1 MISC Kyndegård, Propr. Nyker, Bornholm
Rasmus Andersen Bleking was a student in Slagelse in 1641; from 1645 hewas pastor (sognepræst) for Vestermarie parish. He died in theconfessional just before he was to give a sermon.In his time Rasmus Andersen Bleking was Bornholm's wealthiest man. Wecan estimate his wealth from the taxation list of 1662, wherein it isnoted that he, as parson for Vestermarie parish, had to pay 300Silverdaler, and Herman Bohn Mortensen paid 250 Sldr., whereas all theinhabitants of the town of Hasle only paid a total of 177 Sldr. He held32 Slg. Vestermarie in 1658 and 1662.
On the losses of Danish territories during the lifetime of RasmusAndersen Bleking:
Under King Valdemar II, reigned 1202-1241, the kingdom reached itsgreatest size. He conquered Pomerania, Estonia, and parts ofMecklenburg; was sovereign over all of Denmark, the south-western coastalprovinces on the Svensk/Swedish peninsula, and had dominion over theentire Baltic Sea coast-line. The Union of Kalmar, in 1397, united thekingdoms of Denmark, Sweden and Norway for 126 years. Sverige and aportion of Finland seceded in 1523; Norway declared itself independencein 1814; and Island/Iceland became independent in 1944. KalaallitNunat/Greenland and the Føroyar/Faeroes are still under Danish rule.The Svensker/Swedes declared war on Danmark in 1643, invaded Jylland andSkåne and on June 29, 1644 defeated the Danish fleet. In the resulting"Peace of Brömsebro" of 1645, Denmark ceded to Sverige/Sweden the islandsÖsel and Gotland, the provinces Jämtland, Härjedalen and Halland - thelatter for thirty years (however, it was never returned). Later Skåne,Blekinge, and Bohus, all Danish provinces for 500 years, were lost toSverige as a result of the "Peace of Roskilde", signed in 1658. Theterritory of Skåne now comprises the counties (läns) of Malmöhus andKristianstad.
This database researched and compiled by Norman Lee Madsen, Toronto,Ontario, copyright 2006.
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2 PLAC Middleclass Citizen (Borger)
1 MISC Hasle, Bornholm
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2 PLAC Middleclass Citizen (Borger)
1 MISC Farmer (Avlsmand)