When Kerrin Harcken was born in 1600, in Slesvig, Denmark, her father, Harck Bohn, was 35 and her mother, Elin Harckens, was 31. She married Ketel Frudden in 1625. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. She died in her hometown.
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The Thirty Years' War. The Danish army is defeated.
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.
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.
North German: patronymic from Harke 1.
English and Irish: variant of Harkin .
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