Jonas Budde

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Jonas Budde
23 January 1644 - 1710
Allegiance	Denmark-Norway
Commands held	-Christiansfjell Fortress -Stavern Fortress

Jonas Budde, born January 23, 1644 served a distinguished career in the Norwegian Army, including service at various Norwegian Fortresses during the extended period of hostility between Sweden and Denmark-Norway. He served as an officer of Fredrikstad Fortress garrison from 1676 through 1681 (including the period of the Gyldenløve War), was the commanding officer of Christiansfjeld fortress from October 24, 1684 to February 2, 1688 and was commanding officer of Stavern Fortress from November 3, 1689 until his death in 1710 at sixty six years of age.

Jonas Budde was married in 1670 in Fredericia, Denmark with Alhed Wiborg, born September 29, 1633 in Malmø, Denmark (modern Sweden), daughter of mayor (borgermester) Nils Wiborg. She died April 19, 1707 in Stavern with no surviving children.

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Denmarke Heer Officerer 1628-1814; by O Ovenstad
Militærbiografier, den norske hærs officerer 1628-1814 by Olai Ovenstad
Elverum - en bygdebeskrivelse, vol. 2: Bygdens almindelige historie, institutioner og embedsmænd, by S. H. Finne-Grønn, 1921, pp. 187-188