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- The respected Bornholm historian Dr. M.K. Zarthmann (published in 1931)
relates that Otte Pedersen Uf can be found mentioned in records dating f
rom 1493 and 1497 in which he is mentioned as the owner of Skovsholm in
Ibsker parish; and th
re attributed as having had at least four children: 1) Oluf Ottesen, Chi
ef Justice (Landsdommer) of Bornholm from 1508 to 1522; 2) Peder Uf, Kan
nik in Skåne, 1505; 3) Ander
been alive in 1533; 4) a daughter, given name unknown, married to Oluf T
uesen. (The word "frænde" can mean either "friend" or "relative".)
Dr. Zarthmann attributes Gunhild Uf to be the "datterdatter" (daughter's
daughter) of Otte Pedersen Uf, thus making her the
daugther of Oluf Tuesen and the unkown Uf daughter.
While in "1000 Aner til en Skovgårdsslægt", by Edvard Skovgaard, Gunhil
d Uf is attributed to be the daughter of Anders Uf and Anne Sevidsdatter
of St. Kannikegård in Bodilsker parish; in 1449, as a wedding present f
rom her father Sevid Nielse
hat Edvard Skovgaard's Anders Uf must have been at least 25 years old in
1449 (25 was the age at which a man could own land in that era), and th
us born before 1426
1, then he would have been at least 107 years old in 1533. It is probabl
e that Edvard Skovgaard has mistakenly attributed Anders Uf, the son of
Otte Pedersen Uf, to be the sam
It has also been presented that Gunhild Uf and her brothers are the chil
dren of Otte Pedersen Uf's son Anders Uf, rather than that of his daught
er and her husband Oluf Tuesen. Edvard Skovgaard has lain out an ancestr
y for Anders Uf, of St. Kannik
Gamle", or Gorm the Elder, and his wife Thyra Dannebod. History says t
hat Thyra was the descendant of a long line of Kings in England, dating
back to 400 A.D. It is an acce
ant of King Gorm; that all of the Danish royalty since then have numbere
d among his descendants. And thus through inter-marriage many of Europe'
s royal families, includin
Edvard Skovgaard states that Anders Uf was the son of Otte Pedersen Uf (
?-after 1497) and ??? Galen. That ??? Galen was the daughter of Tuve (
Tue) Galen (before 1320-after 1400) of Næsbyholm in Skåne, who in 1345 w
as made a Knight (Ridder
arried Ingefred Pedersdatter Urup on April 15, 1345. She was the daught
er of Peder Holmgersen Urup (?-1378), who is a decendant of Cecilie - a
daughter of King Knud (Canut
Edvard Skovgaard states they had five children. While in the book "Nach
kommen Gorms des Alten" (Descendants of Gorm) by Siegfried Otto Brenner
(published in 1978 by the Danish Genealogy Society), Tuve Galen is said
to be a descendant of Gor
four children: Anders Galen (?-after 1399); Peder Galen (?-after 1400);
Ingefred Tuvesdatter Galen (?-1396) married to Johannes Absalonsen Ulfel
dt (?-1396); and ??? Tuvesdatt
Skåne. It does NOT list a fifth child: the un-named Galen daughter mar
ried to Otte Pedersen Uf.
I have not included Edvard Skovgaard's lineage of the Uf family in this
database for the simple reason I found the dates and connections to be r
ather suspect. Working with those dates that were provided I found tha
t the un-named Galen woman mu
rd Skovgaard's Anders Uf was alive in 1533, it is doubtful that he was b
orn before 1426. Given a limit to a woman's child-bearing years, by thi
s calculation she could no
1430. This would mean that Anders Uf would have had to have lived to at
least 105 years old, and have been fathering children at 70-80 years ol
d. Also, since Otte Pederse
Meaning that Otte Pedersen Uf, at 20-30, would have been married to wom
an at least 20-30 years older than himself. This whole senario is remot
ely possible, but highly unlike
The Anders Uf of St. Kannikegård was a nobleman (adelsmand) and is descr
ibed as a "Storbonde"; I am not sure of the word's exact meaning, howeve
r: stor=great and bonde=farmer, so I suspect it means he was the holder
of large amounts of land farm
declared "vornedskabe" (bound), this meant that the descendants of tenu
red peasants could be forced to stay on the "vornedegaard" they were wor
king, and it gave the owne
orking the land. By the 1500s those tenured peasants who lived on manor-
owned farms worked off a portion of their taxes by service in the manor
's fields. That said, it is sti
g as that they were of minor Danish nobility, and on account of the nobi
lity's tendancy to inter-marry amongst themselves.
They seem to have been connected to families, (i.e. the Galen-family) kn
own to be descended from Gorm; however, the possible
connection is far from certain and will probably remain that way! The fi
rst member of the noble Uf-family to appear in Bornholm's
historical records was Hans Uf, who was appointed commander of Hammershu
s fortress by his mother's brother Niels Jonsen, who was Archbishop of L
und from 1361-1379. During a long winter stay at the fortress the Archb
ishop died on February 5, 137
o Hans Uf his large gilded silver-horn and two silver cups, also 40 Mark
s in silver to cover expenses for flour, malt, and other items used duri
nghis stay. As well he receiv
had built for the Archbishop, and which brought in 6 Marks silver in yea
rly rent. During Hans Uf's long term of office he acquired land in the r
egion north-west of Svaneke
er a gold ring. She was later married three times, all of her husbands
were noblemen from Skåne. She outlived them all and in 1427 she bestowed
a gilded silver-chalice to Nyk
- with its characteristic truss (sparren) - and the inscription: "Madame
Cecilie gave this chalice to All-Saints Church, pray for my soul." Thi
s indicates that the Uf-famil
Kilde: Bjarne Anker Kofoed.
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