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- Haagen S?nnesen graduated in 1631, and from that time took on the name of "Ronneby", that being the name of the town of his birth (Ronneby in Blekinge province, Sweden). He was the curate (kapellan) for R?nne-Knudsker parish in 1640 and afterwards was the pastor for Klemensker parish from 1645 until his death in 1665. During the war of 1645 with Sweden the vicarage was burned down, and later rebuilt by the parishoners. In R?nne's church journal he is characterized as "brav og nidk?r" (honest and dedicated). His widow, Sidsele Lauridsdatter, married his successor Oluf Jensen Aalborig; she died in 1687.
Evidence that Sidsele's patronymic was Larsdatter can be found in the March 22, 1703 probate of her son Jens Olusen: ". . . paa teignet O.J.S. - S.L.D. er huer vegtig til 2 Sldr. er 4 Sldr. . ." and ". . . it s?lfbeger, huor paa staar H. O.J.S.A. - C.L.D. Ao. 1666, som denne salige mand forhen, til sin fader hafde i pant sat. . .". The initials engraved on the 2 silver spoons must be for [O]luf [J]en[S]en and [S]idsele [L]ars[D]atter, and the silver cup dated 1666 must be for [H]r. [Oluf [J]en[S]en [A]alborig and [C]ecilie [L]ars[D]atter.
[It seems very possible that Sidsele Larsdatter is the daughter of the previous priest for Klemensker, namely Lars Michelsen, who died circa 1627. Possibly her widowed mother then married his successor, Hans Hansen Varde, who died in 1645 and was succeded by Haagen S?nnesen as the priest for Klemensker. According to "Bornholms pr?stehistorie" by Aage Dahl (1961), Hans Hansen Varde was married to a woman named Hylleborg. - Norman Lee Madsen, December 19, 2013]
Oluf Jensen Aalborig was possibly from the city of Aalborg on the Jylland peninsula. He became the clergyman for Klemensker parish in 1665. Later Vice-Dean (Viceprovst) for Bornholm. The November 16, 1694 probate for Hans Olufsen Kofoed mentions Oluf Jensen Aalborig and his deceased first wife, Sidsele Larsdatter: ". . . N?rreherrits ting dend 20 April 1683 og paa skifted efter Hl. Olluf Jensen Aalborgs sal. hustru i St. Clemmeds Kirkes Pr?stegaard frem vist dend 4 July 1687. . . ".
In the ?ker-?kirkeby register can be found the following "communicantes" entries: First on the death of Haagen S?nnesen Ronneby, 1665, "Imellom den 27 og 28 Febr. om natten d?de Hl. Haagen Z?nness?n Sognepr?st i Clemetschersogn, ?t. 56 an." Followed by the marriage of his widow Sidsele Larsdatter to his successor Oluf Jensen Aalborig: "Dnc. 11 Trin. holtis Hl. Ole Jensens og hans Formands Hl. Hogens Enchis Zizele N. deris Bryllup i Clemetskersogn. Introduceret Dom. Exaudi Hl. Ole Jensen til Sogne Pr?st i St. Clem: Kirke."
Ronneby was the most important trading place in Blekinge, partly as a port for exporting firewood, with an excellent position about 15 km from the sea on the Ronneby?n. One of the important roads to Sm?land also ran from there, as well as a coastal road east and west.
In 1658 Bornholm was lost in war to the Swedes, and a man named Johan Printzenskj?ld was appointed Commandant (Oberst) of the army on Bornholm. Not too long after this Printzenskj?ld was "invited" to a party at the parsonage (pr?steg?rd) of Klemensker parish. At that party Haagen S?nnesen and one of his daughters let their admiration and sympathy for the Danish king be known. For this insult the Swedish Commandant made his host "give" him a silver jug and the best horse on the farm!
On December 8, 1658 the Bornholm people rebelled against their new Swedish overlords; this began with Commandant Johan Printzenskj?ld being executed in R?nne. The rebellion's chief leader was Jens Pedersen Kofoed (1628-1691), who went on to force the capitulation of the Swedish army stationed in the northern Bornholm fortress of Hammershus. He would then take as prisoners-of-war Swedish re-inforcement troops as they landed at Sandvig during Christmas-time. See his entry for more information.
On the loss of Danish territories during the lifetime of Haagen S?nnesen Ronnebye:
The Swedes had declared war on Denmark in 1643, invaded Jylland and Sk?ne and on June 29, 1644 defeated the Danish fleet. In the resulting "Treaty of Br?msebro" of 1645, Denmark ceded to Sverige/Sweden the provinces J?mtland and H?rjedalen, the islands ?sel and Gotland, and the province Halland - the latter for thirty years (however, it was never returned). Later Sk?ne, Blekinge, and Bohus, all Danish provinces for over 500 hundreds years, were lost to Sweden as a result of the "Peace of Roskilde", signed in 1658. The old territory of Sk?ne now comprises the counties (l?ns) of Malm?hus and Kristianstad.
On the history of the Lutheran Church in Denmark:
The Reformation penetrated the Scandinavian countries in the early 1500s. The introduction of Protestantism was supported by merchants and peasants, and by devout priests who had become followers of Martin Luther. King Frederik I (reigned 1523-1533), who became quite religious in his later years, strongly promoted the establishment of the Lutheran Church. He allowed the leading Danish religious reformer, Hans Tavsen, to preach in the church at Viborg and ordered many Catholic churches in the region destroyed, despite violent protests. It was King Christian III (reigned 1534-1559), son of Frederik I, who established the state Lutheran Church in Denmark. With the support of the Rigsrad - his advising council of lay members - the king ordered all Catholic property turned over to the crown and declared the Lutheran Church the national church of Denmark with the king as its head. From 1660 to 1849, a period of absolute monarchy in Denmark, all Danes were compelled to profess the Lutheran faith.
This database researched and compiled by Norman Lee Madsen, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 21 July 2015.
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1620 - 1687 (~ 67 år)
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