Brief Life History of Carl
When Carl Olufsen was born about 1675, in Rønne, Bornholm, Denmark, his father, Oluf Jensen Møller, was 32 and his mother, Ingeborg Jensdatter, was 29. He married Elsebe Madsdatter Kofoed on 7 January 1707, in Svaneke, Bornholm, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He died in 1741, in his hometown, at the age of 67, and was buried in Rønne, Bornholm, Denmark.
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- Carl Olufssen, "Denmark Marriages, 1635-1916"
- Carl Olufssen, "Denmark, Marriages, 1635-1916"
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1701 · Oldest Naval Academy in the World
The Royal Danish Naval Academy was established in 1701 to educate then commission all officers into the Royal Danish Navy. It is the oldest, still-existing, officers' academy in the world.
1713 · Royal Danish Military Academy
The Royal Danish Military Academy educated and commissioned all officers for the Royal Danish Army. The Military Academy function was initiated in 1713 by request of King Frederick IV on inspiration from the Naval Academy.
1729
Greenland becomes Danish province.
Name Meaning
Norwegian and Danish: patronymic from the personal name Olaf, from Old Norse Óláfr, Ólafr, variant Óleifr, earlier Anleifr, from proto-Scandinavian elements meaning ‘ancestor’ + ‘heir, descendant’. Olaf (also Olav, in Sweden Olof) has always been one of the most common Scandinavian names; it continued to be popular in the Middle Ages, in part as a result of the fame of Saint Olaf, King of Norway, who brought Christianity to his country c. 1030. This surname is rare in Denmark. Compare Olafson .
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