Henrik Bjelke

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Portrait of Henrik Bjelke by Karel van Mander III

Henrik Bjelke (13 January 1615 – 16 March 1683) was a Norwegian military officer. He was born at Elingård in Onsøy; the son of Jens Bjelke and Sophie Brockenhuus. He was in command of the Danish/Norwegian fleet from 1657 to 1679. He died in Copenhagen in 1683.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Henrik Bjelke – norsk sjøoffiser". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
↑ Helle, Knut (ed.). "Henrik Bjelke". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 6 July 2012.

Persondata
Name	Bjelke, Henrik
Alternative names
Short description	Danish admiral
Date of birth	13 January 1615
Place of birth
Date of death	16 March 1683
Place of death

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