When Morten Mickelsen was christened on 12 November 1741, in Hornborg, Skanderborg, Denmark, his father, Michel Mortensen, was 30 and his mother, Anne Pedersdatter, was 30. He died on 25 March 1773, in Kalhave, Hornborg, Skanderborg, Denmark, at the age of 31, and was buried in Kalhave, Hornborg, Skanderborg, Denmark.
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The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters is a non-governmental science Academy founded in 1742 for the purpose of advancements of science in Denmark.
Hirschholm Palace was a royal palace located in present-day Horsholm municipality just north of Copenhagen. It was one of the finest buildings of its time and became known as the Versailles of the North. It developed a bad reputation in connection with its role in the affair between Johann Friedrich Struensee and Queen Caroline Mathilda in the 1770s. After that it fell into disrepair and was demolished in 1809.
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.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Einer, Ludvig.
Danish and Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Mickel (see Michael ). In North America, this surname is also an altered form of the much more common variant Mikkelsen .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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