PART
TWENTY-FIVE
The
Denmark
Updated June 2019
All of the information was generously
provided by
as an extension to the Collett family
line of
This commences with Bernt Anker Collett
(Ref. 24M35) who distinguished his
from that of the Norwegian branch by
changing the spelling of the name
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Bernt
Anker Collett (Collet) was born in Norway on 8th August 1803. He married Emilie Henriette Christense
Rorbye and they had two children. It
was Bernt who is credited with taking the name into Denmark and in order to
distinguish it from the Norwegian family he decided to drop the last t in the
surname. Bernt Anker Collet died on 2nd
February 1857, while his wife Emilie Henriette Christense Collet nee Rorbye passed away on 17th April 1868. |
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25N1
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Eilertine Eleonore Collet |
Born
on 11.04.1834 |
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25N2 |
Peter Ferdinand
Collet |
Born
on 07.05.1836 |
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Eilertine
Eleonore Collet (known as Elna) was born on 11th April 1834. She married Thorvald Lund a marine
commander and they had one daughter.
This was because Elna died on 19th January 1866 when she
was only 31 years of age. Thorvald,
who was born on 19th March 1825, died on 14th January 1898. |
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25N2 |
Peter
Ferdinand Collet was born on 7th May 1836. He married (1) Haralda Judithe Johanne
Margrethe Toft on 17th November 1863 and they had three children.
Haralda, who was born on 17th February 1842, died on 27th
July 1892, after which Peter married (2) Palamonia Hilda Octavia von Geijer
on 20th September 1898. She
was born on 22nd November 1860 and died on 9th March 1946. Peter had died thirty-seven years earlier
on 9th September 1909.
Sometime during his life Peter re-acquired the farm at Ronnebaeksholm
that had previously been sold by Johan Collett (Ref. 24K14) in 1777. He was also a Cand.jur. (LL.M.), the owner
of Lundbygaard Manor, a Royal Chamberlain and a Master of the Royal Hunt. |
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25O1
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Holger Peter Harald
Collet |
Born
on 28.08.1864 |
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25O2
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Marie Emilie Jutta
Franciska Collet |
Born
on 23.09.1866 |
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25O3
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Emilie Haralda
Eleonore Emmy Collet |
Born
on 26.06.1869 |
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25O1
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Holger
Peter Harald Collet was born on 28th August 1864. He married Polly Fredrikke Lillie
Hegermann- |
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25P1 |
Julia Haralda Collet |
Born
on 08.10.1897 |
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25P2 |
Marie Fredrikke
Collet |
Born
on 21.10.1898 |
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25P3 |
Polly Emilie Collet |
Born
on 25.09.1899 |
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25P4
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Harald Peter Otto
Collet |
Born
on 15.10.1900 |
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25P5
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Carl Frederik Herman Collet |
Born
on 08.07.1905 |
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25O2
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Marie
Emilie Jutta Franciska Collet was born on 23rd September 1866. She married Axel Vedel on 2nd
April 1891, Axel having been born on 4th February 1859. He died on 23rd August 1937,
while Marie died some years later on 24th February 1946. |
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25O3
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Emilie
Haralda Eleonore Emmy Collet (known as Emsy) was born on 26th June 1869. She never married and became a missionary
leader. She died on 30th
September 1951. |
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25P1 |
Julia Haralda Collet was born on 8th October 1897, but tragically
died less than two weeks later on 21st October 1897. |
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25P2 |
Marie
Fredrikke Collet (known as Unne) was
born on 21st October 1898.
She married (1) Vincents Christian Lerche on 8th July 1919. He was a baron born on 12th
April 1891 and with whom she had just one child before the couple were
divorced. Marie later married (2) Jens
Peder Jensen on 7th March 1931, who sadly died after only seven
years of marriage life with Unne, when he died on 13th November
1938. Her first husband died on 26th
June 1966, while Marie herself lived on until 28th September 1996
when she passed away, her second marriage not having produced any children. |
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25Q1
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Christian Carl
Fredrik Lerche |
Born
on 25.09.1923 |
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25P3 |
Polly
Emilie Collet was born on 25th September 1899. She married Erik Fredrik Adolf Joachim
Holstein-Holsteinborg on 5th July 1922. Erik held the title of ‘lensgreve’ and was
born on 21st November 1896.
The couple had two daughters and two sons. Polly died on 25th November 1964
and was followed six years later by Erik who died on 11th December
1970. Their two daughters took the
title of countess, while the two sons held the title of ‘greve’, similar to
that of their father. |
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25Q2
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Ib
Holstein-Holsteinborg |
Born
on 09.11.1923 |
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25Q3
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Ellen-Kirsten
Polly Holstein-Holsteinborg |
Born
on 01.04.1926 |
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25Q4
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Birgit
Lucie Holstein-Holsteinborg |
Born
on 29.03.1931 |
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25Q5
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Leif
Erik Holstein-Holsteinborg |
Born
on 09.04.1937; died 16.4.37 |
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25P4
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Harald
Peter Otto Collet was born on 15th October 1900. He married his distant Norwegian cousin Else
Collett (Ref. 24P18) who was born on 8th September 1905. Harald, a Cand. Polit., was the owner of
Lundbygaard Manor, a Royal Chamberlain, and a Master of the Royal Hunt. He died on 15th May 1972, followed
by Elsie on 17th April 1990. |
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25Q6
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Bernt Johan Holger
Collet |
Born
on 23.11.1941 |
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25Q7
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Holger Peter
Ferdinand Collet |
Born
on 22.07.1945 |
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25Q8
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Harald Johan Holger
Collet |
Born
on 13.10.1947 |
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25P5
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Carl
Frederik Herman Collet was born on 8th July 1905. In 1931 he married (1) Herveor Christensen
who was born on 2nd March 1909 but with whom he had no
children. They were divorced in 1939,
following which on 2nd December 1939 Carl married (2) Else Bjorn
who was born on 8th March 1909, and with whom he had four
children. Carl was the owner of
Katholm and Rønnebæksholm Manors, was a Royal Chamberlain, and a Master of
the Royal Hunt. It was on 26th
May 1976 that he passed away. |
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25Q9
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Peter Collet |
Born
on 08.07.1940 |
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25Q10
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Merete Collet |
Born
on 17.11.1941 |
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25Q11
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Irene Collet |
Born
on 24.05.1944 |
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25Q12
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Anne Collet |
Born
on 24.06.1947 |
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25Q1
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Christian
Carl Fredrik Lerche was born on 25th September 1923 and inherited
the title baron from his father Vincents Christian Lerche (Ref. 25P2). On 15th March 1951 he married
(2) Ellen Guldar (known as Elle) who was born on 6th February 1926. They had four children who all took on the
title of baron or baroness, but thirty years after the birth of the last
child they were divorced in 1991. In
1994 when Christian was 71 he married (2) Hanne
Synnestvedt Andersen who was born on 24th August 1943. They were only married for one year, when
Hanne died on 31st December 1995, followed by Christian a year
later on 27th August 1996. |
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25R1
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Vincents
Carl Christian Lerche - baron |
Born
on 31.03.1952 |
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25R2
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Birgitte
Ille Margrethe Lerche - baroness |
Born
on 10.12.1954 |
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25R3
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Vibeke
Aliz Marie Lerche – baroness |
Born
on 19.03.1960 |
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25R4
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Annelise
Olga Ingeborg Lerche - baroness |
Born
on 16.10.1961 |
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25Q6
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Bernt Johan
Holger Collet was born on 23rd November 1941. He married Catharina Marie Lowegren who was
born on 19th June 1945.
Bernt holds an H.A. (B.Sc. in Commerce) and is the owner of Lundbygaard Manor. He was a long-time Conservative Member
of the Danish Parliament, during which he was the Minister of Defence
(1987-88). He also served as the Royal
Chamberlain to Her Majesty, Queen Margrethe II, and was Master of the Royal Hunt. |
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25R5
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Camilla Cathrine
Collet |
Born
on 10.09.1972 |
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25R6
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Carl-Johan Gunnar Harald
Collet |
Born
on 15.07.1974 |
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25R7
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Harald Peter
Ferdinand Collet |
Born
on 04.05.1976 |
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25Q7
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Holger
Peter Ferdinand Collet (known as PF) was born on 22nd July 1945. He was a civil engineer at Koge in Denmark
and on 2nd August 1974 he married Ulla Birgitte Kamman who was
born on 29th March 1947. |
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25R8
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Peter
Otto Johan Collet |
Born
on 02.04.1977 |
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25R9
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Christian
Nicolaj Johan Otto Collet |
Born
on 13.05.1980 |
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25Q8
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Harald
Johan Holger Collet was born on 13th October 1947. He worked in London and was later a company
Managing Director. On 3rd
August 1975 he married Marianne Sundberg who was born on 5th January
1947. |
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25R10
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Michaela
Collet |
Born
on 02.06.1980 |
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25R11
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Stephanie
Collet |
Born
on 03.02.1982 |
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25R12
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Alexandra
Marianne Collet |
Born
on 09.05.1985 |
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25R13
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John
Carl Harald Collet |
Born
on 08.10.1986 |
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25Q9
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Peter
Collet was
born on 8th July 1940. He
married (1) Irene Emily Dugdale on 19th February 1965 who was born
on 20th February 1944, but they were divorced without having any
children. Following the divorce Peter
married (2) Birgitte Nielsen on 15th September 1978, with whom he
had two daughters. Birgitte Nielsen was
born 12th February 1945. |
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25R18
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Marie
Therese Collet |
Born
on 26.03.1980 |
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25R19
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Anne
Cathrine Collet |
Born
on 06.04.1983 |
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25Q10
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Merete
Collet of
Holme Olstrup in Denmark was born
on 17th November 1941. She
married Preben Georg Knud Garth-Gruner on 13th September 1968 who
was born on 27th December 1927 with whom she had two children. |
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25R20
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Caroline
Garth-Gruner |
Born
on 14.02.1970 |
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25R21
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Thomas
Garth-Gruner |
Born
on 15.11.1971 |
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25Q11
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Irene
Collet was
born on 24th May 1944. On
22nd April 1972 she married Max Keller who was born on 16th
October 1943, with whom she had two daughters. At some time in her life Irene lived at St
Moritz in Switzerland. |
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25R22
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Catherine
Keller |
Born
on 30.04.1974 |
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25R23
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Marie
Helene Keller |
Born
on 12.05.1977 |
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25Q12
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Anne
Collet was
born on 24th June 1947 and later lived at Cambridge in England. On 2nd May 1969 she married
David Christy Dunn who was born on 12th February 1939. David died before reaching his sixtieth
birthday on 19th August 1998. |
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25R24
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Christina
Ann Christy Dunn |
Born
on 20.04.1971 |
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25R25
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Joanne
Christy Dunn |
Born
on 14.07.1972 |
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25R26
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Helen
Christy Dunn |
Born
on 25.07.1974 |
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25R27
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Richard
Carl Edward Christy Dunn |
Born
on 08.03.1976 |
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25R28
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Philip
David Christy Dunn |
Born
on 05.09.1979 |
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25R5
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Camilla
Cathrine Collet was born on 10th September 1972 and on 3rd
June 2000 she married Peter Kurrild-Klitgaard at Snesere, Peter having been born
on 11th October 1966. Peter
is a Professor at
the University of Copenhagen, while Camilla is a lawyer and partner in the
law firm Gorrissen Federspiel. |
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Catharina
Elisabeth Kurrild-Klitgaard |
Born
in 2005 |
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25S2 |
Adam
Johan Kurrild-Klitgaard |
Born
in 2009 |
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25R6
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Carl-Johan
Gunnar Harald Collet was born on 15.07.1974 and obtained a Bachelor of Science
degree and, contrary to previously published information, he has
never worked in the field of education, but has an additional MBA and has
worked as an investment banker and in real estate. As far as is known, he had not married by
2006, and may not have been married when this family line was reissued in
2012. |
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25R7
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Harald
Peter Ferdinand Collet was born on 4th May 1976. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree at
Yale University and became a Senior Production Manager with Oracle Corp. On 26th June 2004 he married
Kelly Ann Eng who was born on 30th May 1971. |
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James
Peter Otto Collet |
Born
in 2005 |
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25S4 |
a
Collet daughter |
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