Christian Barnekow (1556-1612)

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Christian Barnekow (January 24, 1556 - February 21, 1612), was a Danish noble man, extensive traveller and diplomat.

Barnekow was rich by birth and owned several estates, including Birkholm (now Løvenborg), Tølløse, Vittskövle castle in Skåneland and a farm in Copenhagen.

Spend nearly 16 years of his early life travelling all over Europe, including a three year jury in the Holy Land and Egypt. Spend six years at the Universities of Jena and Ingolstadt and two years at the University of Padua. After his return he became a diplomat for the Danish king, in further travels in Scotland, England, Poland and Brandenburg.

Hans Poulsen Resen, professor of theology, who also held the funeral session for Barnekow on March 26, 1612 in Elsinore, note in his writing that Barnekow brought back with him many rare things, which he had found in foreign countries; unfortunately they have all now disappeared.

A Halland tale says that Barnebow was killed in 1612 during the Kalmar War, near Skjellinge Hede, when he gave King Christian IV of Denmark, who was trapped by the Swedish, his horse, so he could escape. The Swedish then killed him. The tale originates in 18th century literature and is doubted today.