Jóhan Hendrik Weyhe

Jóhan Hendrik Weyhe (born around 1645 ; died January 26, 1706 ) was Løgmaður of the Faroe Islands from 1679 to 1706 .

Jóhan Hendrik Weyhe was the son of the Danish officer Johan von Weyhe (1605–1679) and his wife Margaretha Gabel (1628–1683), a sister of the Danish liege lord Christoffer Gabel , who ruled the Faroe Islands during the infamous fork period (1655–1709) .

Jóhan Hendrik Weyhe was married to Maren Joensdatter (1660-1736), daughter of Løgmaður Jógvan Poulsen from Oyri .

Since Jóhan Hendrik Weyhe was born in the Faroe Islands and married into a well-known Faroese family, he is not only considered a Dane, but also a Faroese . At his death he was the largest landowner in the Faroe Islands (48 merkur ).

His daughter Armgard Marie Weyhe (born around 1685) married his successor in office Sámal Pætursson Lamhauge in 1706 .

literature

Løgtingið 150 - Hátíðarrit. 150 ár liðin, síðani Løgtingið varð endurstovnað. (PDF) . Volume 2, Tórshavn 2002, page p. 366 (section Føroya løgmenn fram til 1816.). logting.fo. Archived from the original on September 27, 2006. (in Faroese)

Web links

Løgmansembætið , lms.fo
Føroya søga , by Hans Jacob Debes. Page 55.

Individual evidence

↑ According to other sources, her first name was Karen: No 4. Sydstrømø Præstegjeld , wiberg-net.dk

personal data
SURNAME	Weyhe, Jóhan Hendrik
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Løgmaður of the Faroe Islands
DATE OF BIRTH	17th century
DATE OF DEATH	18th century

[1] According to other sources, her first name was Karen: No 4. Sydstrømø Præstegjeld , wiberg-net.dk