Ove Gjedde (27 December 1594 – 19 December 1660) was a Danish nobleman and Admiral of the Realm (Danish: Rigsadmiral). He established the Danish colony...

Ove Gjedde's Expedition (Danish: Ove Gieddes ekspedition) or the Danish Expedition to India of 1618–1622 (Danish: Ostindiske ekspedition af 1618–1622)...

was a naval engagement between Denmark-Norway, under the leadership of Ove Gjedde, and French privateers, which took place on 19 February 1619, during the...

first Danish trading post in India. King Christian IV had sent his envoy Ove Gjedde who established contact with Raghunatha Nayak of Thanjavur. An annual...

by Thanjavur king Ragunatha Nayak in an agreement with Danish Admiral Ove Gjedde in 1620 and acted as the base for Danish settlement in the region during...

at Tranquebar (Trankebar) on India's southern coast in 1620. Admiral Ove Gjedde led the expedition that established the colony. After 1814, when Norway...

tennis player Ove Fundin (born 1933), Swedish speedway rider Ove Gjedde (1594–1660), Danish admiral Ove Grahn (1943–2007), Swedish footballer Ove Guldberg...

the Danish King. The first expedition set sail in 1618 under Admiral Ove Gjedde, taking two years to reach Ceylon and losing more than half their crew...

Ulefoss in the municipality Nome, Norway. It was established in 1657 by Ove Gjedde and Preben von Ahnen. The company produced pig iron until 1877. Wood-burning...

which they first took command.[citation needed] 1516 – Hans Mule 1629 – Ove Gjedde 1654 – Georg Reichwein 1662 – Hans Jacob Schort 1670 – Michael Opitz 1676...

Knud Ovessøn Gjedde (c. 1635–c. 1708) was a Danish-Norwegian government official, the son of Ove Gjedde. He served as the first County Governor of Nordland...

Danish East India Company sent an expedition under the leadership of Ove Gjedde to Ceylon, with the intention of securing the Danish Monarchy as a part...

the rest of the Danish expedition to prepare for the arrival of admiral Ove Gjedde. Crappé arrived with Øresund on the shores of Ceylon as the first representatives...

scurvy killing most of the crew. In 1618, Christian appointed Admiral Ove Gjedde to lead an expedition and establish a Danish colony in Ceylon. The expedition...

19th century. Fort Dansborg, built by the 17th century Danish admiral Ove Gjedde, reminiscences of Danish India, Tharangambadi, Tamil Nadu Lotus Temple...

Denmark. Denmark sent five vessels and 300 soldiers, at the command of Ove Gjedde, to Ceylon on the purpose of establishing the promised terms in the treaty...

The Life of the Icelander Jón Ólafsson, Traveller to India. Ove Gjedde Admiral Ove Gjedde, commander of the Danish East India Company, had in 1620 set...

established at Tranquebar on India's southern coast in 1620. Admiral Ove Gjedde led the expedition that established the colony. After 1814, when Norway...

five vessels and 300 soldiers, led by Ove Gjedde, to Ceylon to fulfill the terms of the treaty. Along with Gjedde, Dutchman and experienced seafarer, Roland...

Fort Dansborg at Tranquebar, built by Ove Gjedde, c. 1658...

Denmark. Monarch – Christian IV 10 May – an expedition led by Admiral Ove Gjedde arrives in Ceylon 19 November – a treaty is signed with the Nayak of Tanjore...

of Tranquebar was acquired for the Danish Crown, by the Danish Admiral Ove Gjedde, by signing an agreement with the Raghunatha Nayak of the Tanjore Nayak...

Among the owners were Governor-general Jens Hermansson Juel, Admiral Ove Gjedde and Governor-general Hannibal Sehested. The village of Darbu is the principal...

commanded a smaller squadron. After having joined forces in May with Admiral Ove Gjedde at Flækkerø (present-day island of Flekkerøy outside of Kristiansand)...

West Bengal Fort Dansborg, built by the 17th century Danish admiral Ove Gjedde, reminiscences of Danish India, Tharangambadi, Tamil Nadu Tomb of Susanna...

later owned by his son and daughter-in-law. In 1650 it was acquired by Ove Gjedde, who had recently resigned from the post of Admiral of the Realm after...

of Kringen (1612) 1611-1613 Denmark remains the dominant Nordic power Ove Gjedde expedition Action of 19 February 1619 Establishment of Tharangambadi (1620)...

Ove Gjedde was sent to India to establish a monopol on Ceylon. Senerat did no longer desire the Danish monopol when Gjedde arrived. Instead Gjedde succeeded...

1845 Appointer Monarch of Denmark Precursor None Formation 11 October 1620 First holder Ove Gjedde Final holder Peder Hansen Abolished 7 November 1845...

Denmark. The site was formerly part of a large property owned by Admiral Ove Gjedde. He constructed a house on the site but never lived there himself. His...