Karen Erichsdatter

Female1684–

Brief Life History of Karen

When Karen Erichsdatter was born in 1684, in Bornholm, Denmark, her father, Erich Andersen Skomager, was 21 and her mother, Engelche Jacobsdatter, was 35.

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Family Time Line

Erich Andersen Skomager
1663–1703
Engelche Jacobsdatter
1650–1711
Anders Erichsen
1680–1727
Karen Erichsdatter
1684–
Anne Erichsdatter
1686–
Sidsel Erichsdatter
1688–1759
Joen Erichsen
1690–
Margrethe Erichsdatter
1692–

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (6)

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    World Events (3)

    1701 · Oldest Naval Academy in the World

    Age 17

    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.

    1713 · Royal Danish Military Academy

    Age 29

    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.

    1729

    Age 45

    Greenland becomes Danish province.

    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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