Just Høg (8 September 1584 – 25 May 1646) was a
Danish
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statesman and landowner. He served as the first ''
Hofmeister'' of
Sorø Academy
Sorø Academy (Danish, ''Sorø Akademi'') is a boarding school and gymnasium located in the small town of Sorø, Denmark. It traces its history back to the 12th century when Bishop Absalon founded a monastery at the site, which was confiscated by ...
from 1629 to 1640 and then as Chancellor of the Realm from 1640 to 1646. He was the owner of
Ghorslev Manor on
Stevns.
Early life and education
Høeg was born on 8 September 1584 at Vang,
Nørresundby
Nørresundby () is a city in Aalborg Municipality, north of Limfjorden, in Vendsyssel, in Denmark. The urban area has a population of 23,718 (1 January 2021). It is located just north of Aalborg, which lies south of Limfjorden. Statistically its ...
, the son of Stygge Høeg (died c. 1630) og Anne Gregersdatter Ulfstand (død 1627). He went to school in
Aalborg
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and
Aarhus
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and was in 1601 sent to
Hamburg
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before studying at the universities in Wittenberg (1606), Angers (1609), Siena (1611) and Padua (1617). In 1612, he served on a Florentine eskadre against the
Ottoman Navy. In 1613, he visited
Constantinople
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, Cyprus,
Rhodes
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and
Alexandria
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onboard a Venetian ship. He then returned to Denmark by way of
Spain
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and
England
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.
Career
Høg was appointed ''hofjunker'' in 1615 and ''drabanthøvedsmand'' in 1618. He then spent a few years in
Bremen
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after in 1519 being granted a
prebend
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at the
cathedral chapter
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by
Christian IV
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, He worked for Duke
John Frederick's appointment to coadjutor and Administrator successor.
In 1623, Høg was appointed as the first ''
Hofmeister'' of the new
Sorø Academy
Sorø Academy (Danish, ''Sorø Akademi'') is a boarding school and gymnasium located in the small town of Sorø, Denmark. It traces its history back to the 12th century when Bishop Absalon founded a monastery at the site, which was confiscated by ...
. The office holder was granted the archdeaconship of Roskilde (1629-). In 1627, Christian IV made him a Privy Counsellor. In 1629, he accompanied the king to his conference with Gustav Adolf at
Ulfsbäck.
In 1630 and 1531, Høg acted as Chancellor of the Realm (Rigskansler) during
Christen Thomesen Sehested Christen Thomesen Sehested (24 August 1664 – 13 September 1736) was a Danish Admiral.
Biography
Sehested was born in Copenhagen, Denmark-Norway. He was the son of lieutenant-colonel Axel Sehested (1627-1676) and grandson of nobleman Christen Th ...
's journeys abroad. When Thomesen was appointed as Royal Chancellor (Kongens Kansler) in 1640, Høg succeeded him as Chancellor of the Realm. Ge resigned as hoffmeister at Sorø Academy and was granted Kalø Fief as a replacement of the fiefs that his former office had been associated with. In 1643, together with Gregers Krabbe and Christopher v. d. Lippe, Høg represented
Denmark-Norway at the
Osnabrück Congress.. In 1645, he was part of the negotiations with the British envoy.
Property
Høg bought
Gjorslev
Gjorslev is a cruciform medieval castle located 17 km south-east of Køge, on the Stevns Peninsula, Stevns Municipality, some forty kilometres south of Copenhagen, Denmark. Originally owned by the Bishop of Roskilde, it is considered one of ...
from Vincens Bille in 1630. He expanded the estate with land from the associated village. The smaller of the two side wings was probably constructed by him.
Personal life
Høg married Anne Lunge (1 February 1610 - 6 August 1652), a daughter of ''rigsmarsk'' Jørgen Ovesen L. of Odden (1577–1619) and Sophie Brahe (1588–1659), on 9 March 1628. He was the father of
Just Høg (1640–94) and
Stygge Høg.
He died on 25 May 1646.
References
External links
Just Høgat geni.com
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1584 births
1646 deaths
17th-century Danish politicians
17th-century Danish landowners
People from Nørresundby