Eske Bille

Eske Bille (born ca. 1480, died 9 February 1552) was a Danish diplomat and statesman who served as Commander of Bergenhus In Norway from 1529 to 1537 and Steward of the Realm in Denmark from 1547 until his death. He became a member of the Council of the Realm in 1523 in Denmark and member of the Council of the Realm in 1533 in Norway. In 1537, he became a knight, the highest rank of Danish nobility.

Bille is most famous for all the churches he got demolished in Bergen, when he was Commander of Bergenhus, and is known by the nickname: The Church Breaker.[1]

He was a son of Peder Bille and Anne Knudsdatter Gyldenstierne. He was a first cousin of Claus Bille, and a member of the Bille family, which became the most politically powerful noble family of Denmark during his lifetime.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Eske Bille, in Store norske leksikon
  2. ↑ Eske Bille, in Dansk biografisk lexikon
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