The widows summoned to Kronborg before the Duke of Brunswick arrives
KB 1588 til 92, s. 347 · 23. februar 1590 · København
What the letter says
The government sends a missive to a number of widowed ladies, among them Lady Gjørvel Fadersdatter, to attend at Kronborg towards the time when the Duke of Brunswick and the other lords arrive. A new missive says that the gentlemen and ladies are not to come before the Saturday before Judica Sunday, which is 4 April.
The letter in modern English
Missive to the widowed ladies named below likewise to attend at Kronborg towards the time of the arrival of the Duke of Brunswick and the other lords. Lady Kirstine Bølle, Lady Elsebe Svab, Lady Kirstine Lykke, Lady Birgitte Skave, Lady Gjørvel Fadersdatter, Lady Anne Parsberg, Lady Karen Thott, Lady Kirstine Holck, Lady Lene Thott, Lady Sophie Brahe, Lady Thale Ulfstand, Lady Sophie Christoffer Pax', Lady Hilleborg Eiler Krausses, Lady Birgitte Bølle, Lady Lisbet Anders Thotts, Lady Ingeborg Parsberg, Lady Lisbet Galde. New missive to the gentlemen and ladies named above not to come before the Saturday before Judica Sunday, which is 4 April.
Original text
23. Febr. (Kbhvn.). Miss. til nedennævnte Enkefruer om ligeledes at møde paa Kroneborg henimod Tiden for Hertugen af Brunsvigs og de andre Herrers Ankomst. Fru Kistinne Bølle, Fru Eltsebe Svab, Fru Kistinne Lykke, Fru Birgitte Skave, Fru Gørvel Faddersdatter, Fru Anne Parsberg, Fru Karren Thott, Fru Kistinne Holck, Fru Leene Thott, Fru Sophie Brahe, Fru Thale Ulfstand, Fru Sophie Christoffer Packischs, Fru Hilleborge Eiller Krausses, Fru Birgitte Bølle, Fru Litsebet Anders Thotts, Fru Ingeborge
Background
Duke Heinrich Julius of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel married Christian IV's sister Elizabeth at Kronborg in April 1590, and the summons probably concerned the wedding. The earlier note on the Danish sources dates this summons to 1588, but the edition places it under 1590. Judica Sunday is the fifth Sunday in Lent. Gjørvel was then nearly 80.
People: Gjørvel Fadersdatter (Sparre)