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- The parentage of Gunhild is uncertain and disputed. She must have been born between 1500 and 1532. What seems to be agreed is that she is the descendant of Otte Pedersen (-1493-1497-), the owner of Skovsholm in Ibsker parish and member of the "Sparre-Uf" branch of the Uf-family. Some say she is his daughter's daughter (datterdatter). Other's that she is the daughter of his son Anders Uf, from Otte's first marriage to n.n. Andersdatter Galen (the sister of Anders Galen (-1511-1522), of Lund). It has also been suggested by Sigvard Mahler Dam that she is the daughter of Otte Pedersen's grandson Hans Olufsen (-1542-); possibly because she gave her son with Mads/Matthias Kofoed (a.k.a. Mads Jensen Kofoed, though he is probably the son of Peder Kofoed) the name Hans - after her father?
It is known that in 1547 Gunhild's husband "Matthias Kofoedt" represented her in a legal dispute with Mogens Uf (died 1565) concerning inherited property from the estate of the deceased Oluf Tuesen. This implies that there is a close relationship with Mogens Uf; some have suggested they are brother and sister, others that they are cousins. Considering that Oluf Tuesen died in 1500, it seems unlikely that Gunhild is his daughter - as she would have been approaching 50 at the time of the birth of her son, Hans Kofoed. Possibly she is the daughter of Oluf Tuesen's brother-in-law Oluf Ottesen Uf? Or, as Sigvard Mahler Dam has suggested, the daughter of Oluf's son Hans?
Sigvard Mahler Dam speculates (in "Landsdommer-patriciatet p? Bornholm", part 2, SAXO 1988) that Jacob Iversen Borringholm, who was chief justice of Bornholm in 1572-1573, might be related to: 1) Christen Clausen K?ller of Store Halleg?rd, Olsker parish, whose sons were Jacob Ki?ller (died 1632) of Skovsholm, and Christen Clausen Ki?ller - chief justice from 1623 to 1628; and 2) Hans Kofoed's sons (through their mother): Chief Justice Mads Kofoed (died 1646) of Vellensg?rd, and Jacob Kofoed (died 1646) of Kyndeg?rd, Nyker parish. Possibly Jacob Iversen was the younger, half-brother of Margarete/Margrethe, named after her deceased father; whom, if this senario is correct, would have been named Jacob von Schinckel. This would provide an explanation of the occurance of the name Jacob in both the Kj?ller and Kofoed families of that time period!
My own theory is that it is possible that Mads Kofoed's young widow, Gunhild, married Jacob Iversen; and that Hans Kofoed named a son Jacob after his step-father, the only man he would have known as a father, having only been about two years old when his father died in 1552. Interestingly, after Jacob Iversen's death, the next chief justice was none other than Gunhild's brother Peder Hansen (Uf)!
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The following has been extracted from a translation of the article "Landet Borringholm: Bornholmsk-sk?nske sl?gtskredse", by Sigvard Mahler Dam, published in SAXO, 1986:
After the murder of Mogens Uf's father Oluf Tuesen, his widow (Margrethe?) went through hard times, but her brothers helped her prove to Commander van Haffn which of the farms were her own inheritance, and these were eventually given back to her. Her brothers helped with the management, but then a pivotal event took place, which later caused a devastating family feud over inheritance. Apparently Oluf Ottesen purchased some property from the widow, and in the later court case some letters and documents supposedly were proof thereof, but her son, Mogens Uf, maintained that the family had unlawfully confiscated said property.
In 1547 Mogens Uf, still exiled from Bornholm, came to blows with his own family and took them to the highest court in the land:
(In the original old Danish:)
"Mogens W til Odersbiergh citat hustru Gunildt, Mattis Kofoedt paa Bornholm med deres medarvinger for noget jordegods som de g?r dem forhindring paa smst. efter Oluf Tuesens d?d smst."
(Translation of above:)
"Mogens Uf of Odersberg complaint against Gunhild, wife of Mads Kofoed of Bornholm, and their co-inheritors, over some properties and their impediment to these same properties after Oluf Tuesen's death regarding these same properties."
The case concerns Mogens Uf's inheritance from his mother, against Gunhild, who must be a descendant of his mother's brother, Oluf Ottesen. Gunhild's husband, Mads Kofoed, sailed to K?benhavn on behalf of his wife and her co-heirs (her younger brothers Peder and Oluf, who were under-aged). Mads won the case and returned home able to keep the deeds to the farms contested by Mogens Uf. But in 1552 Mogens Uf is back again to haunt Gunhild's family (78):
(In the original old Danish:)
"Oluff Hansz paa sine egne og metarfvingers Otte Persz arfvinger vegne, beretter at Mogens W forf?lger dem for noget jordegods og skifte, og de have forfulgt sagen og bragt den for Rigets Kansler, og til den ende afsendt Mads Kofoedt med deres breve og beviser, men han er drunknet paa veien og Brevskaberne forkomne, hvorfor det paal?gges landsdommeren Hans Reymer, at han er dem behj?lpelig til endnu engang at faa beskrevet hvad der er gaaet for sig i sagen."
(Translation of above:)
"Oluf Hansen on his own and his co-inheritor's (the heirs of Otte Pedersen) behalf, relate that Mogens Uf prosecuted them over some properties and inheritance, and they have pursued the matter and brought it before the Crown's Chancellor, and towards this end sent Mads Kofoed with their documents and evidence, but he drowned on the journey and the documents weres lost, wherefore the matter was imposed upon Chief Justice Hans Reymer, that he is to assist them to yet once again to provide the required documents on the subject."
That same day the king sent a letter to his bailiff on Bornholm, Henning Gagge, requesting that he quickly settle the case between Mogens Uf and Otte Pedersen's heirs. It had become bothersome to the king, the very men he depended upon to resist the L?beckers were about to destroy everything with their family feuding. How the court case ended is not known, but it seems that Mogens Uf lost again.
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Extracted from "Landsdommer-Patriciatet p? Bornholm, Del II (The Chief Justice Patriciate on Bornholm, Part II), by: Sigvard Mahler Dam (SAXO, 1988):
Jacob Iversen Borringholm:
During the time of Bornholm's previous chief justice Jacob Iversen had been appointed to the position of the royal bailiff; however, after only 14 days his appointment was annulled, as the king had decided instead to install a L?becker, Sveder Ketting, as bailiff instead. As a result the island was no longer divided into royal and L?beck administive parts; this resulted in Ketting being caught between his two masters, and therefore being fired by L?beck. Which left the position open for the appointment on the 11th of November 1571 for "our beloved Jacob Borenholm, our man and servant, to become our Court Bailiff on our Land Borenholm".
In 1558 the freemen had complained that they were being required to pay "landtax" even though they, as nobility, were entitled to tax free estates. To this end, on the 30th of March 1558 Jacob Borneholm and Truid Myre were sent to K?benhavn carrying the letters of complaint. Although Jacob Iversen had been active in public affairs for many years exactly when he became chief justice is not known; however, on the 5th of September 1572 "Jacob Iversen Landsdommer" is recorded as having passed a sentence in R?nne regarding an inheritance - a case wherein he had a number of distinguished royal envoys as co-justices.
The following day a Landsting took place in ?kirkeby. After the regular out door Ting meeting, the envoys asked the freemen to join them for a private meeting inside the church. At issue was the L?beck bailiff's doubts about the freemen's claim to noble status, and his hints that they were just ordinary peasants. Thus all the freemen, lead by "Jacob Iverssen Landsdommer" were requested to show up on the following Saturday with proof of their nobility.
At the "Frimandsm?det" held on September 6, 1572 there were 17 men named as being in attendance: 1. Jacob Iversen, Landsdommer; 2. Mester Peder W (= Peder [Mogensen] Uf); the brothers 3. Peder Hansen; and 4. Bent Hansen; 5. J?rgen Pedersen; 6. Peder (Madsen) Kofoed; 7. Oluf Madsen; 8. Oluf Bagge; 9. Hans Mogensen, as he was away at the king's court he was represented by his father Mogens Hansen; 10. Peder (Hansen) Myre; 11. J?rgen Gagge; 12. Berent Hansen (= Berild Hansen); 13. Laurids Pedersen; 14. Jens (Madsen) Kofoed; 15. Christen (Clausen) Ki?ller; 16. Peder Hansen (Uf); and 17. Hans (Madsen) Kofoed. Three advisers to the Danish Parliment (Rigsr?der) had been sent to preside over the meeting, namely: Bi?rn Kaas of Starupgaard, Bi?rn Andersen of Stenholt, and J?rgen Marsvin of Dyb?k. The group expressed heartfelt and solemn words about faithful service to the crown; and it seems they had an inkling of things to come, and therefore begged the King not to let himself be "seduced" by L?beck's representative Sveder Ketting, "because you might expect that L?beck only plotted to keep our island under their yoke." This was during the period in which Bornholm was strongly under the influence (and rulership) of the Hanseatic League free-city of L?beck; the Bornholmers felt greatly put upon by the high taxes, unfair rules, and high-handedness of the L?beckers. Contrary to the opinion of latter historians they must have convinced the envoys, as on the 9th of September the freemen were granted the right to gather shipwrecks from the beaches, hunt in the woods, as well as given full authority over their servants - a great victory for the freemen.
Jacob Iversen must have died within the following year. His coat of arms are unknown, as is his family origin: we do not know of any Iver who could be his father. As a rule, people with the name "Jacob" were called Jep or Ib on Bornholm, so when we see the name Jacob passed down in later chief justice families (Clausen/Ki?ller and Kofoed) it is possible that Jacob Iversen might be an uncle (see note nr. 26) of Christen Clausen Ki?ller, whose son later became a chief justice.
Note:
Nr. 26) A clergyman for Aunslev-Bovense (on Fyn), Daniel Iversen K?ler, found in Wiberg's history of the clergy, born in Nyborg in 1582 and died 1645.
This database researched and compiled by Norman Lee Madsen, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 21 July 2015.
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1530 - 1552 (~ 23 år)
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