Brief Life History of Ingeborg
When Ingeborg was born in 1730, in Denmark, her father, Christen Christensen Rydsgaard, was 28 and her mother, Dorethe Pedersdatter, was 25.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Ingeborg, "Denmark Baptisms, 1618-1923"
- Ingeborg Christensdatter, "Denmark, Baptisms, 1618-1923"
Parents and Siblings
World Events (8)
1730 · Danish Asia Company
The Danish Asiatic Company was a trading company established to revive the dwindling Danish trade with the East Indies and China. It was taken over by the Danish government in 1772 and continued to run until around 1843.
1737 · Meyercrones Stiftelse
Meyercrones Stiftelse was founded by the widow of Henning de Meyercrone after he had served as Danish envoy in France. Christiane Meyercrone, Henning's widow, managed the property until her death in 1738. Her niece became the new manager of the foundation and arranged for its charter to be written in 1830. The original, small building was replaced by a larger building in 1933.
1762 · Old City Hall (Aalborg)
The Old City Hall was built in 1762 and served as the city hall until 1912. the Hall was modelled after the City Hall that was destroyed in the Copenhagen Fire in 1795. Today the building is used only for ceremonial and representative purposes.
Name Meaning
From an Old Norse personal name from the name of the fertility god Ing + borg ‘fortification’.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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