HANSdoc Database

15510310HAM00

1551, March 10

[Hamburg]

[Hamburg] to king Christian III of Denmark: writes in response to a complaint from the king about their presence in Iceland that they will soon send an envoy to discuss the Icelandic problems.

15510321FLE00

1551, March 21

Flensburg

King Christian III of Denmark to Thomas Koppen from Hamburg: quittance for 500 Lübeck mark, which was the royal levy for the Faroes for 1550, including 400 mark for the church lands.

15510405FLE00

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1551, April 5

Flensburg

King Christian III of Denmark to Eske Bylle: reports that Hamburg has agreed with Copenhagen to compensate the fish taken from them in Iceland, as well as that warships are sent to northern Iceland to suppress the revolt of the bishop.

15510408FLE00

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1551, April 8

Flensburg

King Christian III of Denmark to Copenhagen: announces that he wants to put an end to the dominance of Hamburg traders in Iceland and will send warships there to restore the order on the island.

15511021KOB00

1551, October 21

Copenhagen

King Christian III of Denmark to Johan Strubbe, doctor of law in Lübeck: inquires about the conditions under which the compensation to Hamburg has to be payed for damage inflicted upon them in Iceland, as agreed upon during negotiations in Flensburg earlier that year.

15511119HAM00

1551, November 19

Hamburg

Hamburg to [king Christian III of Denmark]: response to complaints about violent behaviour of their merchants in Iceland, with regards to the agreement which they settled during negotiations in Flensburg.

15511130DRO00

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1551, [November 30]

Dronningborg

King Christian III of Denmark to Eske Bille and Eskildt Oxe: informs among others that he has appointed Poul Hvitfeld as governor in Iceland to protect the trade interests of Copenhagen merchants against those from Hamburg.

15520300XXX00

[1552, March]

King Christian III of Denmark to royal treasurer Jurgen Pedersen: request to send him the 13 packages of Faroese wadmal which Thomas Koppen has sent to Ribe.

15530218NYB00

1553, February 18

Nyborg

King Christian III of Denmark to Christoffer Hvitfeldt, commander of Bergenhus: after the death of Thomas Koppen, who had been enfeoffed with the Faroes, the control over the islands is put under Bergen again, and all Faroese taxes and levies will have to be paid to Hvitfeldt or his representative.

15530221NYB00

1553, February 21

Nyborg

King Christian III of Denmark to Copenhagen: answer to their request for the trading monopoly over the Faroes after Thomas Koppen has died, in which he states that he has put the command over the islands under Bergenhus again, but that it will be free for Danes and Norwegians to trade there.