Mogens Henrikssen Gyldenstjerne of Restrup og Iversnæs (1485 or 1481 – 9 October 1569 in

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) was a Danish nobleman and member of the

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, who belonged to the illustrious

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family. He led the defense of

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against the deposed King

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when the latter attempted to retake Norway. Mogens Gyldenstjerne was a supporter of the

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and King

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's foremost supporter in Norway. Gyldenstjerne later became fiefholder at

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and was steward of

1558–1566.Biography
in '' Dansk biografisk Lexikon'', 1887–1905.

References

Literature

* Breve til og fra Mogens Gyldenstjerne og Anne Sparre. Selskabet for udgivelse af kilder til dansk historie. København 1929-1941. 16th-century Danish politicians 1569 deaths 16th-century Danish nobility Mogens {{Europe-noble-stub