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[[File:Bille and Brahe family.jpg|thumb|Beate Clausdatter Bille, her husband and family]]
'''Beate Clausdatter Bille''' (30 April 1526 – 18 October 1605) was a Danish [[Danish nobility|noblewoman]], a member of the [[royal court]], Chief [[Lady-in-Waiting]] (''hofmesterinde'' in Danish, corresponding to [[Mistress of the Robes]] in the UK) to [[Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow|Queen Sophie]] from 1584 to 1592, the wife of statesman [[Otte Brahe]], and a feudal [[fiefholder]] in her own right following the death of her husband. She succeeded her sister-in-law [[Inger Oxe]], who held the office from 1572 to 1584, as [[Mistress of the Robes|Chief Lady-in-Waiting]] to Queen Sophie. Beate Bille was the mother of astronomers [[Tycho Brahe]] and [[Sophia Brahe]].<ref>Victor E. Thoren, John Robert Christianson, ''The Lord of Uraniborg: A Biography of Tycho Brahe'', [[Cambridge University Press]], 1990, p. 340</ref><ref name="DBL">[[Anders Thiset]], "[http://runeberg.org/dbl/2/0213.html Bille, Beate]", in ''[[Dansk biografisk leksikon]]'', Copenhagen, 1887–1905</ref><ref>"[http://www.denstoredanske.dk/Dansk_Biografisk_Leksikon/Monarki_og_adel/Adelsdame/Beate_Bille Beate Bille]", ''[[Den Store Danske Encyklopædi]]''</ref>
'''Beate Clausdatter Bille''' (30 April 1526 – 18 October 1605) was a Danish [[Danish nobility|noblewoman]], a member of the [[royal court]], Chief [[Lady-in-Waiting]] ({{langx|da|[[Hofmesterinde]]}}, corresponding to [[Mistress of the Robes]] in the UK) to [[Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow|Queen Sophie]] from 1584 to 1592, the wife of statesman [[Otte Brahe]], and a feudal [[fiefholder]] in her own right following the death of her husband. She succeeded her sister-in-law [[Inger Oxe]], who held the office from 1572 to 1584, as chief [[lady-in-waiting]] to Queen Sophie. Beate Bille was the mother of astronomers [[Tycho Brahe]] and [[Sophia Brahe]].<ref name="Thoren & Christianson">{{cite book |author1=Victor E. Thoren |author2=John Robert Christianson |title=The Lord of Uraniborg: A Biography of Tycho Brahe |publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]] |year=1990 |page=340 }}</ref><ref name="DBL">{{cite encyclopedia |author1=Anders Thiset |author1-link=Anders Thiset |url=https://runeberg.org/dbl/2/0213.html |title=Bille, Beate |encyclopedia=[[Dansk Biografisk Leksikon]] |location=Copenhagen |date=1887–1905 }}</ref><ref name="DSDE">{{cite encyclopedia |url=http://www.denstoredanske.dk/Dansk_Biografisk_Leksikon/Monarki_og_adel/Adelsdame/Beate_Bille |title=Beate Bille |encyclopedia=[[Den Store Danske Encyklopædi]] |date=17 July 2011 }}</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
Born at Skarhult into the powerful and ancient noble [[Bille (noble family)|Bille]] family, at 18 years old she married [[Otte Brahe]] of Knudstrup, a member of the equally powerful noble [[Brahe]] family. Otte Brahe was a member of the [[Riksråd|Privy Council]], as were two of their sons, Steen and Axel Brahe. Her husband held substantial [[fiefdom]]s. After his death in 1571, Beate Bille kept the fiefdom of Froste in [[Scania]] and Vissenbjerg Birk at [[Fyn]] until 1575, and Rødinge fief in Scania until 1592.<ref name="DBL"/>
Born at [[Skarhult Castle]] into the powerful and ancient noble [[Bille (noble family)|Bille family]], at 18 years old she married [[Otte Brahe]] of [[Knutstorp Castle]] ({{langx|da|Knudstrup borg|link=no}}), a member of the equally powerful noble [[Brahe|Brahe family]]. Otte Brahe was a member of the {{lang|da|[[Riksråd]]}} ([[Privy Council]]), as were two of their sons, [[Steen Ottesen Brahe (1547–1620)|Steen]] and Axel Brahe. Her husband held substantial [[fiefdom]]s. After his death in 1571, Beate Bille kept the fiefdom of Froste in [[Scania]] and [[Vissenbjerg]] Birk on [[Funen]] until 1575, and {{ill|Rødinge|sv|Röddinge}} fief in Scania until 1592.<ref name="DBL"/>


Beate Bille occupied a prominent position in Danish society in the 16th century, because she and her husband both belonged to some of the country's most prominent noble families, and through her outstanding personality. She was also noted as a supporter of the arts.
Beate Bille occupied a prominent position in Danish society in the 16th century, as {{lang|da|Hofmesterinde}} and because she and her husband both belonged to some of the country's most prominent noble families, and through her outstanding personality. She was also noted as a supporter of the arts.


She died at Lundegård in 1605 and is buried with her husband in Kågerød Kirke in Scania.
She died at {{ill|Lundegård|sv|Lundagårds län}} in 1605 and is buried with her husband in {{ill|Kågerød Kirke|sv|Kågeröds kyrka|nb|Kågerød kirke}} in Scania.


Her children included [[Steen Ottesen Brahe (1547–1620)]].<ref name="DBL"/>
Her children included [[Steen Ottesen Brahe (1547–1620)|Steen Ottesen Brahe]],<ref name="DBL"/> as well as [[Tycho Brahe]] and [[Sophia Brahe]].<ref name="Thoren & Christianson"/><ref name="DBL"/><ref name="DSDE"/>


==References==
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==Literature==
==Literature==
*[[Danmarks Adels Aarbog]] VII, 1890 67.
* [[Danmarks Adels Aarbog]] VII, 1890 67.
*W. Mollerup og Fr. Meidell, ''Billeættens historie 1'', 1893
* W. Mollerup og Fr. Meidell, ''Billeættens historie 1'', 1893




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Not to be confused with Beate Bille (actress).
Beate Clausdatter Bille (Kågerød Kirke, Scania)
Beate Clausdatter Bille, her husband and family

Beate Clausdatter Bille (30 April 1526 – 18 October 1605) was a Danish noblewoman, a member of the royal court, Chief Lady-in-Waiting (Danish: Hofmesterinde, corresponding to Mistress of the Robes in the UK) to Queen Sophie from 1584 to 1592, the wife of statesman Otte Brahe, and a feudal fiefholder in her own right following the death of her husband. She succeeded her sister-in-law Inger Oxe, who held the office from 1572 to 1584, as chief lady-in-waiting to Queen Sophie. Beate Bille was the mother of astronomers Tycho Brahe and Sophia Brahe.[1][2][3]

Biography

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Born at Skarhult Castle into the powerful and ancient noble Bille family, at 18 years old she married Otte Brahe of Knutstorp Castle (Danish: Knudstrup borg), a member of the equally powerful noble Brahe family. Otte Brahe was a member of the Riksråd (Privy Council), as were two of their sons, Steen and Axel Brahe. Her husband held substantial fiefdoms. After his death in 1571, Beate Bille kept the fiefdom of Froste in Scania and Vissenbjerg Birk on Funen until 1575, and Rødinge [sv] fief in Scania until 1592.[2]

Beate Bille occupied a prominent position in Danish society in the 16th century, as Hofmesterinde and because she and her husband both belonged to some of the country's most prominent noble families, and through her outstanding personality. She was also noted as a supporter of the arts.

She died at Lundegård [sv] in 1605 and is buried with her husband in Kågerød Kirke [sv; nb] in Scania.

Her children included Steen Ottesen Brahe,[2] as well as Tycho Brahe and Sophia Brahe.[1][2][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Victor E. Thoren; John Robert Christianson (1990). The Lord of Uraniborg: A Biography of Tycho Brahe. Cambridge University Press. p. 340.
  2. ^ a b c d Anders Thiset (1887–1905). "Bille, Beate". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. Copenhagen.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ a b "Beate Bille". Den Store Danske Encyklopædi. 17 July 2011.

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Court offices
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