Jakob Tordsson Bagge (1 May 1502 – 14 January 1577) was a Norwegian born, Swedish admiral and nobleman.

Biography

Bagge was born as the son of Norwegian nobleman Thord Olofsson Bagge and his wife Ingeborg Jakobsdotter. Both he and his father were first in the military service of Denmark. He entered Swedish military service for King

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in 1522. He fought for Sweden in the

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of 1534–1536. He took part in the suppression of the rebellion of

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in 1542. By the 1550s, Bagge was considered the most experienced of Sweden's admirals. He served with Baron

Klas Horn Baron Klas Kristersson Horn (1517 – September 9, 1566) was a Finland under Swedish rule, Finnish-born Swedish nobleman and naval admiral who fought for Sweden in the Northern Seven Years' War of 1563–1570. Biography Horn was born at Åminne ...

(1517–1566) at

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during 1557. He participated in the battle against the Danish forces at the Battle of Bornholm on 30 May 1563. He subsequently fought in the

Northern Seven Years' War The Northern Seven Years' War (also known as the ''Nordic Seven Years' War'', the ''First Northern War,'' the ''Seven Years' War of the North'' or the ''Seven Years War in Scandinavia'') was fought between the Kingdom of Sweden (1523–1611), K ...

of 1563–1570. He received his nobility from King

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and in 1559 his land possession was extended. He was associated with the estates Lännersta gård and Boo gård both in

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. He also held Mem Castle (''Mems slott'') in the parish of Tåby in

Norrköping Municipality Norrköping Municipality () is a municipality in Östergötland County in southeast Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Norrköping, with some 90,000 inhabitants. It is the largest municipality in Östergötland. By the time of the local g ...

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1502 births 1577 deaths Norwegian emigrants to Sweden Swedish admirals 16th-century Swedish nobility 16th-century Swedish military personnel People of the Northern Seven Years' War People of the Count's Feud Norwegian admirals {{norway-mil-bio-stub