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Lord Jorgen Marsvin married Karen Ottesdatter
Gyldenstjerne at Lysgaard, Viborg on May 27, 1565
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Jorgen Marsvin |
Karen Ottesdatter Gyldenstjerne |
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They had eleven children. Their fifth
child, Ellen, born in 1572, married Ludvig Munk at the age of seventeen.
He was 52 years old.
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Ellen Marsvin |
Ludvig
Munk |
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Ellen and Ludvig had only one child, a
daughter, Kirsten.
Kirsten Munk became the
second wife of
King Christian IV of Denmark.
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King Christian IV |
Kirsten Munk |
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Kirsten and King Christian had numerous children.
The king's favourite was Leonora Christine born in 1621. She later
married a nobleman, Corfitz Ulfeldt.
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On account of her
husband's treasonable acts, Princess Leonora Christine was imprisoned in
the Blue Tower of Copenhagen Castle for 22 years. |
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Leonora
Christine |
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