Falk Lykke Explained

Falk Lykke
Office:The King of Denmark's Lensmand
of Christianopel len
Term Start:1612
Term End:1625
Office2:The King of Denmark's Lensmand
of Visborg len
Term Start2:1625
Term End2:1627
Office3:The King of Denmark's Lensmand
of St. Peter's Priory, Lund
Term Start3:1627
Term End3:1650
Birth Date:2 January 1583
Death Place:Copenhagen, Denmark
Spouse:Christine Frantzdatter Rantzau
Branch:Danish Army
Serviceyears:1611-1612
1625-1647
Rank:Colonel
Unit:Scanian Regiment
Mawards:Knight of the Order of the Elephant 1648

Falk Lykke (2 January 1583 – 7 July 1650) was a Danish nobleman, fief-holder, Colonel of the Scanian Regiment, and Knight of the Elephant.

Lykke participated in the Kalmar War as captain in Gert Rantzau's regiment of foot, receiving Christianopel as a fief after the war. This he in 1625 exchanged for Visborg which meant he was in-charge of the whole island of Gotland; in its turn exchanged for St. Peter's Priory in Lund two years later. Lykke was a representative of the nobility of Skåne at several Diets. After the death of Anders Sincklar in 1625, Lykke became colonel of the Scanian Regiment. During the Torstenson War he and his regiment were stationed in Elsinore; a period characterized by severe conflicts between him and the local citizenry. After that war, Lykke resigned from his colonelcy, but was rewarded with a knighthood.[1] [2]

Lykke was married to Kristine Rantzau. He held Skovgård in Jutland, and Bollerup, Kronovall and Gersnæs in Skåne, in allodial possession.

Notes and References

  1. https://runeberg.org/dbl/10/0511.html Fridericia, J.A. (1901). "Lykke, Falk". Dansk Biografisk Lexikon. Kjøbenhavn, Gyldendalske Boghandels Forlag, vol. 10, pp. 509-510
  2. http://www.wadschier.dk/officerer-enheder-adelsvaelde-enevaelde/officer-adelsvaelde/falk-eriksen-lykke/1728/ "Lykke, Falk Eriksen". Officer - adelsvælden.