Axel Gyntersberg (c. 1525 – 1588) was a Norwegian nobleman and feudal overlord.
Gyntersberg (also referred to as ''Axel Gyntersberg til Mel'') was the son of Heinrich Güntersberg and Kirsten Lagesdatter Ref. His exact birthplace is not known. His father had come to Norway around 1520 from
Pomerania.
Gyntersberg was overlord of the
Rein Abbey from 1555 and of
Bakke Abbey from 1560. During the
Protestant Reformation, both were taken over by the Crown. He was commander of the island fortress at
Steinvikholm Castle
Steinvikholm Castle (''Steinvikholm slott'') is an island fortress on the Skatval peninsula near Stjørdal in Trøndelag county, Norway. The castle was built over seven years, from 1525 to 1532, by Norway's last Roman Catholic Archbishop, Olav ...
(1560 to 1564) until expelled by Swedish forces during the
Northern Seven Years' War. From 1565 he administrated the Crown's estate on the island of Torget in
Brønnøy (1565-1571). He died in
Kvinnherad during 1588.
He was married to Kirstine Trondsdatter Benkestokk (1510-1572), the sister of nobleman
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 Hara ...
( ca. 1530-1593), and the daughter of overlord and land owner
Trond Benkestokk
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 Trond ...
(ca. 1500–1558). The couple had ten children, and several of his daughters married into prominent noble families. His wife had inherited an interest in the Mel estate at
Kvinnherad in
Hordaland.
References
Date of birth unknown
1588 deaths
People from Kvinnherad
16th-century Norwegian nobility
Year of birth uncertain
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