Jonas Budde or Jonas Olufsen Bude, (23 January 1644 – 1710) served a distinguished career in the

Norwegian Army The Norwegian Army () is the land warfare service branch of the Norwegian Armed Forces. The Army is the oldest of the Norwegian service branches, established as a modern military organization under the command of the King of Norway in 1628. The ...

, including service at various

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during the extended period of hostility between Sweden and Denmark-Norway. He served as an officer of

Fredrikstad Fortress Fredrikstad fortress (''Fredrikstad festning'') was a fortification in Fredrikstad, Norway. It was the base of the Østfold Regiment, with defence related responsibilities for the east side of Oslofjord. History Fredrikstad Fortress was construc ...

garrison from 1676 through 1681 (including the period of the

Gyldenløve War The Scanian War (; ; ; ) was a part of the Northern Wars involving the union of Denmark–Norway, Brandenburg and Sweden. It was fought from 1675 to 1679 mainly on Scanian soil, in the former Danish–Norwegian provinces along the border wit ...

), was the commanding officer of Christiansfjeld fortress from October 24, 1684, to February 2, 1688, and was lieutenant colonel (''Oberstløjtnant'') and commanding officer of Stavern Fortress from November 3, 1689, until his death in 1710 at sixty six years of age.

Family

Jonas Budde was married in 1670 in

Fredericia Fredericia () is a town located in Fredericia Municipality in the southeastern part of the Jutland peninsula in Denmark. The city is part of the Triangle Region Denmark, Triangle Region, which includes the neighbouring cities of Kolding and Vej ...

, Denmark with Alhed Wiborg, born 29 September 1633 in Malmø, Denmark (modern Sweden), daughter of mayor (''borgermester'') Niels Wiborg and Karen Hendrichsdatter Franche. She died 19 April 1701 in

Stavern Stavern is a town in Larvik Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The town is located at the mouth of the Larviksfjorden along the Skagerrak coast, about south of the town of Larvik. Historically, Stavern was a self-governing municipality ...

with no surviving children.

References

* ''Denmarke Heer Officerer 1628–1814''; by O Ovenstad * ''Militærbiografier, den norske hærs officerer 1628–1814'' by Olai Ovenstad * ''Elverum – en bygdebeskrivelse, vol. 2: Bygdens almindelige historie, institutioner og embedsmænd'', by S. H. Finne-Grønn, 1921, pp. 187–188

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