Steen Ottesen Brahe (28 August 1623 – 26 February 1677) was a

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military officer and landowner.

Early life

Steen Brahe was born on 28 August 1623 at Hagenskov Castle, the son of privy counsellor Jørgen Brahe (1585–1661) and Anne Gyldenstierne (1596–1677). He was the older brother of Preben Brahe (1627–1708). In 1640, he enrolled at the university in Leiden, then continued to Strasbourg in 1645. After his return to Denmark, he succeeded his father at Knutstorp in

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Career

In 1653, he was appointed in the Scanian Company of the new national cavalry but he was fired in 1657. During the First and Second Dano-Swedish Wars, he returned to service. He was in 1658 sent to

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with a small group of men and was present at the Siege of Nakskov. During the Second Dano-Swedish War, in 1658–60, together with olger Vind, he served General War Commissioner () and was thus responsible for payment of troops. He was represented at the meeting of the estates of the realm () in

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in 1660 and was one of the

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of 1661. The Treaty of Copenhagen had ceded Scania to Sweden. Brahe still settled at Knutstorp but without swearing loyalty to the Swedish king. During the

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, in 1676, he went back into Danish service with the rank of colonel and was put in charge of the new Scania Dragoon Regiment and participated with honor in the Assault on Karlshamns in October 1676. He was also responsible for organizing the border defence in

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. He had in January that same year been appointed as county governor of Assens and Hindsgavl. He died in combat on 26 February 1677 at

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Personal life

Brahe married Sophie Rosenkrantz, a daughter of Holger Rosenkrantz (1574–1642) and Sophie Brahe (1578–1646), on 6 September 1646.

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