Steen Ottesen Brahe (1547–1620)

Steen Ottesen Brahe (21 December 1547 – 11 April 1620) was a Danish privy counsellor and landowner.

Steen Ottesen Brahe
Born(1547-12-21)21 December 1547
Gladsaxehus, Scania
Died11 April 1620(1620-04-11) (aged 72)
Kalundborg Castle, Denmark
NationalityDanish
OccupationStatesman and landowner

Early life and education

Brahe was born on 21 December 1547 at Gladsaxehus in Scania, the son of Otte Thygesen Brahe of Knudstrup (1518-1571) and Beate Clausdatter Bille (1526-1605), He was the younger brother of Tycho Brahe. He went to school in Aarhus and Aalborg and was then trained in court life in Jensen Rosensparr'e household. He then visited count Günther of Schwarzburg and later followed him to Denmark and Hungary.[1]

Marriage of Anne of Denmark and James VI of Scotland

In 1589 he was appointed Master of Household or Chamberlain to Anne of Denmark, who was betrothed to James VI of Scotland. Brahe and the queen's servants set sail with the Admiral Peder Munk for Scotland. The wind drove them to stay on the coast of Norway. James VI joined them at Oslo. On 15 December 1589 James VI gave Brahe and Axel Gyldenstierne a gift of silver plate. Brahe was given a basin, a laver, six cup with covers, and a salt, and then returned with Steen Bille to Copenhagen.[2] Brahe sailed with Anne and James to Scotland and attended her coronation on 17 May 1590.[3]

Property
Birgitte Ottesdatter Rosenkrantz

He was a major landowner. He inherited half of Knudstrup after his father and bought the other half from his brother in 1594. He acquired Næsbyholm at Sorø and a house in Copenhagen ("Sigbrits Gård") through the marriage with his first wife.[4] He constructed a new main building in 1585 but abandoned the house after she died in labour shortly after its completion. His second wife brought Barritskov and Bradskov into the marriage. He also carried out a comprehensive rebuilding of the main building at Barritskov, In 1581, he purchased Bregentved. He also inherited Tersløsegaard on Zealand (circa 1604),[5] Hvedholm on Funen (1611) and Engelsholm in Jutland (1615).

Personal life
Birgitte Rosenkrantz Ottesdatter (1555-1588), detail
Steen Brahe and Sophie Rostrup Jørgensdatterm, 1610

Brahe married three times. Huis first wife was Birgitte Rosenkrantz (1555-1588), a daughter of Otte Rosenkrantz and Ide Gjøe. They married on 18. September 1575 and she bore him seven children:

His second wife was Kirstine Holck (1558-1599), a daughter of Hans Holck and Margrethe Rotfeldt and the widow of Hans Krafse til Egholm (died circa 1587). They were married on 6. september 1590 and she bore him two children:

His children included Otte Steensen Brahe of Næsbyholm (died in 1651), Jørgen Steensen Brahe of Hvedholm (died 1661) and Tyge Brahe.

His third wife was Sophie Rostrup Jørgensdatterm.

He died in 1620 at Kalundborg Castle and was buried at Kågerød Church in Scania.

References
  1. "Steen Brahe". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (in Danish). Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  2. David Stevenson, Scotland's Last Wedding (Edinburgh, 1997), pp. 39, 95: David Masson, Register of the Privy Seal of Scotland: 1585-1592, vol. 4 (Edinburgh, 1881), pp. 444-5.
  3. David Stevenson, Scotland's Last Royal Wedding (Edinburgh, 1997), pp. 104-5.
  4. "Næsbyholm". danskeherregaarde.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  5. "Tersløsegaard - ejerhistorie". danskeherregaarde.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 15 September 2017.
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