Mogens Henrikssen Gyldenstjerne of Restrup og Iversnæs (1485 or 1481 – 9 October 1569 in

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) was a Danish nobleman and member of the Council of the Realm, who belonged to the illustrious Gyldenstierne family. He led the defense of

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against the deposed King Christian II when the latter attempted to retake Norway. Mogens Gyldenstjerne was a supporter of the

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and King Frederick I's foremost supporter in Norway. Gyldenstjerne later became fiefholder at Malmöhus and was steward of

1558–1566.Biography
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'', 1887–1905.

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* Breve til og fra Mogens Gyldenstjerne og Anne Sparre. Selskabet for udgivelse af kilder til dansk historie. København 1929-1941. 16th-century Danish politicians 1569 deaths 16th-century Danish nobility Mogens {{Europe-noble-stub