Erik Iversen

Brief Life History of Erik

When Erik Iversen was born about 1439, in Denmark, his father, Iver Pedersen Rosenkrantz, was 25 and his mother, Anne Sivertsdatter, was 20.

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Family Time Line

Iver Pedersen Rosenkrantz
1416–
Anne Sivertsdatter
1420–
Erik Iversen
1439–
Claus Iversen Rosenkrantz
1446–
Erik Iversen Rosenkrantz
1448–
Iver Iversen Rosenkrantz
1450–
Mourids Iversen Rosenkrantz
1452–
Catharina Rosenkrantz
1454–

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World Events (3)

1445

Copenhagen is declared the capital city.

1524

Treaty of Malmo. Denmark confirms Swedish independence under Gustavus Vasa.

1536

Denmark adopts Lutheranism as the state religion.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Iver, Bernt, Erik, Niels, Svein, Alf, Anders, Bent, Bjorg, Einer, Gudmund, Jorgen.

Danish and Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Iver, from Old Norse Ívarr, a compound of either ív ‘yew tree, bow’ or Ing (the name of a god) + ar ‘warrior’ or ‘spear’.

North German: patronymic from an ancient Germanic personal name, a cognate of 1 above. Compare Iverson 1.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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