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Johan Otto Raben
Johan Otto Raben (22 February 1646 — 11 November 1719) was a Denmark, Danish military officer and court official who served as lord chamberlain for Christian V of Denmark, Christian V and as county governor of Drederiksborg County, Frederiksborg and Kronborg Castle, Kronborg counties in North Zealand. He was the progenitor of the Danish Aalholm#Raben family, Raben family. Early life and education Raben was born on 22 February 1646 in Mecklenburg to colonel Victor Raben and Sophie Hedevig von Walschleben. Career Raben was appointed court page (''hofjunker'') at the Danish court in 1667. In 1671, he was promoted to ''kammerjunker''. He later joined the army. In 1676, he was appointed ''rittmeister, ritmester'' at the 2nd Jutland Cavalry Regiment. 1677 saw him promoted to major an dcolonel-lieutenant. In the summer of 1678, under Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve, he took part in the Siege of Bohus fortress and the Battle of Hisingen. Raben returned to court service after leaving the arm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denmark
Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous administrative division, autonomous territories of the Faroe Islands and Greenland in the north Atlantic Ocean.* * * Metropolitan Denmark, also called "continental Denmark" or "Denmark proper", consists of the northern Jutland peninsula and an archipelago of 406 islands. It is the southernmost of the Scandinavian countries, lying southwest of Sweden, south of Norway, and north of Germany, with which it shares a short border. Denmark proper is situated between the North Sea to the west and the Baltic Sea to the east.The island of Bornholm is offset to the east of the rest of the country, in the Baltic Sea. The Kingdom of Denmark, including the Faroe Islands and Greenland, has roughly List of islands of Denmark, 1,400 islands greater than in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |