Oluf Axelsen Thott, til Vallø

han kaldes „den onde" eller „den uretfærdige".

Død: 16 sep. 1464 Visby, Gotland (Gulland), Sverige
Begravet: St. Hans kyrka, Visby, Gulland, Sverige

Wikipedia: Oluf Axelsen (Tott)

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Thott, Oluf Axelsen, --1464, Marsk, var Søn af ovennævnte Axel Pedersen T. og hans første Hustru og blev 1414 immatrikuleret ved Leipziger-Universitetet. 1419 lovede Hr. Henning Podebusk at udlægge ham den ene Halvdel af Vallø med tilliggende Gods, medens Hr. Henning samtidig pantsatte til hans Fader den anden Halvdel (som Axel Pedersen senere overdrog O. A.), og O. A. har saaledes sikkert allerede da været gift eller trolovet med Karen, Datter af den forrige Ejer af Vallø, Hr. Jens Eskilsen Falk, og Søster til Henning Podebusks Hustru. O. A. var blandt dem, der medbeseglede Kongens Brev til Svenskerne i Stockholm 1434, og nævnes i det følgende Aar som Rigsraad. I Erik af Pommerns sidste Regeringstid er der imidlertid øjensynlig opstaaet en stærk Spænding mellem O. A. og Kongen. 1439 taler den sidstnævnte om, at Rigsraadet havde skullet skaffe ham Lejde af O. A., men ikke havde gjort det, saa at Kongen ikke har anset sig for sikker paa Liv og Gods; og yngre Beretninger vide at fortælle, hvorledes O. A. en Gang, da han mødte Kongens Frille Cæcilie, havde slaaet hende og i djærve Ord udtalt, at hun en Gang vilde skille Kongen ved Danmark. O. A. er da ogsaa, i stærk Modsætning til hans Fader, blandt de Rigsraader, der i 1438 henvendte sig til Christoffer af Bajern, og blandt Udstederne af Opsigelsesbrevet 1439. Og han opnaar hurtig betydelige Gunstbevisninger under den ny Regering. Ridderslaget har han rimeligvis faaet ved Kong Christoffers Kroning i Sverige 1441. I 1442 er han Lensmand paa Vordingborg, og ligeledes er han under Christoffer af Bajern blevet Lensmand paa Aalholm, en Stilling, han beklædte endnu i Sept. 1448. Og 1443 var han Marsk og beholdt ogsaa dette Embede efter Kongens Død, om end der i 1449 nævnes en anden Indehaver af det. O. A. var blandt dem, som Kong Christoffer i sit Testamente indsatte til sine Exekutorer, og en tysk Krønnike, der indeholder en lidet sandsynlig Fortælling om, at O. A. under Tronledigheden, da man ikke vilde give Dronning Dorothea Adgang til noget Slot i Riget, havde taget sig af hende og skaffet hende Bolig, føjer hertil, at «han red vel med 300 Heste i Landet, fordi han var Marsk». I 1448 foretog den ny svenske Konge, Carl Knutsson, et Angreb paa Gulland. Men Kong Erik paa Visborg satte sig i Forbindelse med Christian I, og strax efter Paaske 1449 ankom Kong Eriks tidligere Uven O. A. med en Del danske Skibe til Øen; han kunde vel ikke trænge ind i Visby Havn, der var spærret af Svenskerne, men kom ad en hemmelig Vej i Forbindelse med Slottet, som nu fik dansk Besætning, medens Kong Erik sejlede bort. Midt i Juli 1449 sluttede O. A., der ved denne Lejlighed kalder sig Høvedsmand paa Visborg, en Overenskomst med den svenske Høvedsmand paa Gulland, Magnus Gren, om, at hver af Parterne skulde beholde, hvad de havde inde, indtil en Domstol af danske og svenske Rigsraader afgjorde, om hele Øen tilkom Danmark eller Sverige. Men snart efter ankom Christian I med den danske Hovedstyrke, og skjønt O. A. skal have udtalt til Svenskerne, at han vilde lade sig dræbe for Kongens Fødder, førend denne skulde bryde det indgaaede Forlig, forsøgte de danske dog ved Overrumpling at faa Visby Stad i deres Magt. O. A. døde paa Gulland 16. Sept. 1464. Med sin første Hustru, den ovennævnte Karen Jensdatter Falk, havde han Datteren Birgitte (ovfr. S. 320). Om Fru Karens Forhold til O. A. hedder det i Slægtebøger, at «hendes Vis befaldt hannem ikke», og at han derefter sad ugift i 22 Aar, hvilket sidste dog sikkert er urigtigt; i alt Fald var han i 1430 gift paa ny, med Johanne Nielsdatter Brock af Vemmetofte, der vistnok levede 1445, hvorimod hun var død 1456. Efter hende ægtede O. A. Anne Jensdatter Present, der ved Mandens Død overtog Styrelsen af Gulland sammen med hans Halvbroder Philippus, men dog allerede det følgende Aar havde forladt Øen; af hendes og O. A.s Børn er det mest bekjendte en anden Datter Birgitte, som senere ægtede Niels Eriksen Rosenkrantz (XIV, 274). Fru Anne Jensdatter levede 1485, men var død 28. Marts 1487.

Riksmarsken Olof Axelsson Tott invaderade i april 1449 Gotland och konfronterade svenska trupper, ledda av Magnus Gren. Han besatte Visborgs slott och hade hela ön som pantelän. Han tjänade därefter länge som Kristian I:s man på Gotland. Han var huvudansvarig för flottexpeditioner mot Sverige på 1450-talet. (Källa: Dick Harrison: Karl Knutsson och Lars-Olof Larsson - Kalmarunionens tid)

Källor

1) Lars-Olof Larsson - Kalmarunionens tid

Thott, Oluf Axelsen, --1464, Marsk, was the son of the above-mentioned Axel Pedersen T. and his first wife and in 1414 enrolled at the University of Leipzig. In 1419 Mr. Henning Podebusk promised to lay out to him one half of Vallø with adjoining goods, while at the same time Mr. Henning mortgaged to his father the other half (which Axel Pedersen later gave O. A.), and O. A. was thus probably already married or betrothed to Karen, daughter of the previous owner of Vallø, Mr. Jens Eskilsen Falk, and sister of Henning Podebusk's wife. O. A. was among those who co-sealed the King's Letter to the Swedes in Stockholm in 1434, and is mentioned in the following year as Rigsraad. In Eric of Pomerania's last reign, however, a strong tension evidently arose between O.A. and the king. In 1439 the latter speaks of the Privy Council having been obliged to procure him a lease of O. A., but had not done so, so that the King did not consider himself certain of life and goods; and younger accounts know how O. A. had once, when he met the king's frill Caecilie, had beaten her, and in devilish words said that she would once separate the king by Denmark. O. A. is also, in strong contrast to his father, among the Privy Councillors who in 1438 approached Christopher of Bajern, and among the issuers of the Deed of Resignation of 1439. And he quickly gains considerable favours under the new government. He was probably knighted at King Christoffer's coronation in Sweden in 1441. In 1442 he became sheriff of Vordingborg, and under Christopher of Bajern he also became sheriff of Aalholm, a position he still held in Sept. 1448. And in 1443 he was marshal, and retained this office after the king's death, although in 1449 another holder of it is mentioned. O. A. was among those whom King Christopher in his will appointed to his executors, and a German chronicle, which contains an improbable tale that O. A. during the vacancy of the throne, when Queen Dorothea was not to be admitted to any castle in the kingdom, had taken care of her and provided her with accommodation, adds that " he rode well with 300 horses in the country, because he was Marsh». In 1448, the new Swedish king, Carl Knutsson, made an attack on Gulland. But King Erik at Visborg put himself in touch with Christian I, and strax after Easter 1449 King Erik's former Uven O. A. arrived with a number of Danish ships on the island; he could not penetrate Visby Harbour, which was blocked by the Swedes, but came by a secret road in connection with the castle, which now had a Danish crew while King Eric sailed away. In mid-July 1449, O. A., who on this occasion calls himself chieftain of Visborg, concluded an agreement with the Swedish chieftain of Gulland, Magnus Gren, that each of the parties should keep what they had inside until a court of Danish and Swedish councillors decided whether the whole island belonged to Denmark or Sweden. But soon afterwards Christian I arrived with the main Danish force, and O. A. is said to have told the Swedes that he would allow himself to be killed at the king's feet, before the latter should break the agreement, the Danes, however, tried by surprise to get Visby City in their power. O. A. died on Gulland 16. Sept. 1464. With his first wife, the above-mentioned Karen Jensdatter Falk, he had a daughter, Birgitte (supra, p. 320). Of Mrs. Karen's relationship with O. A., it is stated in genealogies that "her wise man did not approve of him" and that he then sat unmarried for 22 years, which last is, however, probably uncertain Right; In any case, in 1430 he was remarried, to Johanne Nielsdatter Brock of Vemmetofte, who probably lived 1445, whereas she had died 1456. After her, O. A. Anne married Jensdatter Present, who on her husband's death took over the administration of Gulland together with his half-brother Philippus, but had already left the island the following year; of her and O. A.'s children, the most famous is another daughter Birgitte, who later married Nie