Jørgen Thygesen Brahe

[2] Jørgen inherited considerable wealth from his parents, which in terms of the social structure of the time made him eligible for a royal appointment as county sheriff.

[3] By inheritance and purchase, he acquired substantial properties located principally in Skåne, Lolland and Fyn.

He was captured at the Battle of Öland (Slaget ved Øland) in 1564 in association with sinking of Makalös, the largest warship of the Baltic Sea .

He died that same year from a disease he had contracted while rescuing King Frederick II of Denmark when his horse was thrown into the water at Højbro, the bridge leading over to Slotsholmen.

[6] This article contains content from the Owl Edition of Nordisk familjebok, a Swedish encyclopedia published between 1904 and 1926, now in the public domain.