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Great Northern War 1700-1721. Prisoners of war and their descendants in Russia. There were many non-ethnic Swedes. From the Baltic States, Ingermanlandia (Kexholm, Vyborg, Narva, Noteburg (Oreshka), Nyenskans). Joining projects: in the project page, click "Actions" > "Join project". This also includes Swedish soldiers who were captured in Poltava, Russian Empire during the great Northern wa...
Great Northern War==== The Great Northern War (1700–1721) was a conflict in which a coalition led by the Tsardom of Russia successfully contested the supremacy of the Swedish Empire in Northern, Central and Eastern Europe. The initial leaders of the anti-Swedish alliance were Peter I of Russia, Frederick IV of Denmark–Norway and Augustus II the Strong of Saxony – Poland–Lithuania . Frederick IV...
Livonia= The aim of this project is to collect people who have born, lived, influenced or died in Livonia during the centuries under it. All the collaborators are welcome. Livonia is a historical region between the east and the west on the eastern shores of the Baltic Sea. Given the location the borders of Livonia have changed to an extent but, by and large, Livonia refers to areas which now co...
This project connects and collects the Danes and their children, who went to live, permanently or for some time, at the Danish Virgin Islands. "Statens Arkiver" contains several resources: Vestindien De britiske besættelser (Vestindien) Her finder du oplysninger relateret til de to britiske besættelser af Dansk Vestindien (1801-02 og 1807-15). Folketælling (Vestindien) Her finder ...
Scope of Project The objective of this project is to collect genealogically interesting information about university students representing the Northern European nationalities who studied in European universities from the time when first of them were established until 1640 , which was the year of the founding of the old Turku Academy (Academia Aboensis) in Finland, then part of Sweden. Stude...
Russo-Swedish War (1788-1790) The Russo-Swedish War of 1788-1790 , known as Gustav III's Russian War in Sweden, Gustav III's War in Finland and Catherine II's Swedish War in Russia, was fought between Sweden and Russia from June 1788 to August 1790. Background The conflict was initiated by King Gustav III of Sweden for domestic political reasons. Despite having established himself as an autocra...
Project Scandinavian sagas This project has as its aim to create on Geni an accurate representation of the genealogical information present in the parts of the Saga literature that present a reasonably coherent picture. Further, that each profile mentioned in these sagas will be represented exactly once in the Big Tree, and have in the "About me" the reference to the place in the saga where he...
The aim of this project is to gather Geni profiles of people who were born, lived, and/or died in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Danish Americans ( Dansk-amerikanere ) comprise Americans 1) with ancestral roots from Denmark or 2) Danish people who emigrated to and reside in the United States. The Danish American population numbers about 1,500,000, with about 30,000 using the Danish language at home.Danes first began setting in the present United States in the mid-1600s. The earliest documented Danish immigrants to the ne...
Trying to gather all my royal ancestors in one place. Direct ancestors only. William Henry Whiting was a descendant of King James II, King Charles 1st, 2nd. learnt Urdu from From Abdul Karim (the Munshi) scribe to queen. He grew up at Windsor Castle Victoria. HE was relatedto Prince Francis Teck, princess Mary Adelaide who from evidence they knew personally. He worked on the state Coach His ...
This project is for those buried in Denmark Cemetery, Denmark, Bamberg County, South Carolina. Find a Grave
Danish Diaspora - Dansk Diaspora* ENG: I would like to document the movement of Danes from the towns of Galten and Galtenhof, north of Schleswig-Holstein, into Germany prior to 1848. I would specifically like to track those who kept the surname Galten and moved into the German towns of Nordorf, Kiel, or may have subsequently returned to Denmark or migrated to the US. It would be helpful to have...
Før år 960 bestod Danmark av noen småkongeriker. Først i 960 ble hele Danmark samlet under en konge Harald Blåtand (Harald Blåtand) (history of Denmark) . Danmark var da delt i flere syssel . I hvert syssel var det en jarl som styrte (jarler) . Jarledømme Jellingstenene forteller oss noe om Danmarks historie mellom 960 og 985. Hva har dette å gjøre med slektsgransking: Danmarks historie kommer ...
The SS "Høvding" sailed from Kristiania/Christiania (now Oslo), Norway on May 31, 1872. It arrived Napier, New Zealand, on September 01, 1872, after a voyage of 93 days with 365 Norwegians and 11 Danes on board. The passengers settled in New Zealand.* Norsewood cemetery co, Høvding emigrants * Migrations from Scandinavia to New Zealand, TeAra govt.nz * Emigranter 1872 med ss "Høvding" fra Oslo ...
This is a subproject of the West Indies Master Project.==Links==* Virgin Islands Ancestry Discovery Group * Hugh Forte Obit * INGERBORG AGATHA CARTIER-HENRY DEAD AT 92 * Alice Cartier Petersen Dies at 98 * Eugene Ivor Williams Jr. Dies at 28 * Verona Euritta Henry Smith Dead at 70
Castle Garden arrivals 1850-1890==This project is a sub-project of the main Castle Garden Arrivals project ==About Castle Garden==From August 1, 1855 through April 18, 1890, immigrants arriving in the state of New York came through Castle Garden. America's first official immigrant examining and processing center, Castle Garden welcomed approximately 8 million immigrants - most from Germany, ...
A imigração dinamarquesa no Brasil se deu do fim do século XIX até o começo do século XX, conjuntamente com outras imigrações europeias. O Brasil foi o segundo país a receber a maior quantidade de dinamarqueses na América Latina, perdendo apenas para a Argentina.Por não se tratar de uma imigração oficial, os números de imigrantes podem variar. Estima-se que entraram no Brasil cerca de 5 mil din...
Rosenvold er en herregård, der ligger på nordsiden af Vejle Fjord. Det berettes, at det nuværende Rosenvold ligger på en ældre bygnings plads, kaldt Staksevold, der skal være opført, efter at en tidligere borg af samme navn var blevet ødelagt. Gården ligger 4 km sydøst for Stouby i Stouby Sogn, Bjerre Herred, Hedensted Kommune. Hovedbygningen er opført i 1585 af Karen Gyldenstierne. Et trappetå...
I det 14. århundrede tilhørte Boller Stig Pedersen Skovgaard fra den magtfulde Hvide-slægt, der i højmiddelalderen dominerede dansk politik.Den næste navngivne ejer var Mads Thorstensen Vognsen, der ejede gården i år 1380. Hans efterkommere ejede Boller i næsten to hundrede år. Hans sønnesøn, Jens Pedersen, der døde omkring 1500, kunne således efterlade gården til sine to døtre, Johanne og Kare...
. . Project collects Performers and collaborators of the ballet La Sylphide Persons are sorted by roles and birth years . . La Sylphide (English: The Sylph; Danish: Sylfiden) is a romantic ballet in two acts. There were two versions of the ballet; the original choreographed by Filippo Taglioni in 1832, and a second version choreographed by August Bournonville in 1836. Bournonvill...
Ormstrup er en hovedgård i Sahl Sogn i Viborg Kommune. Den ligger ligger cirka 4 kilometer syd for Bjerringbro og 3 kilometer fra Tange SøOrmstrup er kendt fra før 1371 da den tilhørte en ridder Laurits Hvas (ca 1300 – 1371), som deltog i adelens opstand mod Valdemar Atterdag i 1357, og den blev i denne familie til begyndelsen af 1500-tallet, da de gik fallit, og bispestolen i Viborg overtog de...
Egeskov er en dansk herregård ved Kværndrup syd for Ringe på Midtfyn i Danmark. Slottet, der er en af Europas bedst bevarede vandborge, er opført i 1554 af rigsmarsk Frands Brockenhuus. Gården er ældre og kan dateres til 1400-tallet. Godset er i dag på 1137 hektar.De ældste tiderDen første kendte ejer af gården er et medlem af slægten Skinkel i begyndelsen af 1400-tallet. Gården var kun en stør...
Brahetrolleborg er et cistercienserkloster, som er kendt fra 1172 som Holmekloster. Det blev kaldt Rantzausholm i 1568 og Brahetrolleborg fra 1667. Gården ligger i Brahetrolleborg Sogn, Sallinge Herred, Faaborg-Midtfyn Kommune. Hovedbygningen er opført i 1400-tallet, om- og tilbygget i 1585, 1620, 1768, 1868, 1871, 1919 og 1921.I 1970'erne var der adgang til parken, men nu er alt utilgængeligt,...
Clausholm er et dansk slot, der er beliggende ca. 12 km. sydøst for Randers i Voldum Sogn i Favrskov Kommune.Der er fundet spor af Clausholm tilbage fra 1100-tallet, men det nuværende slot blev opført af storkansler grev Conrad Reventlow i 1690'erne med Ernst Brandenburger som bygmester. Denne er blandt andet kendt for Frederiksberg Slot. Den svenske arkitekt Nicodemus Tessin d.y. var også invo...
isselfeld, a former monastery, is Denmark's fifth-largest estate. Located between Haslev and Næstved, it extends into several municipalities but the main building is located in Braaby Parish in Faxe Municipality. The estate measures 3,850 hectares, including Hesede, Edelesminde, Brødebæk and Gødstrupgård, of which 2,400 hectares is forest. The three-storeyed Renaissance-style building has stepp...