See also
Husband:
Hans Markvarson TAUSEN (1494-1561)
Wife:
Dorothea Jensdatter SADOLIN (bef1510-c. 1537)
Children:
Marriage:
1527
Viborg Domsogn, Nørlyng Herred, Viborg Amt, Danmark
residence family:
Denmark
Hans Markvarson TAUSEN
Name:
Hans Markvarson TAUSEN
Sex:
Male
Father:
Mother:
Birth:
1494
Birkende, Odense, Fyn, Denmark
Residence:
Ribe, Esbjerg, Jutland, Denmark
Occupation:
Sognepræst; Virborg, Jutland, Denmark
Occupation:
Biskop; Ribe, Esbjerg, Jutland, Denmark
Death:
Nov 11, 1561 (age 66-67)
Ribe, Esbjerg, Jutland, Denmark
Burial:
Nov 11, 1561
Ribe Domkirke (cathedral), Ribe, Jutland, Denmark
Name:
Dorothea Jensdatter SADOLIN
Sex:
Female
Father:
Mother:
Birth:
bef 1510
Denmark
Death:
c. 1537 (age 26-27)
København, Sokkelund Herred, Københavns Amt, Danmark
Name:
Anna Hansdatter TAUSEN
Sex:
Female
Birth:
c. 1527
Viborg, Jutland, Denmark
Death:
1560 (age 32-33)
Denmark
Name:
Katrine Hansdatter TAUSEN
Sex:
Female
Birth:
c. 1528
Viborg, Jutland, Denmark
Death:
Apr 28, 1592 (age 63-64)
Odense, Funen Island, Denmark
Name:
Jørgen TAUSEN
Sex:
Male
Birth:
c. 1529
Viborg, Jutland, Denmark
Occupation:
frm 1566 to 1567 (age 36-38)
parish priest; Medelby, Tondern, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany (Denmark ?)
Death:
Apr 4, 1578 (age 48-49)
Copenhagen (København), Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
Hans Tausen was a Lutheran Reformer who studied under Martin Luther. He studied at the Leyden University in the Netherlands and also in Germany and Denmark. He was a Lutheran Bishop in Denmark.
Hans Tausen did for Denmark what Martin Luther did for Germany. He fought for, was persecuted for, and sacrificed his life so that everybody could read the Bible in Danish.