HERLUF See also:

• HERLUF TROLLE (1516-1565)

TROLLE (1516-1565)  , Danish See also:

• NAVAL

naval See also:

• HERO (Gr. open)
• HERO, THE YOUNGER

hero, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born on the 14th of See also:

• JANUARY

January 1516 at See also:

• LILLO, GEORGE (1693-1739)

Lillo . At the See also:

• AGE (Fr. age, through late Lat. aetaticum, from aetas)

age of nineteen See also:

• TROLLE, HERLUF (1516-1565)

Trolle went to Vor Frue Skole at See also:

• COPENHAGEN (Danish Kjobenhavn)

Copenhagen, subsequently completing his studies at See also:

• WITTENBERG

Wittenberg, where he adopted the views of See also:

• MELANCHTHON, FHILIPP (1497–155o)

Melanchthon, with whom he was in intimate See also:

• CORRESPONDENCE
• CORRESPONDENCE (from med. scholastic Lat. correspondentia, corrcspondere, compounded of Lat. cum, with, and respond ere, to answer; cf. Fr. correspondance)

correspondence for some years . His See also:

• MARRIAGE

marriage with Brigitte, the daughter of See also:

• LORD
• LORD (O. Eng. hldford, i.e. hldfweard, the warder or keeper of bread, hlIf, loaf; the word is not represented in any other Teutonic language)
• LORD, JOHN (1810-1894)

Lord Treasurer Mogens Gjoe, brought him a See also:

• RICH, BARNABE (c. 1540-1617)
• RICH, CLAUDIUS JAMES (1787-1821)
• RICH, JOHN (1692-1761)
• RICH, PENELOPE, LADY (c. 1562–1607)
• RICH, RICHARD, 1ST BARON RICH (1490?-1567)

rich See also:

• INHERITANCE

inheritance, and in 1557 he took his seat in the See also:

• SENATE (Lat. senatus, from root sen-, as in senex, old; the root is the Sanskrit sana, cf. Gr. 'vos; the same element appears in senor, seigneur, seneschal)

senate . Both See also:

• CHRISTIAN
• CHRISTIAN, WILLIAM (1608-1663)

Christian III. and See also:

• FREDERICK
• FREDERICK (Mod. Ger. Friedrich; Ital. Federigo; Fr. Frederic and Federic; M.H.G. Friderich; O.H.G. Fridurih, " king or lord of peace," from O.H.G. fridu, A.S. frith, " peace," and rfh " rich," " a ruler," for derivation of which see HENRY)

Frederick II. had a very high See also:

• OPINION (Lat. opinio, from opinari, to think)

opinion of Trolle's trustworthiness and ability and employed him in various See also:

• DIPLOMATIC

diplomatic See also:

• MISSIONS (Lat. missio, a sending)

missions . Trolle was, indeed, richly endowed by nature, and his handsome See also:

• FACE (from Lat. fades, derived either from facere, to make, or from a root fa-, meaning " appear "; cf. Gr. cbatvstv)

face and lively See also:

• MANNERS, CHARLES (1857– )

manners made him popular everywhere . His one enemy was his wife's See also:

• NEPHEW

nephew Peder Oxe, the subsequently distinguished See also:

• FINANCE

finance See also:

• MINISTER (Lat. minister, servant)

minister, whose narrow grasping ways, especially as the two men were near neighbours, did not contribute towards See also:

• FAMILY

family See also:

• HARMONY (Gr. dpµovia, a concord of musical sounds, dpA'ew to join; &plan midi (sc. TeXvil)

harmony . It was Trolle whom Frederick . II. appointed to investigate the charges of malversation brought against Oxe, Both Trolle and his wife were far renowned for their piety and See also:

• GOOD, JOHN MASON (1764-1827)

good See also:

• WORKS

works, and their whole See also:

• HOUSEHOLD, ROYAL

household had to conform to their example or seek service elsewhere . A See also:

• MAN
• MAN, ISLE OF (anc. Mona)

man of culture, moreover, he translated See also:

• DAVID
• DAVID (a Hebrew name meaning probably beloved 1)
• DAVID, FELICIEN (1810—1876)
• DAVID, GERARD [GHEERAERT DAVIT], (?=1523)
• DAVID, PIERRE JEAN (1789–1856)
• DAVID, ST (Dewi, Sant)

David's 31st See also:

• PSALM (from the Gr. word * hXAew, to play the harp)

Psalm into Danish See also:

• VERSE (from Lat. versus, literally a line or furrow drawn by turning the plough, from vertere, and afterwards signifying an arrangement of syllables into feet)

verse . He also promoted literature and learning by educating poor students both at See also:

• HOME
• HOME, DANIEL DUNGLAS (1833-1886)
• HOME, EARLS OF

home and abroad, endowing Latin See also:

• SCHOOLS

schools and encouraging See also:

• HISTORICAL

historical See also:

• RESEARCH (O. Fr. recerche, from recercher, re- and cercer, mod. chercher, to search; Late Lat. circare, to go round in a circle, to explore)

research In 1559 Trolle was appointed See also:

• ADMIRAL

admiral and inspector of the See also:

• FLEET

fleet, a task which occupied all his See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time and See also:

• ENERGY (from the Gr. ivipyela; iv, in, ipyov, work)

energy . In 1563 he superseded the aged Peder See also:

• SKRAM, PEDER (c. 1500-1581)

Skram as admiral in See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief . On the loth of May he put to See also:

• SEA (in O. Eng. sae, a common Teutonic word; cf. Ger. See, Dutch Zee, &c.; the ultimate source is uncertain)
• SEA, COMMAND OF THE

sea with twenty-one See also:

• SHIPS

ships of the See also:

• LINE

line and See also:

• AVE, or FIRN

Ave smaller vessels and, after uniting with a See also:

• LUBECK

Lubeck See also:

• SQUADRON

squadron of six liners, encountered, off the isle of bland, a See also:

• SUPERIOR

superior See also:

• SWEDISH

Swedish fleet of See also:

• THIRTY

thirty-eight ships under See also:

• JACOB
• JACOB, JOHN (1812-1858)

Jacob Bagge .

Supported by two other Danish ships Trolle attacked the Swedish See also:

• FLAGSHIP

flagship " Makalos " (Matchless), then the largest battleship in See also:

• NORTHERN

northern See also:

• WATERS, TERRITORIAL

waters, but was beaten off at nightfall . The fight was renewed at six o'See also:

• CLOCK

clock the following See also:

• MORNING

morning, when the " Makalos " was again attacked and forced to surrender, but blew up immediately afterwards, no fewer than 300 Lubeck and Danish sailors perishing with her . But the Swedish admiral was captured and the remnant of the Swedish fleet took See also:

• REFUGE

refuge at See also:

• STOCKHOLM

Stockholm . Despite the damage done to his own fleet and flagship " See also:

• FORTUNA (FORTUNE)

Fortuna " by this See also:

• GREAT

great victory, Trolle, on the 14th of See also:

• AUGUST (originally Sextilis)

August, fought another but indecisive See also:

• ACTION

action with a second Swedish fleet under the famous Swedish admiral Klas See also:

• HORN
• HORN (a common Teutonic word, cognate with Lat. cornu; cf. Gr. Kipas)
• HORN (Lat. cornu; corresponding terms being Fr. cor, trompe; Ger. Horn; Ital. corno)
• HORN, ARVID BERNHARD, COUNT (1664-1742)
• HORN, PHILIP DE MONTMORENCY, COUNT

Horn, and kept the sea till the 13th of See also:

• OCTOBER

October . Trolle spent the See also:

• WINTER, JOHN STRANGE
• WINTER, PETER (c. 1755-1825)

winter partly at his See also:

• CASTLE
• CASTLE (Lat. castellum, a fort, diminutive of castra, a camp; Fr. chateau and chdtel)

castle of Herlufsholm completing his See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long cherished See also:

• PLAN
• PLAN (from Lat. planes, flat)

plan- of establishing a school for all classes, and partly at Copenhagen equipping a new fleet for the ensuing See also:

• CAMPAIGN

campaign . On the 1st of See also:

• JUNE

June 1565 he set See also:

• SAIL

sail with twenty-eight liners, which were reinforced off Femern by five Lubeck vessels . Klas Horn had put to sea still earlier with a superior fleet and the two admirals encountered off See also:

• FEHMARN

Fehmarn on the 4th of June . The fight was severe but indecisive, and both commanders finally separated to repair their ships . Trolle had been severely wounded in the thigh and See also:

• SHOULDER (in O.E. sculder, cognate with Ger. Schulter, Dutch schouder, Swed. skuldra, &c; the root is unknown)

shoulder, but he would not let the See also:

• SHIP

ship's surgeon see to his injuries till every one else had been attended to . This characteristic See also:

• ACT (Lat. actus, actum)

act of unselfishness was his undoing, for he died at Copenhagen on the 25th of June, seventeen days after they had put him ashore .