"Skipper
Clement" Andersen Family
Jutland peninsula,
Denmark
"Skipper Clement" Andersen
Merchant and Vice Admiral under
Christian II, King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden
b. 13 Nov1485 Vedsted farm, Aaby Sogn,
Jutland peninsula, Denmark
d. executed September 9, 1536 (age 52) in the square of Viborg Cathedral, Viborg,
Denmark
m. Marine Sørensdatter Munk
Denmark
b. 1484 Torngaard, Aaby Sogn, Aalborg, Jyland
peninsula, Denmark
d. 1522 Eget, Vendsyssel, Jyland, Denmark
her father: Søren Pedersen Munk (Vinranke), til
Havbrogaard
her mother: Gjertrud Jensdatter Rotfeld
Munk
Some web sites have two other marriages of which I have found
no verification.
The children listed for Forbes are spelled differently and I
have not been able to find any documentation
for their existence, dates or places of residence.
his father: Anders
Clementsen Munk b. 1450 d. 1518
his mother: Anne
Andersdatter Kjaerulf b. abt 1457 d. 1515
Children with Marine
Sørensdatter
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Christenze Clementsdatter Munk
|
b. 1511 Kappelgaaard, Vedstad Abysogn, Åby,
Aalborg Amt., Denmark
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d.
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m. Poul Poulsen Popp (b. 1510 d. 1597)
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Christiern Clementsen, Skipper
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b. 1519 Kappelgaard, Vedsted, Aaby Sogn,
Kaer Herred, Aalborg, Denmark
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d. 1578 Notmark Sogn, Als Sønder,
Sønderborg, Denmark
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m. Anna Popp Kappelgaard (b.1530 d. 1557 )
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Anne Clementsdatter
Munk
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b. 1515- 1521 Kappelgaard, Vedsted, Aby,
Denmark |
d. 1610 Aalborg, Nordjylland, Denmark (age 89 -
95)
|
m. Jens Suur,
Borgmester of Aalborg
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Children with n. n. Forbes
(undocumented)
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| Willum Forbes Klementsen |
b.
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d.
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m.
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Adrian Forbes Klementsen
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b.
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d.
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m.
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Zibrandt Forbes Klementsen
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b.
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d.
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m.
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Clement Andersen was born on a farm near Aalborg, Jutland,
Denmark. It is believed that he decided to leave the farm and
farm lifestyle about 1500. He became a herring fisherman
during the summer and an exporter during the winter. He is
more familiarly known as "Skipper Clement." He becomes a sailor and
skipper of a fleet of ships licensed by King Christian II to carry
on trade. He had both ships, farms and goods, and sailed routes to
Lübeck, Riga, Reval and was well respected for all in Vestersen
as well as in England, Nederland, France, and Spain.
He also made himself useful by protecting local ships from other
privateers. While he was also licensed as a "privateer" to capture
ships at sea and take their goods and sell them usually splitting
the proceeds with the King of Denmark. This was a form of
legalized piracy. Being a close friend of Christian II proves
to be very dangerous and when Christian is deposed by his uncle.
Skipper Clement soon becomes a rebel. He organizes the local
peasant population who are untrained in military or fighting
techniques but nevertheless committed. Being "a peasant" was
actually an honored titled in this age because it identified the
individuals as freeholding farmers who had some freedom of economic
control. They did have to pay rent to the lord but they were
not slaves. [Troldkaer]
I'm unsure if "Skipper Clement" was involved in this invasion of
Stockholm in 1521 but it does fit his activity. It apparently
was an attempt by the Swedish born Christian II to wipe out the
Swedish nobility. Because of the execution of many Swedish
noblemen Christian II became known as" Christian the
Tyrant"(Kristian Tyrann). Two years later is goes into exile in the
Netherlands.
Christian II's fleet off Stockholm Castle in 1521
etching from Royal Danish Naval Museum
The Reformation begins in Denmark at the instigation of
supporters of the German monk Martin Luther and is supported by
the uncle of Christian II.
In September of 1534 The Civil War was a reality with the peasant
revolution against the abuses of the nobility in collusion with
the leaders of the Catholic church. Clement was instrumental
in turning a weak peasant uprising into a war against the upper
class. A number of manor houses were burned.
Everywhere the Catholic prelates and Squires farms were looted and
burned. They particularly wanted to find the hated Bishop
Stygge Krumpen. [Troldkaer]
"Thus
Klarup Farm and Hjerm Ladle Farm, owned by the nobleman Bagge
Pallesen Griis who had gone to Bishopric of Len. It was burnt
down by Skipper Clement's peasant army, and they went onto the
bishop Farms: Sejlstrup, Voergaard and Birkelse. Bishop Stygge Krumpen who
stayed at Voergaard together with his concubine Elisabeth
Gyldenstjærne, escaped only from the angered farmers by hiding
in an oven." (According to a Google translation)
Clement was aware of his own personal danger and always wore
armor under his clothing which proved important when a local tried
to assassinate him at large meeting.
Clement organized his Catholic peasants who defeated the army of
Frederick's own son Christian III in October at the Battle of
Svenstrope Mose (Svenstrop Bog or Moor). The noblemen and
their army became stuck in the mud of the bog where many were
killed. Christian III called on his father's old
commander,General Johan Rantzau, for some help against this
popular rebellion. With the aid of a mercenary
army of 5500 plus 2000 cavalry they encircled and stormed the
stronghold of Clement in Aalborg where 2000 rebels were
slaughtered. The other peasants had their "freeholding"
status removed to become tenants besides having to pay heavy
fines. Although Skipper Clement initially escaped, his
location was leaked and Clement was taken to prison where he
stayed for about two years until the rebellion was put down.
His health deteriorates until he can hardly walk.
[Troldkaer]
Statue of Skipper Clement in Aalborg, Norway
sculpture by Karsten Hjorth Larsen,
dedicated on 25 Feb. 1932, Aalborg Mølleplads, Aalborg
photo Elroy Christenson 2016
On September 9, 1536 Skipper Clement is given a crown of lead, a
symbol of his pretended nobility, and taken to the square in front
of the cathedral in Viborg
where he was beheaded in a public display. His body was
hacked apart and put on a wheel. I have been unable to find a
description of his punishment except as "on the wheel". In
the Middle Ages this was a particularly violent way to die.
A person was tied to a wagon wheel while an executioner broke
every bone in his body with a large wooden sledge hammer.
Now hopefully unconscious his broken limbs were wound through the
spokes and his body raised while on the wheel some twenty feet in
the air for the birds to eat. If Clements head was taken and
put on a pike it probably would have been a better fate than
most. [Troldkaer]
Illustrations of the fleeing of the rebels from Johan Rantzaus
army 1534 and the
execution of Skipper Clement 1536.
The records for the children of "Skipper Clement" are very
confusing. We have no information on the last children or
even if they survived. I hope that someone out there has the
probate record for the family.
Source:
Christoffersen, Kent
records on MyHeritage.com 2016 =
https://www.myheritage.com/research?action=query&formId=1&formMode=0&qname=Name+fnmo.2+fnmsvos.1+fnmsmi.1+ln.Andersen%2F3Munk+lnmo.3+lnmsdm.1+lnmsmf3.1+lnmsrs.1&p=9
Klitgaard, Carl. Kjaerulfske
Studier, (in Norwegian) Aalborg, 1914
records of LDS,
International Genealogical Records, 1999-
familysearch.org
Royal Danish Naval
Museum
Troldkaer, Skipper
Clement's historie - Grevens Fejde 1534-1536 (in Danish),
http://www.troldkaer-katteri.dk
Wikipedia.org
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