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Henrik Bjelke

Portrait of Henrik Bjelke by Karel van Mander III

Henrik Bjelke (13 January 1615 – 16 March 1683) was a Norwegian military officer. He was born at Elingård in Onsøy; the son of Jens Bjelke and Sophie Brockenhuus. He was in command of the Danish/Norwegian fleet from 1657 to 1679. He died in Copenhagen in 1683.[1][2]

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  1. Godal, Anne Marit, ed. "Henrik Bjelke – norsk sjøoffiser" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. http://snl.no/Henrik_Bjelke/norsk%20sj%C3%B8offiser. Retrieved 6 July 2012. 
  2. Helle, Knut, ed. "Henrik Bjelke" (in Norwegian). Norsk biografisk leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Henrik_Bjelke/utdypning. Retrieved 6 July 2012. 
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