Jørgen BJELKE

1621 - 1696  (75 years)

• Name	Jørgen BJELKE
  Born	02 Jun 1621
  Gender	Male
  Died	17 Jun 1696
  Person ID	I2116	Conrad Jenssen Family Tree
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2013

  
  

  Father	Jens BIELKE,   b. 02 Feb 1580, til Ostraat ,   d. 07 Nov 1659, Sande, Norge  (Age 79 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Sophie BROCKENHUUS,   b. 1587, til Ellingaard, Kjollberg ,   d. 1659  (Age 72 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Married	1610
  Family ID	F71	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Jørgen Bjelke Lieutenant General Jørgen Bjelke, after painting at Frederiksborg Castle

  
  

• Notes

  http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%B8rgen_Bjelke Jørgen Bjelke , born on 2 June 1621 , died 17 June 1696 was a Norwegian nobleman , official and officer . He was the son of chancellor Jens Bjelke and brother of General Henry Bjelke and chancellor Ove Bjelke . Bjelke followed his brother Henry to 1648 when he became sheriff in Norway. In 1657 he became General Commissar of War and conquered Jämtland and Härjedalen . By the King, he was appointed Lieutenant General and designed the 1658 reconquest of Trondheim County 1659-60 and took an honorable part in Halden's defense during the so-called Bjelke feud . After the war was called Bjelke to Denmark , became councilor and more but had little influence. He stood Griffenfeld close, and he would have liked to do Bjelke national commander, but in his case happened even Bjelke in disgrace, was dismissed in 1679. Bjelkes autobiography (to 1670) was published in 1890 by Julius Albert Fridericia .