Erik Juel
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Erik Juel, often referred to as Erik Juel to Hundsbæk and Alsted (1591 – 13 February 1657), was a Danish
courtier
, seignory
and Privy Councillor
, the father of Admiral Niels Juel
and of the politician and diplomat Jens Juel
.
from 1611 to 1613 when he was Hofjunker
. During the siege of Kalmar
he had a horse shot under him. After the war, in his capacity of secretary of the Chancellery, he was also appointed Canon
of Ribe Cathedral
.
In 1623 he was appointed provincial judge in Jutland
and also held several other local posts and offices. He was granted Gudum Convent by the Crown (until 1651).
During the Kejserkrigen, the Danish outshoot of the Thirty Years' War
, he had to flee his estates in 1627, travelling to Zealand while his wife and children sought refuge in Norway
.
For a while, after the end of the war, he served as the leader of the Jutland nobility at the Provincial Meetings (Provinsmøderne) and was in 1638 and again in 1646 appointed country commissioner. From 1640 to 1646 he was granted Pandumgaard in fee, from 1646 to 1648 Lundenæs and from 1648 to 1657 Aalborghus.
During the Torstenson War, from 1643 to 1645, he was part of the military leadership in Jutland.
In July 1651 he was elected a member of the Privy Council
. Not living to see the achievements of his two sons, Niels and Jens Juel, he died on 13 February 1657 , leaving his widow in poor financial circumstances .
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
courtier
Courtier
A courtier is a person who is often in attendance at the court of a king or other royal personage. Historically the court was the centre of government as well as the residence of the monarch, and social and political life were often completely mixed together...
, seignory
Seignory
In English law, Seignory or seigniory , the lordship remaining to a grantor after the grant of an estate in fee simple....
and Privy Councillor
Rigsraadet
Rigsraadet, or Riksrådet, , is the name of the councils of the Scandinavian countries that ruled the countries together with the kings from late Middle Ages to the 17th century...
, the father of Admiral Niels Juel
Niels Juel
Niels Juel was a Dano–Norwegian admiral. He was the brother of the diplomat Jens Juel.-Biography:Niels Juel was born the son of Erik Juel and Sophie Clausdatter Sehested, both were descendant of Danish nobility, who lived in Jutland where the father had a career as a local functionary and judge...
and of the politician and diplomat Jens Juel
Jens Juel (diplomat)
thumb|200-px|right|baron Jens JuelJens Juel was a Danish diplomat and stateman of great influence at the Danish court who was created Baron and granted Juellinge in 1672...
.
Biography
Erik Juel was born in 1591 at Alsted, the son of Peder Juel of the noble Danish Juel family and his wife Margrethe née Ulfstand. From 1610 to 1616 he held the office of secretary to the Danish Chancellery, with a break during the Kalmar WarKalmar War
The Kalmar War was a war between Denmark–Norway and Sweden. Though Denmark soon gained the upper hand, she was unable to defeat Sweden entirely...
from 1611 to 1613 when he was Hofjunker
Junker
A Junker was a member of the landed nobility of Prussia and eastern Germany. These families were mostly part of the German Uradel and carried on the colonization and Christianization of the northeastern European territories during the medieval Ostsiedlung. The abbreviation of Junker is Jkr...
. During the siege of Kalmar
Kalmar
Kalmar is a city in Småland in the south-east of Sweden, situated by the Baltic Sea. It had 62,767 inhabitants in 2010 and is the seat of Kalmar Municipality. It is also the capital of Kalmar County, which comprises 12 municipalities with a total of 233,776 inhabitants .From the thirteenth to the...
he had a horse shot under him. After the war, in his capacity of secretary of the Chancellery, he was also appointed Canon
Canon (priest)
A canon is a priest or minister who is a member of certain bodies of the Christian clergy subject to an ecclesiastical rule ....
of Ribe Cathedral
Ribe Cathedral
Our Lady Maria Cathedral is located in the ancient city of Ribe on the western coast of southern Jutland, Denmark- History :Ribe is Denmark's oldest surviving city. Ribe began as an open trading market on the north bank of the Ribe River where it runs into the ocean...
.
In 1623 he was appointed provincial judge in Jutland
Jutland
Jutland , historically also called Cimbria, is the name of the peninsula that juts out in Northern Europe toward the rest of Scandinavia, forming the mainland part of Denmark. It has the North Sea to its west, Kattegat and Skagerrak to its north, the Baltic Sea to its east, and the Danish–German...
and also held several other local posts and offices. He was granted Gudum Convent by the Crown (until 1651).
During the Kejserkrigen, the Danish outshoot of the Thirty Years' War
Thirty Years' War
The Thirty Years' War was fought primarily in what is now Germany, and at various points involved most countries in Europe. It was one of the most destructive conflicts in European history....
, he had to flee his estates in 1627, travelling to Zealand while his wife and children sought refuge in Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
.
For a while, after the end of the war, he served as the leader of the Jutland nobility at the Provincial Meetings (Provinsmøderne) and was in 1638 and again in 1646 appointed country commissioner. From 1640 to 1646 he was granted Pandumgaard in fee, from 1646 to 1648 Lundenæs and from 1648 to 1657 Aalborghus.
During the Torstenson War, from 1643 to 1645, he was part of the military leadership in Jutland.
In July 1651 he was elected a member of the Privy Council
Rigsraadet
Rigsraadet, or Riksrådet, , is the name of the councils of the Scandinavian countries that ruled the countries together with the kings from late Middle Ages to the 17th century...
. Not living to see the achievements of his two sons, Niels and Jens Juel, he died on 13 February 1657 , leaving his widow in poor financial circumstances .
Family
Erik Juel married Sophie Clausdatter Sehested on 4 October 1618. They had the following children:- Claus Eriksen Juel (6 March 1621 – 16 November 1673)
- Peder Juel (14 July 1623, Hundsbæk Gods – 9 December 1656, CopenhagenCopenhagenCopenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
) - Karen Eriksdatter Juel (14 October 1626, Gudumkloster – 17 Oktober 1656, Kærsholm)
- Niels JuelNiels JuelNiels Juel was a Dano–Norwegian admiral. He was the brother of the diplomat Jens Juel.-Biography:Niels Juel was born the son of Erik Juel and Sophie Clausdatter Sehested, both were descendant of Danish nobility, who lived in Jutland where the father had a career as a local functionary and judge...
(8 May 1629, ChristianiaOsloOslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
– 8 April 1697) - Jens JuelJens Juel (diplomat)thumb|200-px|right|baron Jens JuelJens Juel was a Danish diplomat and stateman of great influence at the Danish court who was created Baron and granted Juellinge in 1672...
(15 July 1631, Nørtorp Thy – 23 May 1700, Copenhagen) - Melchior Juel (1634–1678)
- Maren Eriksdatter Juel (7 April 1636, Nørtorp Thy – 1664)