Hans Colbjørnsen (c.1675 – 1754) was a Norwegian timber merchant and military officer. Colbjørnsen was born at the Sørum vicarage at Romerike in Akershus, Norway. He was the son of parish priest Colbjørn Torstensen Arneberg and Catharina Kjeldsdatter Stub. He was a brother of Peder Colbjørnsen, and half brother of

Anna Colbjørnsdatter Anna Colbjørnsdatter Arneberg (1667–1736) was a Norwegian national heroine who was most known for her participation in the Battle of Norderhov (''slaget på Norderhov'') during the Great Northern War. Anna Colbjørnsdatter was born at the Sø ...

. Colbjørnsen was among the wealthiest residents in Fredrikshald. He established himself as a trader in the early 1700s, where his uncle Niels Kjeldsen Stub already had significant lands. Colbjørnsen entered a partnership with his brother Peder Colbjørnsen in the timber trade. Both he and his brother are known for the defense of Fredrikshald during the

Great Northern War In the Great Northern War (1700–1721) a coalition led by the Tsardom of Russia successfully contested the supremacy of the Swedish Empire in Northern Europe, Northern, Central Europe, Central and Eastern Europe. The initial leaders of the ant ...

. Peder Colbjørnsen was chief of the civilian resistance of Fredrikshald at the battles in 1716 and 1718. Colbjørnsen was appointed a lieutenant colonel of infantry by

Christian VI of Denmark Christian VI (30 November 1699 – 6 August 1746) was King of Denmark and Norway from 1730 to 1746. The eldest surviving son of Frederick IV of Denmark, Frederick IV and Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, he is considered one of Denmark-Norway's m ...

in 1733 and promoted to colonel in 1749 by

Frederick V of Denmark Frederick V (Danish language, Danish and Norwegian language, Norwegian: ''Frederik V''; 31 March 1723 – 14 January 1766) was King of Denmark–Norway, Denmark and Norway and Duke of Schleswig-Holstein from 6 August 1746 until his death in 1766. ...

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1670s births 1754 deaths Merchants from Denmark–Norway People from Sørum Military personnel of the Great Northern War People of the Great Northern War 18th-century Norwegian businesspeople Norwegian businesspeople in timber 18th-century Norwegian military personnel {{Norway-business-bio-stub