Mogens Ulfeldt

Mogens Ulfeldt (22 April 1569 – 15 June 1616) was a Danish naval officer and landowner. He served as Admiral of the Realm from 1610. Early life Ulfeldt was born at Selsø Manor, the son of Jakob Ulfeldt (d. 1593) and Anne Jakobsdatter Flemming (1544–70). He was the elder brother of Jacob Ulfeldt. Mogens Ulfeldt studied in Wittenberg (1582–86), Jena (1583) and Leipzig. Soon after his return to Denmark, he went on another journey to Austria, Hungary and Italy. He studied at the universities of Padua (1587) and Siena (1588) before continuing to Malta where he participated in the Order of Malta's battles against the Turks. Career Back in Denmark, Ulfeldt served as hofjunker in 1590–94. A favourite of the young Christian IV, in 1599 he was appointed vice captain of the king's ship on an expedition to the Arctic Sea. The following year, he was granted Kronborg as a fief. In 1604, Kronborg was exchanged for Kristianopel and Sølvitsborg. In 1602, Ulfeldt was appointed admiral of a fleet to Narva. In 1606, with the title of vice admiral, he participated on the king's voyage to England. In 1609–10, he was commander of the flotilla that defended the Danish dominium maris baltici and successfully terminated the Swedish blockade of Riga.