Ove Bjelke

Ove Bjelke (26 October 1611 – 29 March 1674) was a Norwegian nobleman, feudal lord and statesman.

[1] He was born in Trondheim; the son of Jens Bjelke (1580–1659) and Sophie Brockenhuus (1587-1656).

When his father died in 1659, he took over several of his properties including Austrått manor in Sør-Trøndelag.

In 1666 he was transferred as staple commander from Bergen to Trondheim.

[2] He was a signatory of the 1661 Sovereignty Act (Enevoldsarveregjeringsakten), the new constitution of Denmark-Norway, as one of the representatives of the noble estate.

The Renaissance Manor at Austrått (completed around 1656).