Preben von Ahnen

Preben von Ahnen (18 September 1606 – 15 November 1675) was a Norwegian civil servant and landowner.

[1] Preben von Ahnen was born on the island of Rügen, off the Pomeranian coast in the Baltic Sea.

He was the father of Iver von Ahnen (1659–1722), a Norwegian military officer who served as Governor of Romsdal.

From his first marriage to Else Urne (1595–1643), he acquired Dønnesgodset på Helgeland, an extensive estate located along the coast of Nordland.

[3] Through his marriage in 1657 to his second wife, Karine Iversdatter Vind (1626–1705), he became the owner of Kaupanger Hovedgård in Sogn og Fjordane.