Henrik Gerner (bishop), Date of Birth, Date of Death
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17th century Danish bishop
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About Henrik Gerner (bishop)
- Bishop Henrik Gerner (9 December 1629 - 14 May 1700) was a Dane who studied theology and travelled extensively in England.
- From 1656, at the age of 27, he became parish priest for Birkerød (north of Copenhagen) and in 1693 until his death was appointed bishop of Viborg.
- He was briefly imprisoned, and sentenced to death, by Swedish authorities for plotting the recapture of Kronborg - the sentence was not carried out after the Danish king Frederick III threatened reprisals.
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