Jørgen Knudsen Urne (17 October 1598 – 19 February 1642) was a Danish noble who served as '' Rigsmarsk'' from 1632 to 1642.

Biography

The son of

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and Margrethe Eilertsdatter Grubbe, Jørgen Knudsen Urne was born on 17 October 1598 at

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which his father held as a

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. When he was nine, he was sent to

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boarding school in

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and at age 12 he became a Squire first at the court of Queen Anne Catherine and then to King

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. In this capacity, he participated in the

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and joined the king on his journeys to

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in 1614 and

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in 1615. He became a

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in 1618 but then went to

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to serve in the war. The Count of Thurn made him a

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and he participated in the

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in 1620 before returning home to become a lieutenant in the

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. Over the next couple of years he was sent on minor missions abroad, for example to

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and

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. In 1623, he was granted the Fief of Kronborg and in 1624 became ''

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'' in the cavalry. On 16 February 1624, he married Margrethe Ottesdatter Marsvin. In 1627, he was granted

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instead of Kronborg. He was elected '' Rigsmarsk'' in 1629, became a member of the Privy Council and was granted Vestervig as a fief. He generally opposed the king's war policies but in vain. By 1633 he had been appointed a knight of the

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and was sent to

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where he arranged for the marriage between the Elected Prince Christian and

Magdalene Sibylle of Saxony Magdalene Sibylle of Saxony (23 December 1617 – 6 January 1668), in Denmark known as Magdalena Sibylla, was the Princess of Denmark and Norway from 1634 to 1647 as the wife of Prince-Elect Christian of Denmark, and the Duchess consort of Sax ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Urne, Jorgen Knudsen Rigsmarsk (Denmark) 17th-century Danish people Urne family 1598 births 1642 deaths

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