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Name
  
Steen Bille

Role
  
1797–1883


Service/branch
  
Royal Danish Navy

Steen Andersen Bille

Died
  
May 2, 1883, Copenhagen, Denmark

Place of burial
  
Holmens Cemetery, Copenhagen, Denmark

Similar People
  
Olfert Fischer, Horatio Nelson - 1st Viscount, Murad Bey, Jean Victor Marie Moreau, Toussaint Louverture

Battles and wars
  
First Schleswig War

The name of Steen Andersen Bille is closely associated with one extended family of Danish naval officers over several generations.

Contents

In a direct line from one Vice-Commandant of the City of Copenhagen in the later 17th century, a long list of distinguished Danish naval officers emerged – including six admirals, two commanders and six captains. Many of these had the same name as their progenitor.

Progenitor

Colonel and Vice-Commandant of Copenhagen, Steen Andersen Bille (1624–1698).

List

  • Bendix Lasson Bille (23 November 1723 – 5 October 1784), rear admiral.
  • Daniel Ernst Bille (7 April 1711 – 25 February 1790), rear admiral.
  • Daniel Ernst Bille (22 September 1770 – 24 February 1807), captain.
  • Ernst Wilhelm Bille (9 September 1795 – 15 March 1821), senior lieutenant; unmarried.
  • Just Bille (1670–1749), captain.
  • Just Bille (13 March 1744 – 17 January 1802), commander; no issue.
  • Mathias Bille (17 February 1736 – 17 March 1782), captain
  • Michael Bille (14 May 1680 – 2 May 1776), admiral.
  • Michael Johan Petronius Bille (8 November 1769 – 27 March 1845), rear admiral.
  • Steen Andersen Bille (1624–1698), colonel.
  • Steen Andersen Bille (27 March 1725 – 23 September 1748), junior lieutenant; unmarried.
  • Steen Andersen Bille (23 August 1751 – 15 April 1833), admiral; actions: Action of 16 May 1797, Battle of Copenhagen, Gunboat War.
  • Steen Andersen Bille (5 December 1797 – 2 May 1883), vice admiral.
  • Steen Andersen Bille (24 July 1830 – 3 June 1905), captain.
  • Søren Adolph Bille (4 June 1775 – 12 September 1819), captain.

    • Others

    Family Burial Plot

    Many members of the Bille family from Steen Andersen Bille (1751–1833) and his wife onwards are buried at the Holmens Cemetery (Danish: Holmens Kirkegård) in Copenhagen.

    Bille

    Two ships have been named Bille in relatively recent times in the Royal Danish Navy:

  • Bille (1946) a torpedo boat with a speed of 29 knots. Decommissioned 1959
  • Bille (1976) a Willemoes-class torpedo boat, later fitted with two harpoon missiles. Named after Admiral S A Bille (1751–1833)

    • References

    Steen Andersen Bille Wikipedia
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