Lorenz Tuxen

Lorenz Tuxen (also: L. Tychsen called) (born August 31, 1618 on the Seegaard estate in Husby ; † March 11, 1682 in Asminderød ) was a Danish riding bailiff and vice-president at the court.

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Lorenz Tuxen's ancestors, whose family name was a patronymic of "Tucke", went back to a pastor of the same name who worked in Großsolt from 1585 to 1602 . Loren Tuxen was a son of Tucke Lorenzen Tuxen († around 1650), who owned the Seegaard estate and his wife Marine (around 1576–1661), who was married to the late Nis Madsen in their first marriage.

Tucke learned in his father's agricultural and forestry business and probably went to a school in Flensburg . He spoke both Danish and German. Without having attended university, he had important knowledge of accounting, administration and law. He had a collection of valuable books on, among other things, the arts of war.

Tuxen probably served as an artillery engineer during the Torstensson War from 1643 to 1645. He then served the Court Marshal von Pentz. As an agent of Sophie Amalie von Braunschweig-Calenberg , he was appointed steward at Hirschholm Castle in 1651.

In August 1658, the Swedish King Charles X Gustav attacked Denmark and pulled his troops from Korsør towards Copenhagen . Ships of the Swedish navy blocked the Øresund at the same time . Lorenz Tuxen was ordered to remain in Hirschholm Castle and to inflict the greatest possible damage on the advancing Swedes. Swedish troops then reached Copenhagen and moved through the north of Zealand . They besieged Kronborg Castle , which they eventually captured.

During this time, Lorenz Tuxen organized a widely ramified resistance movement led by him. As part of this Guerrilla War, he caused great problems for the Swedes for over a year. Tuxen endeavored to exchange messages with Copenhagen and allowed ships to pass through the Oresund with great danger. Together with steward Hans Rostgaard, he managed to warn of a Swedish storm in the capital. Tuxen and Rostgaard informed their troops of the planned time of the attack, the military equipment of the Swedes, their exact clothing (white shirts in the snow) and other details. Both played a decisive role in the fact that the Danes were able to repel the Swedish attempt at conquest on the night of February 11, 1659.

In early 1659 Tuxen tried unsuccessfully to drive the Swedes out of Kronborg Castle. Since one of his shooters shot too early, he was unable to capture Karl X. Gustav despite careful planning. After that, it became increasingly impossible for him to work underground. Tuxen fled to Copenhagen and did military service until the end of the conflict.

Around 1655 Tuxen married Christine Jostens from Flensburg, who was buried on March 15, 1678. From 1661 he worked as Vice President at the court. In 1664 he took over the office of treasurer. In 1680 he married Maria Momsen in Copenhagen as his second marriage. His descendants were later ennobled as "de Tuxen".

literature

• Anna Lauterbach: Tuxen, Lorenz . in: Schleswig-Holstein Biographical Lexicon . Volume 1. Karl Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster 1970, pp. 273-274