Jacob Ulfeldt (1535–1593)

Jacob Ulfeldt (1535 – 8 October 1593) was a Danish diplomat and member of the Privy Council from 1565.

Married to Anne Jakobsdatter Flemming and had three sons; Mogens Ulfeldt (1569–1616), Jakob Ulfeldt (1567–1630) and Corfitz Ulfeldt (1559–1614).

He is mostly known for his very troubled diplomatic journey into Russia in 1578 during which he had to conclude an unfavourable treaty with Tsar Ivan IV that brought him in disgrace at home. His bitter attempts of getting satisfaction only damaged his case. However his account of his Russian travels (edited in 1978) is still considered a main source of Danish-Russian relations as well as of 16th Century Russia.

External links

• Hodoeporicon Ruthenicum (The Voyage to Russia), by Dr Rima Greenhill, Stanford University. ucd.ie
• Nobiliss. Et Strenvissimi Eqvitis Dani, Iacobi Vlfeldii, Domini in Vlsfeldtzholm Et Selsovia &c. Regii Danorum Consiliarij, Legatio Moscovitica Siue Hodoeporicon Rvthenicvm : In Qvo De Rvssorvm, Moschorvm Et Tatarorvm, Regionibus, Moribus, Religione, Gubernatione, & Aula Imperatoria quo potuit compendio & eleganter exsequitur. Francofvrti, Apud Matthævm Merianvm. M. DC. XXVII. (Book title of second edition in Latin from 1627), worldcat.org
• Ruslandsrejsen (Ulfeldt's journey into Russia.) This page includes Ulfeldt's account in Latin along with a translation into Danish. - crassus.dk (in Danish)
• Danish Impressions of Russia in 1578. A Comparative Analysis of Three Travel Descriptions (Jacob Ulfeldt, his Priest and NN), by John H. Lind (U. of Copenhagen)

References

• Dansk Biografisk Leksikon, vol. 15, Copenh. 1984.
• Schlegel, B.; Klingspor, C.A. Den med sk ldebref f rl nade men ej Riddarhuset introducerade Svenska Adelns ttar-taflor. Samlade och utarbetade af B. Schlegel och C. A. Klingspor. p. 311. ISBN 9780543959577. Retrieved 2015-11-09.