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Elingård
Elingård (''Elingaard herregård'') is a manor house and an estate located at Fredrikstad in Viken county, Norway. The manor is situated on the Onsøy peninsula outside of Fredrikstad. Elingaard manor is currently operated as a museum. History and description The current main building was erected in the Renaissance style and was completed early in 1749. The building was constructed on two floors and consists of a main wing and two side wings. Outside is a garden laid out in the English manner. Elingård estate was owned by members of the Østby and Gyldenhorn families in the 15th century and of the noble family Brockenhuus in the 16th century. Chancellor of Norway Jens Bjelke acquired the estate through marriage with Sophie Brockenhuus in 1610. With this marriage, he became one of the wealthiest nobles in Norway. It was later inherited by his son, Admiral Henrik Bjelke. Elingård burned down in 1645. In the 18th century the estate was transferred to the Huitfeldt family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gyldenhorn
The Gyldenhorn family was an aristocratic family in The Kingdom of Denmark-Norway originating from Østfold and founded in the 14th century. The name Gyldenhorn was later given by genealogists after the coat of arms, a golden horn. History Descent and claims The House was founded in the 14th century by Oluf Torsteinssøn to Eline (Elingård), who lived around 1420, from whom all members descend. The most prominent member of the family was Erik Erikssøn, who in the 1460s was a bailiff in Skien, since a lawyer in Oslo, wrote «to Eline». His son Erik Erikssøn (ca. 1470 – ca. 1535) was a lawman in Oslo, later a commander at Tunsberghus, in 1524 became a ‘Riksråd’ (councillor) and a commander at Båhus castle, and was married to Eline, daughter of councillor Peder Griis. Their daughter Kirsten married the Danish nobleman Eiler Brockenhuus (died 1546). Estate Elingård is a manor house in Fredrikstad (formerly Onsøy) municipality, about 10 kilometres northwest of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henrik Bjelke
Henrik Bjelke (13 January 1615 – 16 March 1683) was a Norwegian military officer who served as Admiral of the Realm of Denmark-Norway from 1662 to 1679. He was in command of the Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy from 1657 to 1679. Early life and education Bjelke was born at ElingÃ¥rd Manor on Onsøy in Østfold, Norway. He was the son of Chancellor of Norway Jens Bjelke and Sophie Brockenhuus. He was the brother of Ove Bjelke (1611–1674) and Jørgen Bjelke (1621-1696), both of whom also held prominent positions. Career Although while still very young, he enrolled and registered in 1633 in the University of Padua in Italy. Later he became a soldier under Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange. He resigned from the service of Frederick Henry when he learned of the invasion of Jutland under the command of Swedish Field Marshall Lennart Torstenson in 1644 and went to Denmark. In March of that year King Christian IV of Denmark-Norway sent him to Norway where he served under Governor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jens Bjelke
Jens Ã…gessøn Bjelke (2 February 1580 – 7 November 1659) was a Norwegian nobleman who was Chancellor of Norway from 1614 to 1648, when he was succeeded by Hannibal Sehested. He was the son of Ã…ge Bjelke and Margrethe Thott. At the time of his death, he was Norway's largest land owner. After his tenure as Chancellor, the office largely lost its influence and was abolished in 1679. Education and early career Bjelke was born at AustrÃ¥tt. At 20 years of age, he was sent abroad to study, studying in Rostock,Seentry of Jens Bjelkein Rostock Matrikelportal Leipzig, Leiden and elsewhere. He studied medicine, among other things. On his return on 20 February 1605 he was employed at the Danish Chancery and remained there as a secretary until 20 January 1609. During this time he was assigned the prosecution of the case against Jørgen Dybvad in 1607. He also continued his pursuit of literary works and wrote "Regarding Greenland" on the occasion of expeditions to rediscover that cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birgitte Christine Kaas
Her husband Henrik Jørgen Huitfeldt Birgitte Christine Kaas, married Huitfeldt (2 October 1682 – 14 August 1761) was a Norwegian poet and translator of hymns. Biography A member of the Danish noble Kaas family, she was the daughter of Hans Kaas (1640–1700), Governor of Christiania (now Oslo) and Trondheim and granddaughter of Jørgen Kaas, lord of the fiefdom Lister in Vest-Agder. She was the second wife of Lieutenant-General Henrik Jørgen Huitfeldt (1674–1751), a Danish war hero and member of the noble Huitfeldt family. They were the parents of three children. One of their descendants was the Norwegian historian Henrik Jørgen Huitfeldt-Kaas. She and her husband owned several estates including Kjølberg Herregård on Onsoy. The family resided at Elingård Manor (''Elingaard herregård'') at Fredrikstad in Østfold, Norway. In 1733 King Christian VI visited accompanied by his mother-in-law, Sophie Christiane of Wolfstein Sophie Christiane of Wolfstein (24 Oct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onsøy
Onsøy is a peninsula and a former municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre was Gressvik. History The parish of ''Onsø'' was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). A part of Onsøy with 170 inhabitants was moved to the neighboring municipality Fredrikstad on 1 January 1968. On 1 January 1994 the rest of Onsøy was incorporated into Fredrikstad. Prior to the merger Onsøy had a population of 12.923. Etymology The Old Norse form of the name was ''Óðinsøy''. The first element is the genitive case of the name of the god Odin, the last element is ''øy'' meaning 'island'. The former island was later turned into a peninsula because of post-glacial rebound. Onsøy Church Onsøy Church (''Onsøy kirke'') was built in 1877. The architect was Henrik Thrap-Meyer. The church is of Gothic Revival style and constructed of brick with has 375 seats. Onsøy Church is located in Fredrikstad parish. Jens Bjelke was buried in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Libertas (Norway)
Libertas was a Norwegian libertarian business organisation. It was founded in Oslo in 1947. The organisation's first secretary-general was jurist Trygve de Lange. It fought against the regulation politics of the Labour Party, and had considerable influence on conservatives in the 1950s and 1960s. It held lectures at Elingård in Fredrikstad from 1948, and published the magazine '' Nå'' from 1952 to 1995. Libertas was succeeded by the Liberal Research Institute in 1988. Trygve de Lange was secretary-general from 1947 to 1976. The chairmen were Odd Berg (1947–1952), Knut Halvorsen (–1965), Johan Hjort Johan Hjort (18 February 1869, in Christiania – 7 October 1948, in Oslo) was a Norwegian fisheries scientist, marine zoologist, and oceanographer. He was among the most prominent and influential marine zoologists of his time. The early yea ... (1965–1968), Jens C. Hagen (1968–), Hjalmar Aass (–1978), Birger Halvorsen (1978–), Johan Fredrik Biermann, Sverr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fredrikstad
Fredrikstad (; previously ''Frederiksstad''; literally "Fredrik's Town") is a city and municipality in Viken county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Fredrikstad. The city of Fredrikstad was founded in 1567 by King Frederick II, and established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see '' formannskapsdistrikt''). The rural municipality of Glemmen was merged with Fredrikstad on 1 January 1964. The rural municipalities of Borge, Onsøy, Kråkerøy, and Rolvsøy were merged with Fredrikstad on 1 January 1994. The city straddles the river Glomma where it meets the Skagerrak, about from the Sweden border. Along with neighboring Sarpsborg, Fredrikstad forms the fifth largest city in Norway: Fredrikstad/Sarpsborg. As of 30 September 2021, according to Statistics Norway, these two municipalities have a total population of 141,708 with 83,761 in Fredrikstad and 57,947 in Sarpsborg. Fredrikstad was built at the mouth of Glomma as a replacement af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viken (county)
Viken is a county under disestablishment in Eastern Norway that was established on 1 January 2020 by the merger of Akershus, Buskerud and Østfold with the addition of three other municipalities. Viken was controversial from the onset, with an approval rating of about 20% in the region, and the merger was resisted by all the three counties. Viken has been compared to gerrymandering. The county executive of Viken determined in 2019, before the merger had taken effect, that the county's disestablishment is its main political goal, and the formal process to dissolve Viken was initiated by the county executive in right after the 2021 Norwegian parliamentary election in which parties seeking to reverse the merger won a majority. The political platform of the government of Jonas Gahr Støre states that the government will dissolve Viken and re-establish Akershus, Buskerud and Østfold based on a request from the county itself. On 22 February 2022, the regional assembly of Viken appro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Østby Family
The House of Rosensverd is a Norwegian Nobility, noble and royal family. Along with the Gyldenløve (noble family), Gyldenløve family of Austrått, the family are among the few noble and royal families who descend from the medieval royal House of Sverre according to genealogists. Their ancestor Haakon V of Norway died in 1319. The international library system has additionally recorded their descend from the vast majority of the other European Royal Houses who reigned until around 1350. Titles Norwegian historians and genealogists (Billingstad & Billingstad) have compiled a rather lengthy list which includes both their Norwegian and the non-Norwegian (European) noble and royal titles of various kinds from their European ancestors. However, as the complete list of all their Norwegian and European titles from the various Royal European Houses is rather lengthy the family themselves seems to very rarely, use any of the European titles, other than translations of a few of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chancellor Of Norway
The Chancellor of Norway (modern Norwegian: ''Norges rikes kansler'', "Chancellor of Norway's Realm") was the most important aide of the King of Norway during the Middle Ages, and during the Denmark-Norway, Union with Denmark. He issued laws and regulations, and was responsible for day-to-day administration of the kingdom. From 1270, the Chancellor resided in Bergen. Haakon V of Norway moved the Chancellor's residence to Oslo; on 31 August 1314 the Provost (religion), provost of St Mary's Church, Oslo, St Mary's Church became Chancellor on a permanent basis. He was given the Great Seal of the Realm (Norway), Great Seal of the Realm "for eternity." The Chancellors were originally chosen from the clergy but after 1542 the position was given to people from the nobility. The position lost its importance after Jens Bjelke's tenure, and was abolished in 1679. Chancellors of Norway Kingdom of Norway (872–1397) *Askatin, 1266–?? *Torer Håkonsson, until 1276 *Orm Merkesmann, 1276–128 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
