Benkestok Family
Benkestok may refer to: Persons and families * Benkestok (noble family) * Jon Trondson Benkestok * Torleiv Trondson Benkestok * Trond Torleivsson Benkestok Trond Torleivsson Benkestok (c. 1495 – 14 February 1558) was a Norwegian land owner, knight and feudal lord (''lensherre'') of Bergenhus Fortress. Biography Benkestok was born around 1495 (or before 1500) in Bergen to nobleman Torleiv Trondso ...

Benkestok (noble Family)
Benkestok (''Benkestokk'', ''Benchestoch'' et cetera) is one of the original Norwegian nobility, noble families of Norway and one of the few to survive the Middle Ages. At the height of its power, the family ruled large estates in Bohuslän, Båhuslen (today a part of Sweden), in Western Norway, in Northern Norway, in the Faroe Islands, and in Shetland. History The family's progenitor is Tord Benkestok, who lived in Strand in Forshälla, Bohuslän, then a part of Norway. He was in the end of the 14th century mentioned in the Church Property Register by Øystein Aslaksson, Bishop of Oslo. The family was married with members of other old families, among others Smør (noble family), Smør, Galte and Kane (Norwegian nobility), Kane. The legendary ancestral father was Gaut at Ænes in Hardanger, born circa 1100. He was a lendmann (baron), and his son Jon Gautsson was a lendmann in the service of Magnus Erlingsson. The Benkestok family was allegedly the eighth generation descending pat ...
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Jon Trondson Benkestok
Jon Trondson Benkestok (1530 - ) was a Norwegian nobleman (''Adelsmann'') and a member of the Benkestok family, one of the original noble families of Norway. Family background Jon Trondson Benkestok was reported to be a direct descendant of Harald Gille, King of Norway. Most of his ancestors served as knights in the king's army of Norway. The Benkestok family was married into the Norwegian noble families Smør, Galte (later: Galtung) and Kane, which were the original Norwegian noble families. The common ancestral of the Benkestok family was Gaut at Ænes in Hardanger, born c. 1100. He was a lendmann and his son Jon Gautsson was a lendmann in the service of King Magnus Erlingsson. Biography Jon Trondson Benkestok was the son of Trond Torleivsson Benkestok and Anna Jonsdotter Haard. Both of his parents were born of very high station. He had a younger brother named Tord and three sisters Adelus, Kristin and Brynild. After his father died on 14 February 1558, in Vanse, Jon in ...
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Torleiv Trondson Benkestok
Torleiv Trondson Benkestok (fl. 1502) was a Norwegian nobleman. Torleiv was a son of the nobleman Trond Tordson Benkestok and Birgitte (probably Torleivsdotter Kjællingmule). Torleiv is mentioned in only one known source while alive, at a sentence in Bergen in 1502. He is here titled as "velbåren mann" ("well-born man"), which means he must have held a title higher than that of a væpner (squire). He must also have held a royal office, as well as being born into nobility. Torleiv was married to Adelus Eriksdotter Kruckow. Together they at least had the son Trond Trond is a Norwegian male given name. The base of the name, Tron'r (Þróndr or Þrándr), is Old Norse and means "to grow and thrive" (þroásk)17785 peoplein Norway have Trond as their first name, making it the 23rd most used name (2008). The nam .... Sources *Vigerust, Tore H.(1999) ''Benkestokk-seminaret'' p. 18 {{DEFAULTSORT:Benkestok, Torleiv Trondson 15th-century Norwegian nobility 16th-century Norweg ...
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