Ludvig Daae (May 9, 1723 – February 18, 1786) was a Norwegian priest and landowner. Daae was born in

Vik Vik (Old Norse: vík) means wick or bay in Norwegian and Swedish (''vig'' in Danish), and it may refer to the following: Places Iceland *Vík í Mýrdal, a village in southern Iceland Iran *Vik, Iran, a village in Zanjan Province, Iran Norway *V ...

in Sogn og Fjordane

county A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesChambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ...

, the son of Anders Daae (1680–1763) and Birgitte Munthe. He received a master's degree in philosophy in 1746, after which he used the title ''Mag.'' or ''Magister'' 'master'. Daae served as the parish priest in

Lindås Lindås is a former municipality in the Nordhordland district in the old Hordaland county, Norway. It existed from 1838 until its dissolution on 1 January 2020 when it was merged into the new Alver Municipality. The administrative centre of the ...

from 1759 onward. Daae married Drude Cathrine Haar (1739–1787) when she was 15 years old. He had 15 children with her, and several of his children and grandchildren served as priests and officers in Western Norway. Daae was the grandfather of the historian

Ludvig Kristensen Daa Ludvig Kristensen Daa (19 August 1809 – 12 June 1877) was a Norwegian historian, ethnologist, auditor, editor of magazines and newspapers, educator and politician. Background He was born as Ludvig Christensen Daae in Saltdal to vicar Christen ...

and the priest Claus Daae, and the great-grandfather of the politician

Ludvig Daae Ludvig Daae may refer to: * Ludvig Daae (priest) (1723–1786), Norwegian priest and landowner *Ludvig Kristensen Daa (1809–1877), Norwegian historian and politician *Ludvig Daae (politician) (1829–1893), Norwegian politician *Ludvig Ludvigsen ...

, the historian Ludvig Ludvigsen Daae, and Suzannah Daae Thoresen, the wife of

Henrik Ibsen Henrik Johan Ibsen (; ; 20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a Norwegian playwright and theatre director. As one of the founders of modernism in theatre, Ibsen is often referred to as "the father of realism" and one of the most influential playw ...

. Daae died and was buried on the island of

Lygra Luro or Lygra is an island in Alver Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The island sits in the Lurefjorden which cuts into the Lindås peninsula. There is one road on the island that continues over a short bridge onto the mainland. The br ...

Hordaland Hordaland () was a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark, and Rogaland counties. Hordaland was the third largest county, after Akershus and Oslo, by population. The county government was the Hordaland County Municipal ...

county. Daae left an estate that included 23 farms in Sogn and 31 parts of farms in Lindås. He also owned many churches with tithes: churches in the parish of Lindås (

, Myking,

Sandnes Sandnes () is a city and municipality in Rogaland, Norway. It lies immediately south of Stavanger, the 4th largest city in Norway and together, the Stavanger/Sandnes area is the third-largest urban area in Norway. The urban city of Sandnes lies ...

, and

churches),

Arnafjord Church Arnafjord Church ( no, Arnafjord kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vik Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Nese, along the Arnafjorden. It is the church for the Arnafjord parish which is pa ...

and

Hove Church Hove Church ( no, Hove kyrkje) is a historic parish church of the Church of Norway in Vik Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vikøyri on the Arnafjord, an arm of the Sognefjord. It was historically the main ch ...

in the parish of Vik, and

Hamre Church Hamre Church ( no, Hamre kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Osterøy Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hamre. It is the church for the Hamre parish which is part of the Åsane prosti (dean ...

in Osterøy. The churches and land in the estate amounted to a sales value of over 12,000 rixdollars.

Descendants

Daae had several notable descendants: * Ludvig Daae (1723–1786) ** Anders Daae (1758–1816), priest *** Hans Daae (1808–1865), priest **** Anders Daae, physician, prison director ****

Iver Munthe Daae Iver is a large civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England. In addition to the central clustered village, the parish includes the residential neighbourhoods of Iver Heath and Richings Park. Geography, transport and economy Part of the 43-square-m ...

, customs officer in China, art collector **

Johan Christopher Haar Daae Johan Christopher Haar Daae (August 2, 1759 – September 10, 1827) was a Norwegian priest and politician. Daae was born Lindås as the son of the priest and landowner Ludvig Daae (1723–1786) and Drude Catrine Daae. He received his theology degr ...

, priest *** Sara Margrethe Daae, wife of the priest and politician

Hans Conrad Thoresen Hans Conrad Thoresen (July 28, 1802 – June 11, 1858) was a Norwegian priest, a member of the Storting, and Henrik Ibsen's father-in-law. Thoresen was born the son of a cooper in Tønsberg. He passed his theological exam in 1825 and served as a ...

** Iver Munthe Daae, priest *** Claus Daae priest, politician ***

Jens Kobro Daae Jens may refer to: * Jens (given name), a list of people with the name * Jens (surname), a list of people * Jens, Switzerland, a municipality * 1719 Jens, an asteroid See also * Jensen (disambiguation) Jensen may refer to: People *Jensen (surn ...

, priest ** Christen Daae, priest ***

, history professor *** Nicoline Friis Daae (born 1820), wife of Jens Kobro Daae

References

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