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Enno Brandrøk

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59: 243: 201:, complaining about his position. He requested the Danish-Norwegian king Frederick II to be promoted, as his father had been. But as the king lacked trust in Enno, probably knowing that he was untrustworthy and only served for money and adventure, he would not give him what he asked. After the rejection Enno was greatly upset, complaining that the king had exploited him and his family. 187: 209:
When his father died in 1565 the rest of his family moved back to Norway, however Enno would still stay in Denmark. Now Enno expected to get some of the titles after his father, however Frederick II still refused to promote him. Enno was so upset that he travelled back to his family in
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and Enno's cousin Erik Rosenkrantz. Eventually the Swedish king Eric XIV understood that what Enno had claimed were merely lies and wild fantasies, and his friendship with the Swedish king was now over. After one year in prison he joined the king's brothers
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family, join him. After some time he sent his cousin back to Norway with a letter for the nobility, describing great hostilities and even saying they should kill as many Danes as possible. Many noblemen who had received Enno's letter went to the lord of
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Enno tried to give the king the impression that Norwegians were so displeased with the Danish rule that they would rather be willing to succumb to Sweden. To add to his credibility he had also made his cousin
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abilities, he could continue living a luxurious life in prison. During his confinement, Enno also made connections to several prominent persons, all the way up to the governor of
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Perhaps as a result of his turbulent life, he never had any children, even though he married Anne Marie de Wittersheim in his later years.
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Johannes Lauritsson who had brought the letter to Norway was captured and set to be executed. However he was set free after paying 100
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he escaped from prison and lived more than half a year as a free man. During this time he committed three counts of
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to be fully trained as a nobleman, and already as a 15-year-old he participated in Maurice' service in the
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He, as well as his father Kristoffer, was also present in the military campaign towards
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Christopher Throndssønn Rustung, hans Søn Enno og hans Datter Skottefruen
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After his family had been ennobled in 1557 he went overseas as a
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who refused to acknowledge Enno, based on his untrustworthiness.
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in 1571, he was finally arrested, but thanks to his charm and
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When he was about 12 years old, in 1550, he was placed at
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People executed in the Holy Roman Empire by decapitation
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as a legal method of punishment, and with help of the
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Some time later, the Swedes succeeded in establishing
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who was responsible for training Enno in his youth.
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Index

Norwegian
privateer
admiral
Kristoffer Trondson

Maurice, Elector of Saxony
East Frisia
Germany
Count Enno II
Denmark
Æbelholt Abbey
Maurice, Elector of Saxony
Battle of Sievershausen
Hungary
Habsburg
wars
Turks
Landsknecht
Spanish Armada
Battle of St. Quentin
war
Philip II of Spain
Henry II of France
Dithmarschen
Frederick II of Denmark-Norway
England
Scotland
Denmark-Norway
Northern Seven Years' War
Admiral

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