When Lars Mogensen was born about 1677, in Klemensker, Bornholm, Denmark, his father, Mogens Mogensen, was 44 and his mother, Margrethe Hansdatter, was 43. He married Karen Hansdatter Bidstrup about 1707, in Vester Marie, Bornholm, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 23 March 1729, in his hometown, at the age of 53, and was buried in Klemensker, Bornholm, Denmark.
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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, Niels, Palle.
Danish and Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Mogens, Danish form of Magnus . This surname is rare in Norway. Compare Morgensen .
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