Frants Banner (died 24 July 1575) was a Danish landowner and

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Biography

Frants Banner was the son of Marshal of the Realm and prive counsellor Erik Eriksen Banner (c. 1484 – 1554) and Mette Rosenkrantz (død 1533). He is first mentioned in 1546 as

of the provost in Aarhus and was possibly then part of the administration. In 1548, he took part in Princess Anna's wedding procession to

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. He was lensmann of Holbæk from 1550. After his father's death I 1554 he took over his father's fief Kalø instead and finally Børglum kloster in 1557-1574. In the

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, he served as a '' ritmester'' of the Jutland Cacalry. He married Anne Johansdatter Oxe /buried 4 May 1581 in Torslev Church), a daughter of Johan Oxe of Nielstrup (died 1534) and Mette Gøye (død ca. 1537). He inherited Kokkedal from his father and

Ryegaard Ryegaard is a manor house and estate in Lejre Municipality, Denmark. Ryegaard and neighbouring Trudsholm have been owned by the Rosenkrantz/Skeel families since the year 1735. The two estates add up to a combined area of 1,228 hectares. History Lu ...

from his mother. In 1573, he ceded Ryegaard to the Crown in exchange for Ø Kloster in Jutland. He renamed Ø Kloster Oxholm as a tribute to his wife's family. His family ties to his brother-in-law

Peder Oxe Peder Oxe (''Peder Oxe til Nielstrup''; 7 January 1520 – 24 October 1575) was a Danish finance minister and Steward of the Realm. Background At the age of twelve he was sent abroad to complete his education, and resided at the principal univ ...

have probably secured him a better position than he would otherwise have had.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Banner, Frantz 16th-century Danish landowners 16th-century Danish nobility Banner family 1575 deaths