Jakob Bagge

Jakob Bagge
Born May 1502
 Norway
Died January 14, 1577
Stockholm
Allegiance  Sweden
Rank Admiral
Battles/wars

Jakob Tordsson Bagge (1502 - 1577) was a Norwegian born Swedish admiral who fought for Sweden in the Count's Feud of 1534-1536 and the Northern Seven Years' War of 1563-1570.[1] He also took part in the suppression of the rebellion of Nils Dacke. By the 1550s, Bagge was considered the most experienced of Sweden's admirals.[2] He was the son of Norwegian nobleman Thord Olofsson Bagge and his wife Ingeborg Jakobsdotter.

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References

  1. ↑ Gunnar Unger, llustrerad Svensk sjökrigshistoria: delen. Omfattande tiden intill 1680 (A. Bonnier, 1680), p. 260 (in Swedish). Excerpts available at Google Books.
  2. ↑ Jan Glete, Swedish Naval Administration, 1521-1721: Resource Flows and Organisational Capabilities (BRILL, 2010), ISBN 978-9004179165, p. 617. Excerpts available at Google Books.