559-92). Mother of one son, and (d. 1604). |
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1592
Acting County Sheriff
Lisbeth Mikkelsdatter
Seested of Roskildegård with Harritsborg and
Kirketjenerne under bispegården og Fadeburslenet |
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Lisbeth Seested was widow of
Niels
Vernersen Parsberg til Harrested og Sandbygård.
She lived (1555-1624). |
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1594
County Sheriff Thale Holgersdatter Ulfstand of
Malmøhus Len with Oxle, Ingelstad and Jærestad Herred and
Høgby Len
(At the time part of Denmark, now Sweden) |
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In various documents Thale Ulfstand wrote her name as Thaale
Wlffstandt til Skabersøe. She took over as Lensmand after
the death of her brother Hack
Holgersen
Ulfstand, who had been Government Councillor, Councillor of
State, Marsk, Knight of the Order of the Elephant and after
the death of King Frederik 2, guardian for his son,
Christian 4, but in 1590 he was executed for treason. (d.
1604). |
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1594
Acting County Sheriff Karen Iversdatter Krabbe of
Hammershus with the 4 Herreds of Bornholm |
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Karen
Krabbe was in charge of the tenantcy after the death of
her husband, Falk Falksen Gøye. Her sister, Anne was
Acting County Sheriff in 1580. Karen was mother of 2
children, and (d. 1602). |
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1595-96
Acting County Sheriff Margrethe Ottosdatter Brahe of
Åkjær Len with Hads Herred and Sønderlyng Herred Len
1612
Acting County Sheriff of Landskrona Len in Skåne (At
the time part of Denmark, now Sweden) |
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Margrethe
Brahe was in
charge of the administration of the tenantcy after the death
of her hsuband,
Councillor of State
Christen Skeel, til Hegnet, Hammeltofte and Fusingø
(1543-96), who was County Sheriff of the Fiefs of Bøvling
Slot and Len and Aakjær Len for many years. After the death
of her second husband,
Christian (Kristen) Bernekov she was in charge of his
tenantcy.
She was daughter of Otto Brahe
til Knudstrup and Beate Bille,
was County Sheriff of Røding from 1571,
and lived (1551-1616). |
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1596-99
Acting County Sheriff Margrethe Ottesdatter
Rosenkrantz of Hindsgavl Len with Vends Herred |
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After the death of her husband, Hans Johansen Lindenov,
Margrethe Rosenkrantz was in charge of the tenantcy.
She raised several young noble
women and her own grandchildren, and was mother of 9
children, and lived (1552-1635). |
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1596
Acting County Sheriff Dorthe Gundesdatter
Lange of Kalø Len with Mols, Nørre and Sønder Herred,
Djurs, Sønderhand and Østerlisberg Herreds |
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Dorthe Lange was
widow of Jørgen Rosenkrantz, chancellor and leader
of the regency government for the minor King
Christian 4. Her mother, Karen Breide, had been
County Sheriff of Svendstrup
1539-44 .
She was mother of 3 children, and lived (1541-1613). |
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1596-1602
Abbess with the authority of a County Sheriff
Margrethe
Pedersdatter Norby
of the Chapter of Maribo, the Town of Maribo and
surroundings |
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Elected as successor of Sophia Gyldenstjerne. She had been
married to Jørgen Bryske until their divorce, and in 1564
she entered the chapter. As Abbess she held the jurisdiction
of those who lived at the estates of the Chapter and 1559
over the City of Maribo and surroundings. This meant that she
had the right to appoint the judge (birkedommer) and
received the income from the costs of the proceedings and
fines. Daughter of Peder Norby til Urup (d. 1602). |
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1599-1600
County Sheriff Sophie Pedersdatter Bille of
Mariager Len |
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Sophie
Bille til Svanholm was widow of Jakob Seefeld til
Visborg. She lived (1549-1608). |
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1600-01
Acting County Sheriff Mette Gregersdatter Ulfstand of
Sølvitsborg Len with Medelsta, Vester or Bregne and Lister
Herreds in Blekinge and Høgby and Vefre Len in Skåne (At the
time part of Denmark, now Sweden)
1601-02
Acting County Sheriff Lykå Len in Blekinge and
Dragsmark Kloster in Norway
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Following the death of her husband, Knud Grubbe til Alslev
(1542-1600), Mette Ulfstand took over as County Sheriff -
Lensmand, and acted as the King of Denmark's representative
in the fiefs also in the landscapes of Blekinge and Skåne.
1620 she handed over Lykå to her son-in-law, Siverd Grubbe.
She lived (1554-1602). |
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1600-12
County Sheriff Mette Johansdatter Urne of Vemb
Skibrede Len, Norway |
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Mette Urne
til Højsgaard administered
the fief in her own name after the death of her husband,
Alexander Durham, until she passed away herself, as was the
official local representative of the King of Denmark-Norway.
He was a Scottish nobleman who moved to during the Seven
Year War and held various fiefs in Denmark and Norway. She
was daughter of Johan Urne and Mette Rønnow and had no
children. (d. 1612). |
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1601-02
Acting County Sheriff Lisbeth Turesdatter Trolle of
Dalby Len in Skåne (At the time part of Denmark, now Sweden) |
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Lisbeth
Trolle acted
after her husband, Gabriel Sparre til Svanholm, had died.
Owner of the Estate of Knabstrup. (d. 1611). |
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1601-02
Acting County Sheriff Else Andersdatter Lindenov of
Dalum Len |
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Else
Lindenov was widow
of Absalon Gøye til Kærstrup. His name was also written as
Absolon Gøe or Absalonn Gøie. |
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1601-02
Acting County Sheriff Margrethe
Axelsdatter
Viffert of Han Herred
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Margrethe Viffert til Gammel Wiffertsholm was in charge
of the tenantcy after the death of her second husband,
Jørgen Urne. She had first been married to Evald
Sehested. After her death, her son Axel Urne inherited
the estate, but he sold it to his sister, Anne
Jørgensdatter Urne epousé Seefeld in 1643. Margrethe
lived (1562-1622). |
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1601-02 Joint Acting County Sheriff Agathe
Jakobsdatter Seefeld of Bygholm Len |
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Agathe
Seefeld or Sefeld took
over the administration of the tenantcy after the death of
her husband, Niels Skram til Urup together with
stepdaughter, Elsebe Skram til Urup. She secondly married to
Verner Parsberg
til Eskær og Lynderup and had two children by him.
She was daughter of Jakob Enevoldsen Seefeld and Sophie
Pederdatter Bille, and lived (1579-?). |
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1601-02 Joint Acting County Sheriff Elsebe
Nielsdatter Skram of Bygholm Len |
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Acted together with her stepmother, Agate Seefeld.
Inherited a number of estates from her father, Niels
Skram, who had first been married to Kirsten
Styggesdatter Rosenkrantz. She was married to Eske
Bille til Svanholm. |
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1602 Acting County Sheriff Margrethe Munthe of
Sorø Len with Alsted Herred |
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In charge of the tenantcy after the death of her
husband, Headmaster of Sorø Akademi, Hans Mikkelsen. |
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1602 Acting County Sheriff Anne Eriksdatter Kaas of
Hindsgavl with Vends Herred |
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Anne Kaas
was widow of Preben Bild til Aggersborg and Lindholm. |
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1603-16
Acting County Sheriff Vibeke Arildsdatter Griis of
Sandby Len in Skåne Denmark (Now Sweden)
1608-40 County Sheriff of Hørje Len in Skåne (At the
time part of Denmark, now Sweden) |
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Vibeke Griis was widow of Peder Mund til Sandbygård, and
held the fief of Hørjre for life and was in the service of
Queen Anna Cathrine of Denmark. Her surname means "Pig".
Skåne was conquered by Sweden in 1658. She (d.
ca. 1640). |
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1603-04 Acting County Sheriff
Anne Mortensdatter Brok of Onsø Len, Norway |
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Following her husband, Erik Mortensen (Mormand) til
Bramsløkke, Anne Brok was the official local representative
of the King of Denmark-Norway. (d. after 1625). |
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1604-05
Acting County Sheriff Anne Eilersdatter Rønnow of
Hagenskov with Bog Herred and Eskebjerg Len
1604-09 County Sheriff of Strynø Len |
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After the death of her husband, Erik Hardenberg (1529-1604),
Anne Rønnow was in charge of the tenantcy until the accounts
had been settled, and was also appointed fief-holder
in her own right. She
was known to suffer of periods of depressions and her
daughter, Anne Hardenberg, also suffered from mental
ilnesses and conducted cases against witches, and Mette
Hardenberg, who was County Sheriff of
Bøvling Len from 1616 also had mental problems. 6 of their 9
children died, including the 3 sons. She
lived (1541-1609). |
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1604-05
Acting County Sheriff Anne Iversdatter Lykke of
Lundegård and Jegindø Len |
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Anne Lykke took over the adminsitration of the fief after
the death of her husband, Mourids Hansen Stygge til
Holbækgård. She lived (1554-1623). |
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1605-35
Joint County Sheriff Else Kristendatter Munk of
Løndborg Bispegaard Len |
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Else
Munk was given the teantcy for life jointly with her
husband, Kristoffer Gersdorf, as security for lones. |
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1606-07
Acting County Sheriff Adel Hansdatter of Sorø Len
with Alsted Herred |
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After the death of her husband, Anders Kristensen,
Headmaster of Sorø Akademi, she took over the administration
of the fief. |
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1607-08 Acting County Sheriff
Maren Jensdatter Juel of Visborg in Gotland Len (At the
time part of Denmark, now Sweden) |
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Maren Juel
acted
as administrator of the fief (Lensmand) after the death of
her husband, Herman Juel til Aabjerg (1548-1607).
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1607-08
Acting County Sheriff
Birgitte Romellsdatter
Brun
of Frølands Skibrede Len and Ejdsberg Sogn, Norway |
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Birgitte
Brun
administered the fief after the death of her husband, Per
Knutsson
Måneskiölds
til Akervik. She was the official local representative of
the King of Denmark-Norway.
Her husband had 8 children with his first wife, Bodil Green.
(d. before 1622). |
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1610 Acting County Sheriff Elsebe Jensdatter Juel of
Hammershus Len |
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Elsebe
Juel, or Elsebet Jul, acted for about half a year after
the death of her husband, Hans Lindenov til Øsløf, and lived
(ca. 1524-before 1627). |
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1610-11 Acting County Sheriff Vibeke
Christoffersdatter Gyldenstierne of Tranekær Len
with the two Herreds of Langeland |
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Vibeke
Gyldenstierne was also known as Viveke
Gyldenstjerne, she was widow of Niels Friis, with
whom she had 13 children. She lived (1549-1613). |
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1611-12
Acting County Sheriff Ellen Jørgensdatter Marsvin
of Odensegård Len and Odense Sankt Hans Kloster with
Åsum, Bjerge, Lunde, Odense and Kam Herred
1620-39 County Sheriff of Dalumkloster Len
1626-38 Acting County Sheriff of Davinde Len |
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Fru Ellen Marsvin was of high noble family and the
largest landowner of her time. Anne Lykke was the
second, and in 1625 a total of 6 of the 20 largest
landowners were women. Fru means Mrs but at the time the
title was only used for noble ladies. Her daughter,
Hornsherred, was married to King Christian IV. The local
administration and juridical system was in the hand of
royal appointed lensmænd (fiefholders) who each
administered a len (fief). It was normally the local
manor-owner, and if that was an unmarried woman she was
in some cases appointed Lensmand in her own right, in
other cases she administered the len after her husband's
death.
She lived (1572-1649). |
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1611-12 Acting
County Sheriff Anne Eriksdatter Rosenkrantz
of Silkeborg Len with Hids, Lysgård and Vrads Herred
and Tanekær Len with the two Herreds of Langeland
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Anne Rosenkrantz
inherited a number of estates in Norway, and was in
charge of the tenantcy after the death of her
husband, Frantz Henriksen Rantzau to Brobygard. She
held ecclesiastical juristiction, and lived
(1566-1618). |
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1612-13 Acting County Sheriff
Anne Nielsdatter Lykke of Arnsborg Len in the Island
of Ösel in Gotland (then Denmark, now Sweden) |
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Anne
Lykke was the second largest landowner of her time after
Ellen Marsvin. She was in charge of the administration after
the death of her husband, Klavs Maltesen Sehested til
Højris og Nøragergård. She lived (1568-1645). |
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1613-14 Acting
County Sheriff Else Steensdatter Bille of
Århusgård Len with Hasle, Ning and Vesterlisbjerg Herred |
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Following the death of her husband, Carl Bryske
(1547-1613),
Else Bille was in charge of the administration. He
held a number of tenantcies and was a trusted employee
at court. He was also used as envoy to Sweden and
Russia. She (d. 1621). |
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1614-16
Acting County Sheriff Karen Hansdatter Skinkel of
Holbæk Len with Ingelsø Herred |
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Karen
Skinkel
was in charge of the fief after the death of her
husband, Anders Nielsen Dresselberg til Vognstrup, who
was judge and held other administrative offices. He had
first been married to Mette Grubbe (d. 1584). Karen (d.
1624). |
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1615-16 Acting
County Sheriff Margrethe Eriksdatter Munk
Lange of Bygholm Len with Bjerge, Hatting and Nim
Herred |
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Margrethe Lange
til Engelsholm and had first been married to Jens
Kaas til Gudumlund. After the death of her second
husband, Knud Ottesøn Brahe, she was in charge of
the tenantcy. (d. 1622). |
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1615-27 County Sheriff
Beate Christoffersdatter Huitfeld of Lunde Sankt
Peders Kloster and Gers Herred in Skåne |
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Beate Huitfeld
til Møllerød was Mistress of the Court,
Hofmesterinde. Married to Knud Ulfeldt, and lived
(1544-1626) |
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1616-17
Acting County Sheriff Mette Eriksdatter
Hardenberg of Bøvling Len |
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Just after her birth,
Mette Hardenberg was brought to her aunt, Birgitte
Rønnow and only after 6 years she returned to her
parents at Hagenskov. At the age of 19 she married the
20 year older Preben Gyldenstierne, County Sheriff of
Åstrup by Hjørring. Her mother and sisters were marked
by depressions and mental ilnesses and at one time she
was "possessed" by an evil spirit for some weeks until
she was "saved". She published a prayer's book by her
own hand. Her mother, Anne Rønnow til
Skousborg,
was Acting County
Sheriff of Skousborg, Hagenskov, Eskebjerg and Strynø
after the death of her father, Erik Hardenberg in 1604.
Mette was mother of 5 children, and lived (1569-1629). |
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1616-17
Acting County Sheriff Kirsten Eriksdatter
Hardenberg of Dalum and Strynø Len |
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Kirsten Hardenberg was in control of the fief after her
husband Axel Brade til Elvedgård, Orebygård and
Eskeberjerg's death. He had served the Counts
in
Braunschweig, Szhwarzburg
and Brandenburg and worked at court. Also former
Stadholder of Fyn,
Skåne, Halland and Blekinge. 1614 var han regeringsråd.
She was his second wife. With the first, Mette Gøye, he
ad 6 children, and they had 4. She
owned several estates in her own right, and (d. 1639). |
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1616
Acting County Sheriff Hilleborg Eilersdatter
Krafse of Søbygaard Len with Løve Herred |
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Hilleborg Krafse acted after the death of her husband,
Mogens Gøye. She also owned a number of estates, among
others Hald. |
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1616-17
Acting County Sheriff Pernille Henriksdatter
Gyldenstierne of Hagenskov with Bog Herred |
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Pernille
Gyldenstierne was of Jakob Rosenkrantz til Kærstrup,
who had also had been County Sheriff of Nyborg. They
had 10 children, and she lived (1576-1622). |
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1616-40
County Sheriff Karen Andersdatter of Hven Len (At
the time part of Denmark, now Sweden) |
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The mistress of King Christian 4. for about 3 years, but
left the royal court
ca. 1615, presumably on account of the King's marriage
to Hornsherred. She received the Island of Hven as an
entailed estate, and where she served as county
administrator, and also received a lifelong pension, and
later on a number of estate in Copenhagen. In her son by
Christian 4. Hans Ulrik Gyldenløve was appointed County
Sheriff of Hven, in 1642.
The daughter of
Anders Hansen and Bodil Knudsdatter, she also had two
daughters who died in infancy, and
(d. 1673). |
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1617-18
Acting County Sheriff Sophie Henriksdatter Below
of Skivehus Len |
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Sophie Below administered the fief after the death of
her husband, Christen Pedersen Thott til Boltinggård
(1568-1617). She
researched the history of
her family, it's genealogy and heraldica, she wrote a
number of prayerbooks.
She
was daughter of Henrik Below and Lisbeth Skram, mother
of 3 children, and lived
(1590 - 1650). |
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1617-18
Acting County Sheriff Jutte Gyldenstierne of
Værne Kloster Len and Ingedals Skibrede Len, Norway |
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Acted as tenant of the fief (also known as Verne) after
the death of her husband, Kristoffer von der Groeben til
Fitseband. She was the official local representative of
the King of Denmark-Norway.
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1618-19
Acting County Sheriff Anne Hansdatter Baden of
Kronborg Len with Holbro and Lynge Herred |
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Anne Baden acted after the death of her brother,
Christian or Kristen Hansen (Baden) til Nørgård. She (d.
earliest 1633). |
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1618-ca. 1636
County Sheriff Else Tønnesdatter Galde of Værne
Kloster Len and Ingedals Skibrede Len and Skjeberg Sogn,
Norway |
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Else
Galde was given the tenantcy
jointly with her husband, Sivert Gabrielsen Akeleje til
Krengerup and Kambo (1584-1659) for the duration of
their lifetimes.
She had first been married
to the German noble, Eiler Weide von Jasmund. Siverd
then married Øllegaard Gerlofsdatter Nettelhorst and
Anne Ottesdatter Bildt. She did not have any children
(d. ca. 1636). |
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1618-19
Acting County Sheriff Sofie Hansdatter Oldeland
of Brunla Len and Numedalen Len, Norway |
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Sofie Oldeland had inherited the Castle of Vejlgård from
her brother, Laurids in 1610. In charge of the fief
after her husband, Caspaer or Kasper Markdanner
(1533-1618), had passed away. His background is not
known, but he was a soldier at various European courts,
and ennobled by the Austrian Emperor in 1571 before he
returned to Denmark and was employed at court. had also
been Lensmand of Koldinghus 1585-1617. They
married in 1593 and had 2 sons.
She lived (1578-1639). |
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1619-20
Acting County Sheriff Dorte Ovesdatter Juul
of Århusgård with Hasle, Ning and Vesterlisbjerg
Herred |
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Dorte Juul was
widow of Jørgen Kaas til Geldskov. She was daughter
of Ove Juul and Elsabe Jensdatter Juel (daughter of
Ide Lange), had no children, and (d. 1634) |
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1619-24
Acting County Sheriff Anne Jensdatter Brahe
of Sølvitsborg Len with Bregne Herred and Lister |
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Anne Brahe was
widow of Otto Lindenov til Boreby. |
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1620 Acting County Sheriff Sophie Jørgensdatter Rostrup of the
County of Kalundborg, Denmark |
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Sophie
Rostrup
acted following the death of her husband, Steen Brahe til Knudstrup.
She was his third wife, and she had been married to
Mads Sandberg til Løjstrup (d. 1597).
The daughter of Jørgen Rostrup til
Selleskovgård and Margrethe Skeel, she
(d. 1632). |
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1620
Acting County Sheriff Sophie Steensdatter
Brahe of Vestervig Len |
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Sophie Brahe
inherited the estate of Birkelse after the death of
her husband, Jørgen Lunge til Odden, and bought the
estates of
Toftegård, Rævkærgård, Ulveskoven og Nejsumskov. Mogens
Kristensen Scheel, the son of her late daughter,
Margrethe, inherited half of Birkelse but exchanged
it with his aunt, Ide Lunge. Sophie (d. 1656). |
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1621
Acting County Sheriff Else Jørgendatter
Marsvin of Tranekær Len with the two Herreds of
Langeland
1621-23 Acting County Sheriff of Akershus
Len, Norway |
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Else Marsvin til
Stenalt was widow of Enevold Kruse, former
treasurer, councillor of the realm and governor of
Norway. Mother of 4 children, and lived (1572-1649). |
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1622
Acting County Sheriff Helle Jørgensdatter
Marsvin of Arnsborg Len |
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In 1601 Helle Marsvin had inherited Vapnö, one of the
three biggest manor houses in Halland. She became acting
County Sheriff after the death of her husband, Jakob Bek
til Gladsakse and Beldringe. She lived (1566-1637). |
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1623-24/25
Acting County Sheriff Anne Henriksdatter Lykke of
Kalundborg Len with Arts and Skippinge Herred and Samsø
and
County Sheriff of København Len with Smørum,
Sokkelund and Ølstykke Herred
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Anne Lykke was member of
one of the riches families of the realm, and so was that
of her husband, Cai Rantzau. He was Councillor of the
Realm and County Sheriff of Kalundborg from 1615. He
later became General War Commissioner and when he died
during the 30 Year War, she took over the administration
of the tenantcies until the accounts had been settled.
In 1625 her estates was estimated to be worth more than
4.600 barrols of corn, which was 7 times more than an
average estate owner. When King Christian 4 the
following year learned that she had become the mistress
of his son, Prince Christian, he had her arrested and
send to Bohus in Norway. She refused to accept the
king's terms for her release, and she complained to the
Council of the Realm who freed her in 1628 and she was
given back her only child, Sophie. The following year
she married Knud Ulfeldt, and the relationship to the
royal family became normalized though never warm. Her
daughter, Sophie (1616-35) married her stepfathers
brother and had 3 children who died shortly after the
birth, and 1635 she died herself. She lived (1595-1641). |
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1624
Acting County Sheriff Lisbeth Henriksdatter
Gyldenstierne of Dragsholm Len
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Lisbeth Gyldenstierne acted after the death of her
husband, Oluf Rosensparre. She lived (1564-1638).
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1624-?
Acting County Sheriff Kirsten Hansdatter of
Kullegaard Len with Ludgude Herred in Skåne (At the time
part of Denmark, now Sweden) |
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Widow of Bernd Vacke,
Chief of Costums (Toldskriver) in Helsingør, where she
resided. |
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1626-27
Acting County Sheriff Birgitte Prebensdatter
Gyldenstierne of Halsted Kloster and Ravnsborg Len with
Lålands Herred and Nørre- and Sønder Herred |
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Birgitte Gyldenstierne was widow
of Axel Urne til Rygård. She owned the estate until she
sold it to Niels Trolle in 1640. Mother of 5 children,
and lived (1595-1675) |
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1629-42 Acting County Sheriff Dorothea Hansdatter of
Sællemarksgård Len with Samsø |
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In charge of the fief after the death of her husband, Jakob
Brun. Her son, Jens Jakobsen Brun took over after her death. |
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1630-31 Acting County Sheriff
Birgitte Lauridsdatter
Brockenhuus
of Nyborg Len with Gudme, Salling, Sunds and Vinding Herred |
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Birgitte Brockehuus acted as administrator of the fief and
local representative of the king after the death of her
husband, Jakob Ulfeldt til Ulfeldsholm. They were parents of
Corfitz Ulfeldt, Chancellor of the Realm etc. and husband of
Leonora Christine, the daughter of King Christian 4. |
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1631-32
Acting County Sheriff Jytte Eskesdatter
Brok of Vestervig Len
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After her husband, Jørgen Skeel til Sostrup, died, Jytte
Brok was in charge of the fief. He was Councillor of the
Realm, owned a number of castles and estates, took part in
the war of Kalmar and was Rigsmarsk - Chief Commander of the
Armed Forces and Prime Minister in
1627. She lived (1595-1640). |
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1632-4..
County Sheriff
Karen Christoffersdatter Pax
of Kornerupgård Len |
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Karen Pax
was widow
of Erik Madsen Vasspyd til Vinderup (d. 1615). She
apparently (d. 1650). |
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1634-35
Acting County Sheriff Birgitte Hansdatter Lindenov of
Ålborghus Len with Års, Flæskum, Hellum, Hindsted, Horns,
Hvetbor and Kær Herred and Han Herred
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Birgitte
Lindenov was in charge following
the death
of her husband, Councillor of State Otte Christensen Skeel.
She was employed at the court of Ane Cathrine von
Brandenburg, and lived (1581-1648). |
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1634-35
Acting County Sheriff Margrethe von der Lühe of
Ryfylke, Jøderen and Dalerne (Stavangers Len), Norway |
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In charge of the tenantcies after the death of her husband,
Jørgen Brockenhuus til Sebber Kloster. She was the official
local representative of the King of Denmark-Norway. She was
daughter of Carl or Cort von der Lühe and Agathe von Oetzen,
mother of 7 children, and lived (1590-1667). |
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1634-35
Acting County Sheriff
Ide Hansdatter Lange
af Bøvling with Skodborg Len, Vandfuld, Hind og Ulvborg
Herred |
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Ide
Lange was widow of Jens Juul til
Kjeldgård, Åbjerg og Nørre
Vosborg. Former Governor of Norway and Councillor of the
Realm. Died as she fell of a balcony. She lived
(1584-1649). |
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1634-35
Acting County Sheriff
Hilleborg Christoffersdatter Krafse
of Stege Len with the two Herreds of Møn
1653-55
Acting County Sheriff
of Hald Len |
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Hilleborg Krafse til Ravnholt became acting
administrator Stege after the death of her first
husband, Henrik Holk til Raunholt, who was appointed
Count of the Realm by the German Emperor and died of the
plauge on the battlefield during the Thirtieth Year War.
Later she was in charge of Hald after her second
husband,
Frands Pogwisch
had died, who had been appointed County Sheriff of
Marie
Kirkes Provsti in Oslo and Rakkestad Len in Norway at
the time of their marriage in 1641 and he continued to
be hold high positions at court. She lived (1600-61). |
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1635-36
Acting County Sheriff Anne Jørgensdatter Friis of
Århusgård Len with Hasle, Ning and Vesterlisberg Herred |
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Anne
Friis was widow of Laurids Lindenov til Oregård. (d.
1657). |
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1639
Acting County Sheriff Berte Nielsdatter Friis of
Riberhus with Gjørding, Skads and Veser Herred |
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Berte
Friis was widow of Albert Skeel til
Hegnet, Fusingø, Holbækgård, Katholm,
Hessel og Lergrav, who held many high positions in the
state administration and army.
They had 8 children, and
she.
She lived (1583-1652). |
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1641-51 Joint County Sheriff Leonora Christine
Christiansdatter Countess of Holsten of Hørsholm Len,
Denmark |
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In
1641 her father, King Christian 4 granted her the
tenantcy for life jointly with her husband, Corfitz
Ulfeldt. Two years later he was appointed Chancellor of
the Realm (Rigskansler), and since there was no Queen,
she was de-facto first-Lady at the court. The death of
her father in 1648 was followed by a power-struggle,
which she and her husband lost. Her half-brother,
Frederik 3, was elected king, but she and her husband
continued to provoke the reigning couple. In 1651 they
left the country and stayed by Queen Christina of Sweden
until 1654, and then in Germany. In 1657 her husband
sided with the Swedes during the war with Denmark, which
Denmark lost. In 1659 her husband was charged with
treason against the Swedish king, he was hit by a
stroke, and she was in charge of his defence. They
escaped to Denmark, where they were held in captivity
until they were freed in 1662, after signing a number of
humiliating declarations. Later the same year they were
permitted to go abroad for treatment of Corfitz Ulfeldt,
who had never recovered from the stroke, and during
their travels, he made all kinds of plans against his
brother-in-law. In 1663 she went to king Charles II to
claim an old loan, but he gave her up to the Danes, she
was transferred to Copenhagen and was put in prison in
Blåtårn at the Royal Castle of Copenhagen, where she
spend 22 years, while her husband died already in 1664.
She was not freed until the death of her sister-in-law,
Queen Sophie-Amalie, in 1685. During her time in Blåtårn,
she wrote "Jammersmide" (Memory of Lamenting), one of
the first Danish autobiographies by a woman, which was
not published until 1869, though. She spent the rest of
her life at the castle, Maribo Kloster. She was the
mother of 10 children, and lived (1621-98). |
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1641-42
Acting County Sheriff Maren Eriksdatter Skram of
Mariæ Kirkes Domprovsti (Oslo), Norway |
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Maren
Skram acted after
the death of her husband, Hartvig Huitfeldt til Skjelbred.
She was the official local representative of the King of
Denmark-Norway, and Mariæ Kirke is the Cathedral of Oslo.
Secondly married to
Balthasar Gebhard v. Obelitz.
Her step-daughter, Margrethe Huitfeldt, who willed her
estates to the Gymnasium of Göteborg upon her death in 1683.
Marien Skram was the
daughter of
Erik Skram til Rammegaard og
Anne Vind and (d. 1675). |
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1642
Acting County Sheriff Lisbeth Jørgensdatter Lunge
of Ålholm Len with Fuglse and Musse Herred |
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Lisbeth Lunge was the third wife of Palle Rosenkrantz.
She lived (1610-59). |
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1642-43
Acting County Sheriff Lisbeth Sophie
Breidesdatter Rantzau of Hindsgaul Len with Vends Herred |
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Lisbeth Sophie Rantzau was widow of Hans Johansen
Lindenov. She lived (1587-1652). |
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1643
Acting County Sheriff Ingeborg Hansdatter
Arnfeldt of Koldinghus with Anst, Brusk, Elbo, Holmans,
Jerlev, Slaus, Nørvang, Tørrild and Malt Herred |
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Ingeborg Arnfeldt til Gundetved was widow Ernst Normand
til Selsø. |
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1644-46
Acting County Sheriff Anne Jacobsdatter Bech, Laholm
Len in Halland (At the time part of Denmark, now Sweden) |
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Anne Bech til Førslev was in charge of the administration
after the death of her husband Christian von Bülow til
Engelstad. She was daughter of Jacob Bech and Helle Marsvin,
and lived (1607-64). |
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1645-54
Acting County Sheriff Regitze Sivertsdatter Grubbe of
Hven Len (At the time part of Denmark, now Sweden) |
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Regize Grubbe was widow of Hans Ulrik Gyldenløve til
Vindinge (1615-45), son of Karen Andersdatter and Christian
4, who was given the fief Kronborg for life in 1641, and
apparently took over as acting fiefholder of Hven from his
mother in 1640. She did not have any children, and lved
(1618-1689).
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1646-47 Acting County Sheriff Anne Jørgensdatter
Lunge of Kalø Len with Mols, Nørre and Sønderhals and
Østerlisbjerg Herred
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After
the death of her husband, Jost Høg til Gjorslev (or Just
Høeg), Anne Lunge administred the the tenantcy until the
accounts had been settled with the King and the a new
Lensmand could be appointed. She was daughter of Jørgen
Lunge and Sophie Steensdatter Brahe. |
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1646-47 Acting County Sheriff
Kirstine
Hartvigsdatter Lützow of Dronningborg Len with Galten,
Gjerlev, Houlberg, Nørrehald, Onsild, Rugsø, Støvring and
Sønderlyng Herred |
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Kirstine
Lützow's father, Hartvig von Lützow was a noble from
Mecklenburg who became the Lord Chamberlain of the Court of
Danish Queen Sophie von Mecklenburg. After the death of her
first husband,
Knud
Jakobsen
Ulfeldt - brother of Corfitz Ulfeldt -
she was in charge of the tenantcy. She inherited the estate
of Hellerup (Vindinge Herred) from him, who had inherited it
from his first wife, Anne Lykke. She was Lady of the Chamber
of Danish Hereditary Princess
Magdalena Sibylla von Sachen
when she married
Johan Christoph von Kørbitz
(1612-82), who was in the service of Danish Hereditary
Prince Christian and after his death Lord Chamberlain of
Princess Magdalena Sibylla until she married Duke Friederich
Wilhelm von Sachsen-Altenburg in 1652. Upon their marriage
he became recognised as a Danish noble. She did not have
children, and lived (1615-93) |
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1647-53
Reigning Dowager Lady Dowager Hereditary Princess
Magdalene Sibylla von Sachsen of Denmark of Lolland-Falster,
Royal County Sheriff of
Nykøbing Len with Falster's two Herreds and Ålholm Len |
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Magdalene Sibylla af Sachen withdrew to her dowry after the
death of her husband, Hereditary Prince Christian. But in 1652
she married Duke Friedrich Wilhelm II zu Sachsen-Altenburg (d.
1669), with whom she had her first child Johanna Magdalene in
1656 and the next, Friedrich Wilhelm II, in 1658.
She lived
(1617-68). |
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1648-49
Acting County Sheriff Anne Hansdatter Ramel of
Kristianssand Len in Skåne (At the time part of Denmark, now
Sweden) and
and Bøvling Len with Skodsborg, Vandfuld, Hind and Ulvborg
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Anna Ramel (or Rammel) til Vandås
og Maltesholm took over the fief after the death of her husband,
Malte Juel til Gjesinggård, County Sheriff of Kristiansstad. She
had inherited a number of estates from her family.
She (d. 1702). |
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1648-49
Acting County Sheriff Margrethe Jørgensdatter Lunge of
Koldinghus Len with Anst, Brusk, Elbo, Jerlev, Slaus, Nørvang,
Tørrild and Malt Herred |
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Margrethe
Lunge was in charge of
the fief the death of her husband, Mogens Bille til Tirsbæk
(1617-48). Their only son, Jørgen Lunge Bille was born and died
the same year. She was daughter of Jørgen Lunge Dyre and Sophie
Steensdatter Brahe.
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1648-51
Acting County Sheriff Christence Hansdatter Lindenov
of Hindsgavl Len with Vends Herred
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After
the death of her second husband, Claus Alexandersen Sehested
til Højgaard, Christence Lindenov til Tim and Ørslev held
the fief, that he had granted after returning to Denmark
after a period as Lord Marshall of the Prince Bishop of
Bremen in 1643.
She had first been married to Axel Gyldenstjerne til Tim,
Ørslevkloster og Strandet. They did not have any children.
(d. 1681). |
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1649-50
Acting County Sheriff Regitze Knudsdatter Urne of
Ålholm Len with Fuglse and Musse Herred
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Regitze Urne was widow of
Jost Frederik von Pappenheim til Søholt. Mother of 4
children, she lived (1608-79). |
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1650-51
Acting County Sheriff Jytte Styggesdatter Høeg of
Århusgård Len with Hasle, Ning and Vesterlisbjerg Herred
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Another
version of her name was Jutte Høg, and she acted
as administrator of the fief after the death of her husband,
Niels Krag til Trudsholm.
She
lived (1589-1659). |
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1650
Acting County Sheriff Kirsten Frandsdatter
Rantzau af Lunde Sankt Peders Kloster
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Kirsten Rantzau was widow of
Falk Lykke til Skovgård, Bollerup og Gersnæs. She did
not have any children. |
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1651-80
County Sheriff
Queen Sophie Amalie zu Braunschweig-Lüneburg of Denmark
of Hørsholm Len
1651-58 County Sheriff of Hven
1670-85 Reigning Dowager Lady of Lolland-Falster
with the Castle of
Nykøbing
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Sophie
Amalie af Braunschwig
got the tenantcy of Hørsholm as security for loans to
her husband, Frederik 3, and she also administered the
estates of Ibsholm and Dronninggaard and build
Sophie-Amalienborg. She was quite influential during the
reign of her husband from 1648 and supported his curbing
of the nobility and was a leading force in the defence
of Copenhagen from the attacks of the Sweden in 1659.
She was mother of among others, Prince Jørgen (George)
the husband of Queen Anne of England and Scotland.
Sophie Amalie lived (1628-85). |
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1651-61
County Sheriff Anne Predbjørndsatter Gyldenstierne of
Hagenskov Len |
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Anne Gyldenstierne was married to Jørgen Brahe to Hvedholm
(1585-1661), she was daughter of Predbjørn Gyldenstierne
(1548-1616) and Mette Hardenberg (1569-1629), mother of a
number of children, and lived (1596-1677). |
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1651-52
Acting County Sheriff Dorothea Jensdatter
Bielke
of Bakke Kloster Len, Norway
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After the death of her husband, Daniel Bildt til Morland
(1601-51), Dorothea Bielke continued as the official local
representative of King Frederik III of Denmark-Norway.
She later
arried Gabriel Rosenskold. The daughter of
Daughter of Chancellor Jens Bielke, she lived (1612-74),
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1651-52
Acting County Sheriff Margrethe Hartvigsdatter
Huitfeldt of Dragsmark Kloster Len, Norway |
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Margrethe
Huitfeldt continued the tenantcy, after
her husband, Thomas Dyre til Sundsby (1605-51). As she had
no children, she gave two of her estates
Sundsby and Aaby in Baahus Len to students at Gøteborgs
Gymnasium. She lived (1608-83). |
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1652-54
Acting County Sheriff Anna Margrethe von Götzen of
Abrahamstrup Len with Hornsherred
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After the death of her husband, Jørgen Schult til Finstrup,
she was in charge of the fief. She owned different estates,
among others Leiholm, that she sold to her son-in-law, Niels
Banner, who was married to her daughter, Anna Cathrine
Schult (d. 1675), she (d. 1684). |
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1652-57
Acting County Sheriff Karen Gundesdatter Lange of
Søbygaard Len with Løve Herred |
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Karen Lange acted after the death of her husband, Kristoffer
Gøye til Assendrup (1584-1652), as the tenantcy had been
granted them jointly for their lifetimes. She was daughter
of Gunde Lange til Søfde and Anne Hansdatter Basse and (d.
1657). |
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1652-...
County Sheriff Elsbet of Kullegaard Len (At the time
part of Denmark, now Sweden) |
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It is not known how long she was in charge of the fief. She
was widow of Thomas Jakobsen. Her bacground is not know. |
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1653-55
Acting County Sheriff
Ide Jørgensdatter Grubbe
of Ålholm Len with Fuglse and Musse |
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Ide Grubbe
was widow of Frederik Barnewitz til Rugbjerggård. She (d.
1702). |
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1653-55
Acting County Sheriff Margrethe Ottosdatter Skeel
of Stege Len |
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Margrethe Skeel was in charge after
the death
of her husband, Henrik Rammel. She was daughter of
Birgitte Lindenov and Otte
Skeel. Mother of 2 children, and (d. 1671). |
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1655-56
Acting County Sheriff Dorthe Eggersdatter Abildgaard
of Antvorskov Len |
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Dorthe
Abildgård held the tenantcy after
the death of her husband,
Wentzel Rothkirch til
Tjæreborg. She lived (1597-1657).
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1655-56
Acting County Sheriff Dorthe Clausdatter Daa of
Akershus Len, Norway |
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Dorthe Daa
married the Councillor of State, Gregers
Krabbe til Torstedlund, who was appointed Stadholder of
Norway and exchanged the tenantcy of Riberhus with Akershus
Len in 1651. After his death, she continued to act as the
official local representative of the King of Denmark-Norway.
She had inherited the Estate of Espe from her father, Claus
Daa, in 1641, and
lived (1617-75). |
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1655-56
Acting County Sheriff
Mette Jørgensdatter
Grubbe of Skivehus Len with Harre, Hindborg, Nørre and
Rødding Herreds |
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Mette Grubbe was sister of Ide Grubbe and widow of Ebbe
Jakobsen Ulfeldt til Urup, brother of Corfitz Ulfeldt.
They did not have any children, and she lived (1615-83). |
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1656-59
County Sheriff Dorothea Christensdatter Sehested of
Halsnø Kloster and Hardanger Len, Norway |
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Also known
as Dorthe Sehested, she
was given control over the fief for two years following the
death of her husband, Lensmand Peder Juel (1623-56) who had
been
Envoy to the Netherlands and
Resident in Sweden until 1655, where he had to keep an open
eye at Corfits Ulfeldts who was plotting against the Danish
king. His first wife, Margethe Jensdatter Juel had died in
1651 and they married in 1656, and when he died shortly
after she
acted as the local representative of the King of
Denmark-Norway in the Counties of Halsnøy and Hardanger, and
lived (1637-64). |
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1656-58 Acting County Sheriff
Sidsel Jørgensdatter Friis of Nyborg Len |
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Sidsel
Friis acted
as administrator of the fief after her husband, Mogens Kaas
til Støvring, had died. Mother of 3 sons. |
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1657-58 Acting County Sheriff Edel Jacobsdatter
Rosenkrantz, Landskrona Len in Skåne (At the time part of
Denmark, now Sweden) |
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Edel Rosenkrantz took over the
administration of the tenantcy after the death of her
husband, Knud Ulfeldt til Svendstrup (1609-57) who had been
in the service of the Danish army for many years. He had
first been married Vibeke Clausdatter Podebusk til
Østergaard, widow of Otte Lindenovs (1608-45) and her first
husband was Gabriel Laxmand. She (d. 1684). |
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1657-58
Acting County Sheriff Øllegaard Axelsdatter
Gyldenstierne of Mariager Len |
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Øllegaard
Gyldenstierne was widow
of Christian Friis til Lyngbygård, with whom she had
a daughter, Sophie Amalie Friis (1651-98). In 1660
she married a second time, to Cai Lykke, and lived
(ca. 1630-97). |
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1657
Acting County Sheriff
Anna Elisabeth von
der Groeben of Halsted Kloster and Ravnsborg Len with
Lålands Nørre and Sønder Herred |
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Possibly her surname was
van der Groeben, she was charge after the death of her
husband, Flemming Ulfeldt til Oreby (or Flemming
Jakobsen Rigsgreve Ulfeldt. Mother of One daughter, and
(d. 1690). |
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1658
Acting County Sheriff
Karen Hansdatter Arnfeldt
of Halsted Kloster and Ravnsborg Len with Lålands Nørre and
Sønder Herred |
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Karen Arnfeldt was widow of
Frederik Urne, and lived (1598-1673). |
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1658
Acting County Sheriff Anne Iversdatter Vind of Kronborg Len
and Holbro and Lynge Herred |
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Anne Vind took over as holder of the fief after the death of her
husband, Arent von der Kuhla
(1599-1658). She was owner of Løitved, and
lived (1622-74). |
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1658-59
Acting County Sheriff Helvig Nielsdatter Skinkel of Dalum
Len, Denmar |
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Helvig Skinkel
med Lilje was Widow
of Iver Vind til Nørholm. She lived (1602-67). |
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1658-59
Acting County Sheriff Elisabeth Avgusta Christiansdatter
Countess af Slesvig-Holsten of Kalundborg Len
with Arts and Skippinge Herreds and Samsø
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Frøken (Miss) Elisabeth Augusta was daughter of King Christian
4. of Denmark and Kirstine Munk. According to contemporary
sources she gambled a lot and was not a good "housewife", and
therefore she had to sell the estates of Boller and Rosenvold,
which she inherited from her mother in 1658 in order to pay off
her debts. She administered the fief for the remaining part of
the year after the death of her husband, Councillor of the Realm
(Rigsråd) Hans Hansen Lindenov,
til Fovslet, Allingkloster, Hundslund, Gavnø, Oregaard and
Borgeby.
Her only daughter, Sophie
Amalie Lindenov (1649-88), inherited the estates and bought a
number of new ones. Her husband, Claus Då til Krængerup,
Vedtoftegård og Dåsborg, was murdered in 1678 apparently on her
command. 1681 she had Dåsborg named a Free-lordship (Barony) of
Lindenborg with her nephew, Christian Gyldenløve, as heir, since
her only child had died as an infant. Elisabeth Augusta
lived (1623-77). |
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Before 1659-6...
Acting County Sheriff
Anne Albertsdatter Skeel of Ørum Len |
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Anne Skeel acted as local administrator after the death of her
husband, Kristoffer Hvas til Hennegård. |
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1659-60
Acting County Sheriff Else Olufsdatter Parsberg
of Stjernholm Len with Bjerge, Hatting and Nim |
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Else Parsberg was widow of
Laurids Ulfeldt til Egeskov, brother of Corfitz Ulfeldt. |
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1660-61
Acting County Sheriff Christence Frandsdatter Lykke of
København Len with Smørrum, Sokkelund and Ølstykke Herred |
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Christence
Lykke was in charge
after the death of her husband, Franz Brockenhuus. The English
version of København is Copenhagen, the Capital of Denmark. Her
second husband was
Frederik von
Arenstorf.
She lived (1636-67). |
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1660-61 Acting County Sheriff
Dorthe Knudsdatter Urne of Hald Len |
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Dorthe Urne held the
tenantcy after
the death of her husband,
Ove Brostrupsøn Gjedde, who was in office from 1658. She was
daughter of Knud Urne and Margrethe Eilersdatter Grubbe,
mother of 4 children, and lived (1600-67). |
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1661-62
Acting County Sheriff
Cathrine Caisdatter Sehested of Dragsholm Len |
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Cathrine
Sehested acted
after the death of her husband, Sivert Knudsen Urne til Raarup. The
same year she married Hans von Ahlefelt. She was a close friend
of the Danish Queen, and lived (1625-70). |
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1661-62
Acting County Sheriff
Margrethe Frederiksdatter Reedtz of Århusgård Len
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Margrethe
Reedtz was in charge after
her husband, Malte Sehested til Ryhave og Boller, had died. She
(d. 1697).
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1676-88
County Sheriff Anne Ottesdatter von Blome of
Riberhus and Møgeltønderhus Len
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1648 Anne von
Blome married Hans Schack, who had been a soldier in Danish,
German and French armies. They then lived at his estates
Gültzow and Rosenthal in Sachsen-Lauenborg before her husband
was appointed Commander of Hamburg. He became Lieutenant General
and County Sheriff of Riberhus and Møgeltønderhus, (now
Schackenborg Slot) in 1658 and he played a crucial role in the
Danish-Swedish war as Governor of Copenhagen which was put under
siege and he was one of the most important commanders during the
war. 1660 he became supreme commander and continued to hold even
higher offices until he was appointed Count in 1671, 5 years
before his death. She was daughter of Otto Blome zu Kaltenhof,
mother of several sons, and
lived (1632-1688). |
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1699-1714
Reigning Dowager Lady Dowager Queen Charlotte Amalie zu
Hessen-Kassel of Denmark of Lolland-Falster with the Castle of
Nykøbing |
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Charlotte Amalie af Hessen
was widow
of Christian 5 (1646-70-99). Though her husband was Head of the
Lutheran Church she resisted the pressure to give up her
Reformed faith, and was a major sponsor of Reformed and
Calvinist communities in Copenhagen, which she helped establish
as "permitted faith" in 1685. When the Swedes attacked
Copenhagen in 1700 while her son, Frederik 4, was in
Slesvig-Holsten, she remained in town and "opfordrede" to
resistance. Her father-in-law, Frederik 3, had granted her the
estates of Frederiksdal, Bagsværd and Gentoftegård for life and
she gathered the papermill by the Strandvej, the estate of
Vemmetofte and almost of the whole of the Shire of Stavens and
Børglumkloster, Dronninglund and Dronninggård in Jutland. Mother
of 7 children of whom 4 survived infancy, she lived (1650-1714). |
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