Jørgen Lunge (11 October 1577 – 19 August 1619) was a Danish nobleman who served as a Rigsmarsk from 1616 to 1619.

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Lunge was born in on 11 October 1577 to Ove Lunge and Anne Maltesdatter Sehested. After receiving his schooling at home in Viborg and at

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he spent six years abroad in order to continue his studies, spending most of his time in

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. Shortly after his return to Denmark, he left the country once again to go into

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military service. Before his departure, he recruited a company of soldiers which he led with honours in the war against the

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, leading to his promotion through the ranks. Back in Denmark, he married Sophie Brahe on 8 September 1605. Just a few weeks later, he received orders to recruit a regiment of 2,000 men for use against the city of Brunswick in support of the king's relative,

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. However, the king abandoned his plan and the regiment was dissolved. In 1713 he acquired

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Manor in the north of Jutland. In 1616 Lunge was elected Rigsmarsk, an office he held until his death in 1619. He was buried at the Abbey of Our Lady in

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lunge, Jorgen Rigsmarsk (Denmark) 16th-century Danish nobility 17th-century Danish nobility 1577 births 1619 deaths Lunge family People educated at Sorø Academy

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