Axel Ottesen Brahe: Our Family History

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1550 - 1616 (66 years)

Generation: 1

1.

Axel Ottesen Brahe was born in 1550; died in 1616.

Axel married Mette Falksdatter Gøye on 20 Aug 1575. Mette (daughter of Falk Gøye) died on 15 Nov 1584 in Rugaard, Djursland, Danmark. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. Sophie Axelsdatter Brahe was born on 11 May 1578 in Elvedgaard, Søndersø, Fyn, Danmark; died on 21 Dec 1646 in København, Danmark.
3. Otte Axelsson Brahe was born in 1579; died on 1 Jun 1611 in København, Danmark.

Axel married Kirsten Hardenberg on 22 Jun 1589. Kirsten (daughter of Erik Hardenberg and Anne Rønnov) died in 1639. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Generation: 2

2.

Sophie Axelsdatter Brahe

(1.Axel¹) was born on 11 May 1578 in Elvedgaard, Søndersø, Fyn, Danmark; died on 21 Dec 1646 in København, Danmark.

Sophie married Holger Jørgensen Rosenkrantz on 13 Jun 1598 in Malmø, Sverige. Holger (son of Jørgen Ottesen Rosenkrantz, til Rosenholm and Dorthe Lange) was born on 14 Dec 1574 in Kalø slott, Randers, Danmark; died on 28 Oct 1642 in København, Danmark. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

4. Gunde Holgersen Rosenkrantz was born in 1604; died in 1674.
5. Jørgen Holgersen Rosenkrantz was born in 1607; died in 1675.
6. Erik Holgersen Rosenkrantz was born in 1612; died in 1681.

3. Otte Axelsson Brahe (1.Axel¹) was born in 1579; died on 1 Jun 1611 in København, Danmark.

Generation: 3

4. Gunde Holgersen Rosenkrantz (2.Sophie², 1.Axel¹) was born in 1604; died in 1674.
5. Jørgen Holgersen Rosenkrantz (2.Sophie², 1.Axel¹) was born in 1607; died in 1675.
6. Erik Holgersen Rosenkrantz (2.Sophie², 1.Axel¹) was born in 1612; died in 1681.