Jørgen Thygesen Brahe (''Jørgen Brahe til Tostrup i Skåne'') (1515 – June 21, 1565) was a member of the

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Biography

He was the son of Danish Councillor Thyge Axelsen Brahe til Tostrup (d. 1523) and brother of privy council (''Rigsraad'') member

Otte Brahe Otte Brahe (; 2 October 1518 – 9 May 1571) was a Danish (Scanian) nobleman and statesman, who served on the privy council ( Rigsraad, "Council of the Realm"). He was married to Beate Clausdatter Bille and was the father of astronomers Tycho a ...

(1518–1571). He was married to Inger Johansdatter Oxe, sister of

Peder Oxe Peter is a common masculine given name. It is derived directly from Greek , ''Petros'' (an invented, masculine form of Greek ''petra,'' the word for "rock" or "stone"), which itself was a translation of Aramaic ''Kefa'' ("stone, rock"), the new na ...

(1520–1575), Steward of the Realm. His marriage was childless. He and his wife adopted his nephew, astronomer

Tycho Brahe Tycho Brahe ( ; born Tyge Ottesen Brahe; generally called Tycho (14 December 154624 October 1601) was a Danish astronomer, known for his comprehensive astronomical observations, generally considered to be the most accurate of his time. He was ...

(1546–1601), when Tycho was two. He raised Tycho and provided him with an education. Jørgen inherited considerable wealth from his parents, which in terms of the social structure of the time made him eligible for a royal appointment as county sheriff. He was successively sheriff to Tranekjær (1542–49), Odensegaard (1549–52),

Vordingborg Castle The Vordingborg Castle ruins (''Vordingborg Slotsruin'') are located in the town of Vordingborg, Denmark and are the town's most famous attraction. History The castle was built in 1175 by King Valdemar I of Denmark as a defensive fortress, and ...

(1552–57), and finally (1555 until his death in 1565) to Queen Dorothea at Nykøbing Castle on Falster. By inheritance and purchase, he acquired substantial properties located principally in Skåne, Lolland and

Fyn Funen ( da, Fyn, ), with an area of , is the third-largest island of Denmark, after Zealand and Vendsyssel-Thy. It is the 165th-largest island in the world. It is located in the central part of the country and has a population of 469,947 as ...

. His principal residence was at Tosterup Castle (''Tosterups slott'') in

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. During the

Northern Seven Years' War The Northern Seven Years' War (also known as the ''Nordic Seven Years' War'', the ''First Northern War'' or the ''Seven Years War in Scandinavia'') was fought between the Kingdom of Sweden (1523–1611), Kingdom of Sweden and a coalition of Denm ...

, he distinguished himself in naval warfare. He was captured at the Battle of Øland (''Slaget ved Øland'') in 1564 in association with sinking of ''Makalös'', the largest warship of the

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. He later distinguished himself at the Battle of Rügen in June 1565. He died that same year from a disease he had contracted while rescuing King Frederick II of Denmark when his horse was thrown into the water at Højbro, the bridge leading over to

Slotsholmen Slotsholmen (English: The Castle Islet) is an island in the harbour of Copenhagen, Denmark, and part of Copenhagen Inner City. The name is taken from the successive castles and palaces located on the island since Bishop Absalon constructed the c ...

.Pierre Gassendi, ''Tycho Brahe, the man and his work'' (original in Latin by

Pierre Gassendi Pierre Gassendi (; also Pierre Gassend, Petrus Gassendi; 22 January 1592 – 24 October 1655) was a French philosopher, Catholic priest, astronomer, and mathematician. While he held a church position in south-east France, he also spent much t ...

, 1654, this book was translated into Swedish and commented by Wilhelm Norlind, 1951)

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