Generalmajor Adam Von Munthe

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1509, Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium

Notes:

Major General, Adam Von Munte

He served during the Imperial reign and reached the rank of General-Major. For his fealty and bravery he was dubbed a nobleman.

Due to the persecution of Lutherans carried out by Duc d'Albæ (Duke of Alba) and the Spanish Inquisition he migrated with several families such as "De Fine, Knoph, Paludan, Worm" among others. They traveled to Denmark and purchased a noble manor in Skåne. Along with the property stood the church "Krospe?", where he is believed to be buried.

Sources:

Giessing: Nye samling af danske, norske og islandske jubellærere. Munthe-stammen.
http://genealogy.munthe.net/database/g0001860.html#I11874

The Munthe family goes back to the middle ages and beyond. It is an old Flemish family, "van Munte", that takes its name from a place that still today is called Munte. It lies in the province of Oost-Vlandern about 12Km. south of the city Gent.

We first hear about the van Muntes in an old Latin gift letter from the year 990 and it was then spelled Monte.
In the following 300 years we find different ways of spelling it like: Munte, Monte, Munta and Monthe, in the
13th century also Munthe, but the normal way of spelling it was Munte.

In the year 1072 we find a diploma witnessed by Ascricus van Munte. This Ascricus is the first person we with certainty can name as the ancestor of the family, as in earlier times one would only sign with ones first name, maybe with the addition of the fathers.

From the age of the crusades the ancient knight families lost much of their powers and welt, and when Vlandern after the death of Ludwig II was left to the house of Burgundy and the new lords mostly surrounded themselves with foreign nobles, a lot of the "native" families vanished. Many drifted towards the cities like Gent, and in the 15th century the family van Munte seems to have settled here.

In the first half of the 16th century the family van Munte disappears from Gent. Actually they fled because of a fail attempted uprising against the Spanish Empire of Charles V in 1539. Flanders in general and Ghent in particular were an international centre of trade and industry and therefore an important source of revenues for Spain. The revolt was a reaction to high taxes, which the Flemish felt, were only used to fight wars abroad. The emperor - who was himself born in Ghent - personally came to the city to suppress the rebellion and obliged the city's nobles to walk in front of him, barefoot and with a strop around the neck. Since this incident the people of Ghent have taken on the sobriquet Stroppendragers (noose bearers).

Ascricus MUNTE is born before 1072. HE was marriage with an unknown women in 1102 in St. Peters Church in Gent, Belgium; That is according to a Reference Number:11875 - source not given, but it may be assumed that it is the church ref. no. He died after 1114.

That is what we know about the Munthe family in the early days. It is an old 'Flanderske' family living in and near
Ghent, Belgium. They held high positions in the St. Peters Church in Ghent.

The longest ancestral root extends from Ascricus de Munte, 1072 down to the present generation. The earliest mention
of the name Munte is i n 990, but no records are available until in 1072. So, the van Munthe line traces back to the
year 1072, Ghent Belgium. They became Priests and Bishops of the State Churches. They inter married with the von Krogh family, the Svane family and the Morgenstieme family.

Given the coat of arms by Emperor Maximilian in a letter of recognition dated Antwerpen 20 March 1509.

During the Reformation period many of these families fled to Lubeck in Germany and later to Scandinavian. Ludvig Munthe was a merchant in Lubeck.

One of his sons was the first Munthe in Sweden priest Ludvig Ludvigsen Munthe i Lund, and another son was Hans
Ludvigsen Munthe, who became parish rector in Tikøb in Denmark, he died in 1601 together with his wife and a newborn son.

The second son of merchant Ludvig Munthe and Elisabeth Paludan, according to his epitaph. (No information is known
about his early youth.)

At the early age of 25 he (as his brother Ludvig) worked as page-steward to the Danish royal court during the reign
of King Fredrick II. He and his brother were approved as teachers and guides for his sons.

There is good reason to believe that the two Munthe boys found guidance and support from their mother's sister
Barbara Paludan and her husband court preacher Christopher Knoff also originally a Dutch emigrant.

There probably was a close relationship between the emigrant families de Fine, Knoff, Munthe and Paludan all working
at court. On 22 January 158 5 by royal commission Hans was appointed to be Duke Ulrich's teacher to assist him with
educating the little squires. Ulrich was the second oldest son of the king while Hans' brother Ludvig worked for the
crown prince in a similar position.

After eighteen months Hans was appointed parish rector of Tikøb between Helsingør and Gilleleje 20 June 1586. Shortly
after this he married Catherine de Fine. They probably met each other at the court of the royal Fredericksborg
Castle. After fifteen years in Tikøb, fourteen years of marriage he died at the age of 41 in September 1601. Also his
wife and one son died during this period all victim s of the plague. In 1608 an epitaph was erected by their
children.

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Munthe Familien & deres børn

Ludvig von Munthe was born in Ghent, Belgium in 1520. He was the son of Maj. Gen. Adam Munthe, the son of Abel Munthe. The family had to flee in 1539 together with some of the local gentry since they participated in a failed rebellion against the Spanish ruler, and refused to pay a new tax that had been ordered. Ludvig became a merchant in Lübeck, Germany, maintaining his commercial connections in the Dutch handelsbyer.

The father, Adam von Munthe view, died in 1547 in Lübeck.

In 1550, Ludwig von Munthe married Elisabeth Paludan in Lübeck. She was also an emigrant of the Netherlands, the daughter of Hans Paludan and Barbara von der Rhone.

Ludvig von Munthe and Elisabeth Paludan had at least 2 sons, Ludvig Ludvigsen Munthe and Hans Ludvigsen Munthe, the latter born in 1660.

Hans Ludvigsen Munthe and his brother Ludvig Ludvigsen Munthe at the age of 25 worked as servants of the crown under Frederick II.

There is no doubt that the 2 brothers benefitted from their relationship with their mother's sister and her husband, Barbara Paludan & hof preacher Christopher Knoff, both of which were Dutch immigrants.

There was probably a close relationship between the emigrant families De Fine, Knoff, Munthe & Paludan, all of whom were refugees from Ghent and all worked for the Royal family.

In 1575 Hans was appointed teacher for Crown Prince Christian, and Ludvig as teacher to Prince Ulrich. In the autumn of 1582 Hans was appointed parish priest in Tikøb. He was then married to the young Anna Catharina De Fine-Faster by Bishop Arnold De Fine. It is said that King's Hof musical director, Arnoldus de Fine, ordered a bryllupskantate for his daughter, Catharine De Fines wedding with the young priest in Tikøb,

The notes to Catharine bryllupskantate was found in Flensburg, saved by the way, alternately on a kirkeloft and on Latinskolens ceiling. The notes were found/identified by Ole Kongsted in 1984.

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Kjøpmann (Merchant)

Notes:

An old Flemish family, "van Munte" has its name from a place still called Munte. It lies in the province of Oost-Vlandern about 12Km south of Ghent, Belgium. First evidence of the van Muntes is an old Latin gift letter from the year 990, in which it was spelled Monte. In the following 300 years it is variously Munte, Monte, Munta and Monthe, in the 13th century also Munthe, but the normal way of spelling it was Munte.

In 1072 a diploma was witnessed by Ascricus van Munte. Ascricus is the first person that with certainty is the ancestor of the family, as in earlier times one would only sign his first name, sometimes with the addition of the fathers. The earliest mention of the name Munte is in 990, but no records are available until in 1072. So, the van Munthe line traces back to the year 1072, Ghent Belgium. Ascricus Munte married an unknown woman in 1102 in St Peters Church in Ghent, Belgium. He died after 1114.
Family members became Priests and Bishops of the State Churches. They held high positions in St Peters Church in Ghent.
Given the coat of arms by Emperor Maximilian in a letter of recognition dated Antwerpen 20 March 1509.

From the age of the crusades the ancient knight families lost much of their power and wealth, and when Flanders, after the death of Ludwig II, was left to the house of Burgundy and the new lords mostly surrounded themselves with foreign nobles many of the "native" families vanished. Many drifted towards the cities like Ghent, and in the 15th century the family van Munte seems to have settled here.

In the first half of the 16th century the family van Munte disappears from Ghent. Actually they fled because of a failed uprising against the Spanish Empire of Charles V in 1539. Flanders in general and Ghent in particular were an international centre of trade and industry and therefore an important source of revenue for Spain. The revolt was a reaction to high taxes, which the Flemish felt, were only used to fight wars abroad. The emperor - who was himself born in Ghent - personally came to the city to suppress the rebellion and obliged the city's nobles to walk in front of him, barefoot and with a strop around the neck. Since this incident the people of Ghent have taken on the sobriquet Stroppendragers (noose bearers). During the Reformation period many of these families fled to Lubeck in Germany and later to Scandinavia.

Ludvig Munthe was a merchant in Lubeck. One of his sons was the first Munthe in Sweden, priest Ludvig Ludvigsen Munthe i Lund, and another son was Hans Ludvigsen Munthe, who became parish rector in Tikøb in Denmark, he died in 1601 together with his wife and a newborn son. The second son of merchant Ludvig Munthe and Elisabeth Paludan, according to his epitaph. (No information is known about his early youth.)

At the early age of 25 Hans (as his brother Ludvig) worked as page-steward to the Danish royal court during the reign of King Fredrick II. He and his brother were approved as teachers and guides for his sons.

There is good reason to believe that the two Munthe boys found guidance and support from their mother's sister Barbara Paludan and her husband court preacher Christopher Knoff also originally a Dutch emigrant.

There probably was a close relationship between the emigrant families de Fine, Knoff, Munthe and Paludan all working at court. On 22 January 158 5 by royal commission Hans was appointed to be Duke Ulrich's teacher to assist him with educating the little squires. Ulrich was the second oldest son of the king while Hans' brother Ludvig worked for the crown prince in a similar position.

After eighteen months Hans was appointed parish rector of Tikøb between Helsingør and Gilleleje 20 June 1586. Shortly after this he married Catherine de Fine. They probably met each other at the court of the royal Fredericksborg Castle. After fifteen years in Tikøb, fourteen years of marriage he died at the age of 41 in September 1601. Also his wife and one son died during this period all victim s of the plague. In 1608 an epitaph was erected by their children.

Munthe Familien & deres børn

Ludvig von Munthe was born in Ghent, Belgium in 1520. He was the son of Maj. Gen. Adam Munthe the mother is unknown, and the son of Abel Munthe. The family had to flee in 1539, together with a part Gentere, since they participated in a failure of the rebellion against the Spanish ruler and refused to pay a new tax as it had been ordered to pay them. Ludvig reduced itself as a merchant in Lübeck, Germany, but remained steady, with its commercial connection in the Dutch handelsbyer.
The father, Adam von Munthe, died in 1547 in Lübeck.

In 1550 Ludwig von Munthe married Elisabeth Paludan in Lübeck. She was also an emigrant of the Netherlands-the daughter of Hans Paludan and Barbara Rone.

Ludvig von Munthe and Elisabeth Paludan had at least 2 sons, Ludvig Ludvigsen Munthe and Hans Ludvigsen Munthe -the latter born in 1660.

Ludwig married Elisabeth Johannesdatter Paludan in 1550 in Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Elisabeth (daughter of Hans Paludan and Barbara Von Der Rone) was born in 1535 in Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium; died in 1578 in Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hans married Anne Cathrine De Fine in 1587 in Tikøb Kirke, Helsingør, Frederiksborg, Denmark. Anne (daughter of Arnoldus De Fine and Annike Pedersdatter Schildig) was born in 1566 in København, København, Sjælland, Denmark; died on 9 May 1601 in Tikøb, Helsingør, Frederiksborg, Denmark. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Arnold married Dorothea Jensdatter Svaning in 1622 in Lund, Malmöhus, Skåne, Sweden. Dorothea (daughter of Jens Laugesen and Dorothea Hansdatter Svane) was born on 2 Jul 1604 in Ribe, Jutland, Denmark; died on 28 Oct 1684 in Børup, Århus, Jutland, Denmark. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Ludvig Hansson Von Munthe

Notes:

Munthe, Ludvig Hansen, 1593-1649, Bishop, was born
2 Aug 1593 in Tikjøb of Sjælland, where his father was
Vicar, his mother was aunt of Bishop Arnold de Fine (V,55).
After losing both his parents in 1601 to the plague, Ludvig was raised by relatives and matrikulated as a student at
Kjøbenhavn University in 1613. In 1616 he took Bakkalavrgraden, and P. A. He was employed at the school in Lund. After the end of 1616 he withdrew from this position, and served as tutor for Eight Lindenov sons had with made these 2 foreign holidays, he became parish priest in 1624 in NordreBorreby in Scania, in which the gap between its first and second Trip abroad, he took Master degree (1619). After he in 1634 had become Danish Hofprædikant by Christian IV, appointed this his 25th October 1636 as bishop of Bergen, to which office he was consecrated by the Bishop of Zealand, Dr. Jesper Broch man. As Bishop of Bergen he worked with strength and skill, until he died 12th Marts 1649th He had in his marriage with Ingeborg Friis, daughter of Soren Friis in Copenhagen, 15 Children, of which 12 reached the adult age, why his Datterdattersøn Ludvig Holberg declares that 'he can be considered cheap
among Norway's Patriarchs'.

M. was an able preacher and a zealous School man eagerly took care of both diocesan Latin School and People's Christian Disclosure. In the latter respect is particularly the feeling that after the common people in his diocese, thanks to his President Bishop Paaske energetic company, had come so far that the young had learned by heart "on his fingers' Luther's Small Catechism, so he took out to write an explanation about this for the Promotion of Kids Learning While understanding and dedication among youth.
That Ms. Katekismusforklaring, published in Copenhagen 1644
under the title "God's Word first Alphabet ', which again was published in 1864 by Professor CP Gaspari are written in orthodoxy Spirit: it is both clear and warm in idea, but most unfolksy in formal terms.

Lamp, Bergen Diocese bishops and priests I, 8 f.

Note: BIOGRAPHY: See: Etterekommere af Ludwig Munthe, by Sverre Munthe. per LH: He was eight years old when his parents died from the pestilence and his uncle Ludwig Munthe, Archdeacon in Lund, took him into his care. 23 April 1613 he became a student at Copenhagen Univ. He received his B.A. in philosophy in 1616, and his MA in philosopy in 1619. He became a parish priest until in 5 June 1624 when he became Royal Court Minister for K. Christian IV. Two and a half years later he was appointed Bishop over Bergen diocese in Norway. He had five sons and ten dau.
Birth: 02 AUG 1593 in Tikjob parish, Sjelland
Occupation: 1619 Magister 3
Occupation: 1624 Sognepræst til Borreby i Skaane 3
Occupation: 1634 Hofprædikant hos Kong Christian IV 3
Occupation: 1636 Biskop i Bergen 3
Death: 12 MAR 1649 in Bergen, Hordaland, Norway 4

Children:
Hans Munthe b: 1625 in Malmohus, Sverige
Fredrik Munthe b: 1627 in Malmohus, Sverige
Abel Ludvigsdtr. Munthe b: 1628 in Malmohus, Sverige
Catherina Ludvigsdtr. von Munthe b: 1628 in Malmöhus, Sverige
Elizabeth von Munthe b: 1630 in Borrby, Sverige
Birgitte Ludvigsdatter von Munthe b: 26 JUN 1634 in Borrby, Sweden
Maren von Munthe b: 11 DEC 1635 in Copenhagen
Anna L. von Munthe b: 1639
Helvig L. von Munthe b: 1642
Ludvig L. von Munthe b: 1644
Soren L. von Munthe b: 1646 in Bergen
Ingeborg Ludvigsdtr. von Munthe b: 1649

Ludvig married Ingeborg Sørensdatter Friis on 17 Sep 1624 in Lund kirke, Malmöhus, Skåne, Sweden. Ingeborg (daughter of Søren Christensen Friis and Elizabeth Marie Svaning) was born in 1605 in København, København, Sjælland, Denmark; died on 16 Feb 1654 in Natland, Bergen, Hordaland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]