Ove Skade

Ove (Offe) Skade (23 August 1609 – 19 October 1664) was a Danish courtier and fiefholder who served as the first Prefect of the Diocese of Zealand.

Skade was born on 23 August 1609 at Kattrup He was the son of the estate's owner Christoffer Skade and his wife Bodil née Brun..[1] In 1615, Sjade became a Page for Duke Ulrik whom he later accompanied on journeys abroad.

In the same year, he was appointed the first Prefect of the Diocese of Zealand.

Ge was also created a prive councillor (¨¨rigsråd), assessor in Danske Kanvelli and a Supreme Court justice.

On 19 November 1637, Skade was married to Augusta Margrethe von Marschalck (1609—54).