Brahe - Danish Family

Danish Family

  • Jørgen Thygesen Brahe (1515–1565): holder of a Seignory
  • Otte Brahe (1517–1571): nobleman, governor and member of the Rigsraad, brother of Jørgen Thygesen
    • Tycho Brahe (1546–1601): nobleman, astronomer, astrologer and alchemist, son of Otte, raised by Jørgen Thygesen
    • Jørgen Ottesen Brahe (1553–1601): holder of a Seignory, son of Otte
    • Sophia Brahe (1556–1643): horticulturalist, healer, historian and astronomer, daughter of Otte

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