Jakob Bagge | |
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Born |
Norway |
May 1, 1502
Died | January 14, 1577 , Sweden |
(aged 74)
Rank | Admiral |
Battles/wars |
Jakob Tordsson Bagge (1502–1577) was a Norwegian born Swedish admiral who fought for Sweden in the Count's Feud of 1534–1536 and the Northern Seven Years' War of 1563–1570. He also took part in the suppression of the rebellion of Nils Dacke. By the 1550s, Bagge was considered the most experienced of Sweden's admirals. He was the son of Norwegian nobleman Thord Olofsson Bagge and his wife Ingeborg Jakobsdotter.