Jørgen Vind
Jørgen Vind (also Germanized Georg Wind ) (born July 7, 1593 in Roskilde , Denmark-Norway , † July 17, 1644 in Copenhagen ) was a Danish admiral and councilor .
Life
Vind had already fought against Sweden during the Kalmar War, after the death of the Danish Imperial Admiral Claus Daa in 1641, he succeeded him and took over command of the Danish fleet in front of Copenhagen . During the Torstensson War , he successfully blocked the Swedish fleet in the Kiel Fjord . However, he was fatally wounded on July 1, 1644 in the sea battle on the Kolberger Heide , in which the Danish King Christian IV was also wounded. Ove Gjedde became the new Imperial Admiral .
literature
- JA Fridericia: Vind, Jørgen . In: Carl Frederik Bricka (Ed.): Dansk biografisk Lexikon. Tillige omfattende Norge for Tidsrummet 1537-1814. 1st edition. tape 19 : Vind – Oetken . Gyldendalske Boghandels Forlag, Copenhagen 1905, p. 8–9 (Danish, runeberg.org ).
- Jørgen Vind . In: Johannes Brøndum-Nielsen, Palle Raunkjær (ed.): Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon . 2nd Edition. tape 25 : Werth – Øyslebø . JH Schultz Forlag, Copenhagen 1928, p. 209 (Danish, runeberg.org ).
- Jørgen Vind . In: Theodor Westrin, Ruben Gustafsson Berg, Eugen Fahlstedt (eds.): Nordisk familjebok konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi . 2nd Edition. tape 32 : Werth – Väderkvarn . Nordisk familjeboks förlag, Stockholm 1921, Sp. 644 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).
Web links
- Gyldendahl: The Dankse store
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vind, Jørgen |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wind, Georg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish admiral |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 7, 1593 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Roskilde , Denmark |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 17, 1644 |
| Place of death | Copenhagen |