Occupation: Chief Justice (Landsdommer)

Mogens Uf is mentioned by name in documents dating from 1535 to 1562.


The first timeis in a letter dated August 20, 1535 from King
Christian III to the Chief-Justice (Landsdommer) of Bornholm. Mogens


Uf took over the post of Chief-Justice after Hans Jensen, who had
been the leader of a revolt against the Lübeck commander Bernt Knop.


The Danish King had "mortgaged" Bornholm to Lübeck for a period of 50


years, starting around1525. The revolt was defeated, and Hans Jensen


was caught and decapitated in Åkirkeby's town-square. It was a this
point that the King appointed Mogens Uf as the new Chief-Justice; as
Mogens was a native Bornholmer he soon became embroiled in violent
disagreements with the Lübeck commander Bernt Knop. It got to the
point where, in order to save his life, Mogens Uf was forced to flee
to Skåne (then still Danish, but now part of Sverige/Sweden). There
his bride-to-be Berete Kyrning's family had an estate-farm called
Oddersberg, and it was there they were married; she was of old Danish-


Skåne ancestry. An alternate spelling for her surname is: Kjørning.


As was customary with the nobility in Skåne province, Mogens Uf was
bestowed Oddersberg estate as part of the marriage dowry. After a
period of time Bernt Knop was forced to give up his command at
Hammershus Fortress, and Mogens Uf was able to return as Chief-
Justice to Bornholm. Whereupon he took up residence at
"Rågelundsgård" (later called: Rågeskovsgård), 22' Slg. in Ibsker
parish. He also owned Store Frigård, 4' Vdg. in Østermarie parish.
On August 20, 1562 he was appointed chief-bailiff for the district
(jurisdiktfoged). By the end of 1563, Lübeck's representative on
Bornholm, Sveder Ketting, wrote to the King of Danmark complaining
about Mogens Uf - asking that he be removed from his position.
Sveder Ketting was of the opinion that Mogens Uf was not right for
the job, and disputed his authority over the general populace on
Bornholm. He also complained that Mogens Uf was mostly away in
Skåne, looking after his property there, and as a result he achieved
very little. In spite of these charges, Mogens Uf held the position
of Chief Justice until his death, which is said to have been in the
New Year holiday season of 1565. Berete Kyrning and Mogens Uf had
four sons and four daughters. Fate took all four soldiering sons -
they all died fairly young without having fathered any sons. Of the
four sons (Peder, Philip, Hans and Esbern) only Peder merits any
credit: He served as a guard for a nobleman, and in 1556 he became a
member of the Senate (Landsting) on Bornholm. As he died without any


heirs, his sister Margrethe and her husband inherited his estate-farm


Skovsholm in Ibsker parish. On the rise and fall of the Danish
kingdom: Under King Valdemar II, reigned 1202-1241, the Danish
kingdom reached
its greatest size. He conquered Pomerania, Estonia, and parts of
Mecklenburg; was sovereign over all of Danmark, the south-western
coastal provinces on the Svensk/Swedish peninsula, and had dominion
over the entire Baltic Sea coast-line. The Union of Kalmar, in 1397,


united the kingdoms of Danmark, Sverige and Norge for 126 years.
Sverige and a portion of Finland seceded in 1523; Norge declared
itself independence in 1814; and Island/Iceland became independent in


1944. Kalaallit Nunat/Greenland and the Froyar/Faeroes are still
under Danish rule.The Svensker/Swedes declared war on Danmark in
1643, invaded Jylland and Skåne and on June 29, 1644 defeated the
Danish fleet. In the resulting "Peace of Brømsebro" of 1645, Danmark


ceded to Sverige the islands Åsel and Gotland, the provinces
Jæmtland, Hærjedalen and Halland - the latter for thirty years
(however, it was never returned). Later Skåne, Blekinge, and Bohus,
all Danish provinces for 500 years, were lost to Sverige as a result
of the "Peace of Roskilde", signed in 1658. The territory of Skåne
now comprises the counties (läns) of Malmøhus and Christiansstad.

Landsdommer på Bornholm 1535
4.vgd. Store Frigård i ücstermarie
Raagelundsgård i Ibsker 1533
1562 Raagesholm=Store Frigård
Jurisdiktionsfoged på Bornholm 1562