He was the son of Oluf Daa (1547-1600) by his wife Dorthe Henriksdatter Faa née Friis (1543-1618).

He returned to Denmark for Christian IV's coronation in 1596 but travelled to Switzerland and France the following year where he stayed until 1559.

He became a Lieutenant in the heavy cavalry of Jutland in 1609, served with honour in the Kalmar War and was appointed to Ritmester.

In 1626, he was a war commissioner in Germany and a delegate to the Peace Meeting in Brunsvig but had to return to Denmark in August after falling ill.[2] [3] In 1630, he was one of the members of the Privy Council that endorsed the king to reach a settlement with Hamburg.

He owned Borreby, Ravnstrup and Holmegaard on Zealand, Fravgdegaard on Funen and Bonderup in Jutland.