When Graves Andreasen was born in June 1806, in Nørtved, Elling, Horns, Hjørring, Denmark, his father, Andreas Christensen, was 27 and his mother, Margrete Gravesdatter, was 34. He married Christiane Jensdatter on 13 March 1831, in Elling, Åstrup, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He died on 1 May 1835, in Strandby, Elling, Åstrup, Denmark, at the age of 28, and was buried in Elling, Åstrup, Denmark.
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Dannebrogordenens Haederstegn, The Cross of Honour of the Order of the Dannebrog, is an award connected to the Danish Order of the Dannebrog. The cross was instituted by King Frederick VI of Denmark and Norway on June 28, 1808 and was named Dannebrogsmendenes Haederstegn until 1952. The award is given to any Dane who has provided a service to Denmark through a noble deed. The cross is considered an additional recognition if awarded to someone who is already a holder of the Order.
Denmark cedes Norway to Sweden.
Danmarks Nationalbank is the central bank of the Kingdom of Denmark and serves as an independent and credible institution that issues the krone, the Danish currency. The bank undertakes all functions related to the management of the Danish central-government debt.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Bendt, Astrid, Ejner, Holger, Kjeld, Knud, Niels, Nils, Ottar, Per. German Hans, Egon, Kurt, Otto, Wilhelm.
Danish and Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Andreas . This surname is most common in Denmark; it is also found in Germany, but it is very rare there. In North America, this surname is also an altered form of the variant Andreassen . Compare Andreason .
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