Steen Andersen Bille

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The name of Steen Andersen Bille is closely associated with one extended Bille family of Danish naval officers over several generations.

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In a direct line from one Vice-Commandant of the City of Copenhagen in the later 17th century, a long list of distinguished Danish naval officers emerged – including six admirals, two commanders and six captains. Many of these had the same name as their progenitor.

Progenitor

Colonel and Vice-Commandant of Copenhagen, Steen Andersen Bille (1624–1698).

Family tree

Karen née Mandixsen (1635–1681)Colonel Steen Andersen Bille (1624–1698) Rebekka Elisabeth Poppe (?–1698) [1]
Captain Just Bille (1670–1749)Catherine née Maule (1672–1756)First Marriage Mette Glud (1699–1720)Admiral Michael Bille (1680-1756) Second marriage to Karen née Lasson (1703–1779)
Rear Admiral Daniel Ernst Bille (1711–1790)Johanne Sophie Amalie née Stibolt (1717–1788)Rear Admiral Bendix Lasson Bille (1723–1784)Lieutenant Steen Andersen Bille (1725–1748)Adolphine Christine née Friedenreich (1740–1771)Captain Mathias Bille (1736–1782)Anna Rebekka née Bredahl (1754–1847)
Commander Just Bille (1744–1802) Admiral Steen Andersen Bille (1751-1833) Frederikke Wilhelmina Charlotte née Borneman (1770–1851)Charlotte Margrette Bille (1739–1804)Captain Anders Bille (1730–1782) (no direct blood relation)Rear Admiral Michael Johannes Petronius Bille (1769–1845) Captain Søren Adolph Bille (1775–1819)
Lieutenant Ernst Wilhelm Bille (1795–1821)Vice Admiral Steen Andersen Bille (1797-1883) Caroline Christiane Sophie Fredericke von Bülov (1808–1887)Captain Daniel Ernst Bille (1770–1807)


Captain Steen Andersen Bille (1830–1905)




List

Others [Note 4]

Family burial plot

Many descendants from Steen Andersen Bille (1751-1833) are buried in the Cemetery of Holmen Steen Andersen Bille (1751-1833).JPG
Many descendants from Steen Andersen Bille (1751–1833) are buried in the Cemetery of Holmen

Many members of the Bille family from Steen Andersen Bille (1751–1833) and his wife onwards are buried at the Cemetery of Holmen (Danish: Holmens Kirkegård) in Copenhagen.

Bille

Two ships have been named Bille in relatively recent times in the Royal Danish Navy: [4]

Notes

  1. Captain Just Bille may have been an army captain, as he left a debt to the Bornholm Infantry regiment. He does not have his own section in the Topsøe-Jensen book on naval officers
  2. Mathias Bille died after a hurricane on Ireland’s NW coast.
  3. Søren Bille was with the brig Lougen in 1793-4 in the Danish West Indies. In 1801 he was second-in-command of the blockship Cronborg when he was wounded in the Battle of Copenhagen, but still assumed command after the death of the captain. He recaptured Allart on 10 August 1809. In 1814, when Norway and Denmark separated, he joined the Norwegian navy.
  4. A further seven Danish naval officers with the surname Bille, but apparently unrelated to Steen Andersen Bille, are listed by Topsøe-Jensen. These are Anders, Christian Lodberg, Gabriel, Gerhardt Sivert, Hans Martin, Jørgen, and Lars.

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References

  1. "Who Do You Think You Are? - Series 18: 2. Dame Judi Dench" via www.bbc.co.uk.
  2. Slægten Raventlow
  3. Topsøe-Jensen Vol 1 p115
  4. Royal Danish Naval Museum - Skibregister
  5. Skibregister - Bille
  6. Balsved - Bille (1946)
  7. "Torpebobådene af Willemoes-klassen" published by Frederikshavns Shipyard February 1978 in connection with the completion of TB-68-series
  8. Balsved - Bille (1974)

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