When Hans Mognsen was born in 1700, in Nyker, Vester, Bornholm, Denmark, his father, Mogens Hansen, was 36 and his mother, Karen Rasmusdatter, was 41. He married Ingeborg Rasmusdatter before 1726, in Rø, Nørre, Bornholm, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. He died in February 1765, at the age of 65, and was buried in Nyker, Vester, 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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