Jens Madsen Kofoed

1481 - 1519  (38 år)

• Navn	Jens Madsen Kofoed
  Fødsel	1481	Danmark, Bornholms Amt, Nørre Herred, Hasle Sogn
  	Adresse: Lille Haslegaard
  Køn	Mand
  Beskæftigelse	Proprietær
  Død	1519	Danmark, Bornholms Amt, Vester Herred, Rønne Sogn
  Person-ID	I96241	My Family Genealogy | Familen Ravnholdt & Hansen
  Sidst ændret	11 mar. 2021

  
  

  Far	Mads Jensen Koefoed,   f. 1444, Danmark, Bornholms Amt, Vester Herred, Rønne Sogn d. 1518, Danmark, Bornholms Amt, Vester Herred, Rønne Sogn (Alder 74 år)
  Mor	Elisabeth Olufsdatter,   f. ca. 1453, Danmark, Bornholms Amt d. 1481, Danmark, Bornholms Amt (Alder ~ 28 år)
  Ægteskab	1474
  Familie-ID	F27116	Gruppeskema  |  Familietavle

  
  

  Familie	Johanne Thygesdatter,   f. 1486   d. 1514 (Alder 28 år)
  Ægteskab	ca. 1505
  Antal børn	7
  Børn	1. Oluf Jensen Kofod, e,   f. 1505   d. Ja, dato ukendt   2. Karen Jensdatter Kofod, e,   f. ca. 1505   d. før 1515 (Alder ~ 9 år)   3. Margrethe Jensdatter Kofod, e,   f. ca. 1508   d. før 1515 (Alder ~ 6 år)   4. Johanne Jensdatter Kofod, e,   f. ca. 1511   d. før 1515 (Alder ~ 3 år) + 5. Mads Jensen Koefoed,   f. 1513, Lund, Skåne län, Sverige d. 2 feb. 1552, Paa havet (Alder 39 år)   6. Oluf Jensen Kofod, ee,   f. ca. 1514, Danmark, Bornholms Amt, Nørre Herred, Hasle Sogn d. ca. 1553, Uppsala län, Sverige (Alder ~ 39 år)   7. Oluf Jensen Kofod, e,   f. 1517   d. eft. 1549 (Alder > 33 år)   8. Johanne Jensdatter Kofod, e   d. Ja, dato ukendt
  Familie-ID	F27115	Gruppeskema  |  Familietavle
  Sidst ændret	11 mar. 2021

  
  

• Begivenhedskort		Fødsel - Adresse: Lille Haslegaard - 1481 - Danmark, Bornholms Amt, Nørre Herred, Hasle Sogn Død - 1519 - Danmark, Bornholms Amt, Vester Herred, Rønne Sogn  = Link til Google Earth
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• Notater

  From 1496 through 1514 Jens Kofoed went into the service of Archbishop Byrge in Lund, Skåne provinve, who bestowed on him the priviledges of noble title for "mandighed, forstand og udviste meriter" - translated: faithful service, manliness, intelligence and displays of merit. The letter entitling nobility dated June 14, 1514. (See "Familien Koefoed A og B" by Julius Bidstrup, 1886/87). Jens Kofoed and his wife Johanne Thygesdatter (presumably a variant spelling of Thue or Tue) are said to have had three daughters: Karen, Margrethe and Johanne, who all died young. Also an Oluf Kofoed, who was mayor (Borgmester) of Rønne circa 1545, is said to be their son. That Jens Kofoed is the father of Mads Kofoed is disputed, the assertion that they are father and son seems to have been based on inconclusive and sketchy evidence -- see under Mads Jensen Kofoed's "Notes" field for more information. In the 19th century it was suggested that the letter written by the Archbishop entitling knighthood was a forgery; however further research has found this probably not to be the case. In 1903 the family received from the King of Danmark a letter stating that from then on all direct-line male descendants were Danish Knights. In 1978 only 16 people were known to hold rights to this knighthood in all of Danmark. The following is a look at events taking place between Danmark and Lübeck in Jens Kofoed's time: In 1509 Danmark and Lübeck were engaged in one of their numerous skirmishes. The Danes had a famous battleship called the "Svane" (english: Swan) - which was reputed to be the largest and most powerful in the world; but the Lübeck'ers in several small vessels surprised, attacked and destroyed it. After this victory a fleet of 14 Lübeck ships ravaged the Danish islands and did much damage to Danish shipping. Nine Swedish ships joined them, and the combined fleet almost ruined Lolland and Bornholm. Later, in the summer of 1509, a great naval battle took place between 16 Lübeck men-of-war and 17 Danish ships of about equal size and strength. One of the latter was a new vessel, the "Engel" (english: Angel), larger than the unlucky Svane had been. The Lübeck'ers had landed some of their guns and men to attack the fortress of Hammershus, on the northern tip of Bornholm, when the Danish fleet appeared, quite unexpectedly, and attacked at once. The battle lasted all day, and at night both sides claimed the victory. Some days later the fight was resumed, when, after several hours of fierce contest, the Engel had her rudder shot away and was taken in tow by her consorts, and the whole Danish fleet fled. This database researched and compiled by Norman Lee Madsen, Toronto, Ontario, copyright 1990-1999.