Karen Petersdatter

Femaleabout 1681–28 June 1711

Brief Life History of Karen

When Karen Petersdatter was born about 1681, in Denmark, her father, Peder Rasmusen Sørgaard, was 29 and her mother, Bergette Sørensdatter, was 30. She died on 28 June 1711, in her hometown, at the age of 31.

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Laurs Hansen
1700–
Karen Petersdatter
1681–1711

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    1701 · Oldest Naval Academy in the World

    Age 20

    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.

    Name Meaning

    equivalent of Katherine . It was first introduced to the English-speaking world by Scandinavian settlers in America; it has been used in Britain only since the 1940s, but had become very popular by the 1960s.

    Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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