Jørgen Knudsen Urne was a Danish

Denmark

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 noble who served as Rigsmarsk

Rigsmarsk (Denmark)

The Marsk, from 1536 the Rigsmarsk, was in Denmark the head of the armed forces from the beginning of the 13th century until the introduction of the absolute monarchy in the 1660s. It was the third highest office in the country after the Steward of the Realm and the Chancellor. The Rigsmarsk was...

from 1632 to 1642.

Biography

The son of Knud Axelsen Urne and Margrethe Eilertsdatter Grubbe, Jørgen Knudsen Urne was born on 17 October 1598 at Halsted Abbey which his father held as a fief. When he was nine, he was send to Herlufsholm bording school in Næstved and at age 12 he became a Squire first at the court of Queen Anne Catherine

Anne Catherine of Brandenburg

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 and then to King Christian IV

Christian IV of Denmark

Christian IV was the king of Denmark-Norway from 1588 until his death. With a reign of more than 59 years, he is the longest-reigning monarch of Denmark, and he is frequently remembered as one of the most popular, ambitious and proactive Danish kings, having initiated many reforms and projects...

. In this capacity, he participated in the Kalmar War

Kalmar War

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 and joined the king on his journeys to England

England

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 in 1614 and Braunschweig

Braunschweig

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 in 1615. He became a Junker

Junker

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 in 1618 but then went to Bohemia

Bohemia

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 to serve in the war. The Count of Thurn

Thurn und Taxis

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 made him a cornet

Cornet (military rank)

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 and he participated in the Battle of White Mountain

Battle of White Mountain

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 in 1620 before returning home to become a lieutenant in the Royal Danish Army

Royal Danish Army

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. Over the next couple of years he was sent on minor missions abroad, for example to France

France

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 and East Friesland

Friesland

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In 1623, he was granted the Fief of Kronborg and in 1624 became rittmeister

Rittmeister

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in the cavalry. On 16 February 1624, he married Margrethe Ottesdatter Marsvin. In 1627, he was granted Kristianstad

Kristianstad County

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 in Skåneland

Skåneland

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 instead of Kronborg.

He was elected Rigsmarsk

Rigsmarsk (Denmark)

The Marsk, from 1536 the Rigsmarsk, was in Denmark the head of the armed forces from the beginning of the 13th century until the introduction of the absolute monarchy in the 1660s. It was the third highest office in the country after the Steward of the Realm and the Chancellor. The Rigsmarsk was...

in 1629, became a member of the Privy Council and was granted Vestervig as a fief. He generally opposed the king's war policies but in vain.

By 1633 he had been appointed a knight of the Order of the Elephant

Order of the Elephant

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 and was sent to Saxony

Saxony

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 where he arranged for the marriage between the Elected Prince Christian

Christian, Prince Elect of Denmark

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 and Magdalene Sibylle of Saxony

Magdalene Sibylle of Saxony

Magdalene Sibylle of Saxony was the Princess of Denmark from 1634 to 1647 as the wife of Prince-Elect Christian of Denmark, and the Duchess consort of Saxe-Altenburg as the wife of Duke Frederick Wilhelm II.- Biography :...

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