Axel Gyldenstjerne

Axel Gyldenstierne (born c. 1542, died 13 July 1603 at Sandviken, Gotland) was a Danish-Norwegian official and Governor-general of Norway from 1588 until 1601.

He is first mentioned in the records during the Northern Seven Years' War (1563–70), when he served at King Frederik II’s court, as well as in field operations. He was a member of the king's retinue at the peace treaty negotiations at Roskilde and served as the government's messenger to peace mediators in Szczecin. His records were a significant contribution to the recorded Danish history of this war. The Treaty of Stettin was concluded on 13 December 1570, ending the Northern Seven Years' War between the Swedish Empire and Denmark (in alliance with Lübeck and Poland). The treaty was favorable for Denmark, assuring Danish hegemony in Northern Europe for a short period.

After the war he was awarded feudal lordships in Denmark and Skåne. From 1579 he served as a judge in Skåne; from 1581, he was a member of the Danish National Council and in 1585 he and Christoffer Valkendorf were responsible for the national government in the king's absence.

When Fredrik died in 1588 Christian IV's regents (Christian IV was inducted as a child king), appointed Gyldenstierne to serve as Governor-general of Norway and feudal overlord of Akershus. He worked in close consultation with the regents, traveling annually to Copenhagen to confer with them and participate in Danish meetings. During his time as governor he established a ministry of justice, upgraded Akershus fortress, raised taxes, and limited the ingress of Sweden in the north.

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