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Jørgen Jørgensen

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Jørgen Jørgensen

self declared King of Iceland, defied the crown of Denmark. Reigned for a short period (1780-1841)

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About Jørgen Jørgensen

Jørgen Jørgensen was a Danish adventurer during the Age of Revolution. During the action of 2 March 1808, his ship was captured by the British. In 1809 he sailed to Iceland, declared the country independent from Denmark–Norway and pronounced himself its ruler. He intended to found a new republic, following the examples of the United States and the French First Republic. He was also a prolific writer of letters, papers, pamphlets and newspaper articles covering a wide variety of subjects, and for a period was an associate of the famous botanists Joseph Banks and William Jackson Hooker. He left over a hundred written autographs and drawings, most of which are collected in the British Library. Marcus Clarke referred to Jørgensen as "a singularly accomplished fortune wooer—one of the most interesting human comets recorded in history".

Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image by Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).

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Occupation: explorer, military personnel
Citizenship: Kingdom of Denmark
Born: March 29, 1780
Died: January 20, 1841

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