Jørgen Otto Brockenhuus
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Jørgen Otto Brockenhuus was a Dano-Norwegian officer.
He was son of colonel Ove Brockenhuus and Sophie Spang. In his youth he served as a second lieutenant (fenrik) in the Netherlands
and served in the royal guard in Denmark
but belonged to the Norwegian military. In 1710 he became colonel (oberst) and commander of the First Oppland National Infantry Regiment (1. oplandske nationale Regiment Fodfolk).
He took part in the warfare in Norway during the Great Northern War
and was named the second in command under general Jens Maltesen Sehested in 1715, where he was commander of the forces in southern Norway (sønnenfjeldske Norge). In 1717 he again took charge of his own regiment, which he commanded until his death.
Brockenhuus owned the farms Aker (Åker gård) and Disen in Hedemark, and was married first to Blancheflor Sophie Due, and for a second time with Bertha Magdalene Brockenhuus, a daughter of his cousin. Brockenhuus founded the Brockenhuss –Schack family, resided there in the early 18th century.
He was son of colonel Ove Brockenhuus and Sophie Spang. In his youth he served as a second lieutenant (fenrik) in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
and served in the royal guard in Denmark
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...
but belonged to the Norwegian military. In 1710 he became colonel (oberst) and commander of the First Oppland National Infantry Regiment (1. oplandske nationale Regiment Fodfolk).
He took part in the warfare in Norway during the Great Northern War
Great Northern War and Norway
The Great Northern War was the war fought between a coalition of Denmark–Norway, Russia and Saxony-Poland on one side and Sweden on the other side from 1700 to 1721. It started by a coordinated attack on Sweden by the coalition in 1700, and ended 1721 with the conclusion of the Treaty of Nystad,...
and was named the second in command under general Jens Maltesen Sehested in 1715, where he was commander of the forces in southern Norway (sønnenfjeldske Norge). In 1717 he again took charge of his own regiment, which he commanded until his death.
Brockenhuus owned the farms Aker (Åker gård) and Disen in Hedemark, and was married first to Blancheflor Sophie Due, and for a second time with Bertha Magdalene Brockenhuus, a daughter of his cousin. Brockenhuus founded the Brockenhuss –Schack family, resided there in the early 18th century.