When Hans Pedersen was born in 1693, in Østerlars, Bornholm, Denmark, his father, Peder Mortensen, was 39 and his mother, Karen Jensen, was 35. He married Anna Hansdatter on 16 June 1715, in Østerlars, Bornholm, Denmark. He died on 4 June 1741, in his hometown, at the age of 48, and was buried in Østerlars, 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, Lars, Niels, Bjorn, Knud, Nils, Anders, Jorgen, Egil, Einer, Knut, Peer.
Norwegian and Danish: patronymic from the personal name Peder (see Peter ). This surname is also found in northern Germany. Compare Petersen 2 and Peterson 1.
English: variant of Peterson .
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