When Christen Christensen was christened on 19 January 1662, in Tureby, Fakse, Præstø, Denmark, his father, Christen Jensen, was 26 and his mother, Mrs Karen Christensen, was 22. He married Anna Larsdatter on 2 December 1688, in Tureby, Tryggevælde, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters.
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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.
Greenland becomes Danish province.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Niels, Lars, Bent, Anders, Thor, Jorgen, Nils, Einer, Viggo, Folmer.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Christen . In North America, this surname is also an altered form of the especially Danish and Norwegian variant Kristensen . Compare Christenson and Christianson .
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