Jørgen Lykke
Jørgen Lykke (1515–26 December 1583) was a Danish nobleman, diplomat and politician. He was a member of the rigsråd, Council of the Realm, lord of Overgård Manor and fiefholder in Skanderborg.Poul ColdingJørgen LykkeDansk Biografisk Leksikon, Gyldendal Biography Jørgen Pedersen Lykke was born on Havnø at Hadsund Municipality, Hadsund in Jutland, Denmark. He was the son of the National Councilor member (''Riksråd'') Peder Hansen Lykke (d. 1535) and Kirsten Pedersdatter Høg (d. 1542). He was the brother of estate owner Sophie Lykke (d. 1570), widow of Jacob Hardenberg (d. 1542). He enter diplomatic service as chief of staff from 1532 to 1543 in the court of King Francis I of France (1494–1547). Returning to Denmark, he served frequently in diplomatic tasks abroad and in commission duties within the country during the Northern Seven Years' War (1563–1570). He was used in a number of other diplomatic missions; 1544 to Sweden, 1551 to Germany and during 1560 and 15 ...
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