Quick Facts
Biography
Jens Toller Rosenheim (born 1636 in Christiania, † 1690 in Dublin), was a Danish and Norwegian nobleman, a jurist, and an official.
Family and marriage
Jens Toller was the son of Niels Toller, who was Mayor of Christiania and one of the leading merchants there. He married in 1666 Anne Hansdatter Lillienschiold, the daughter of Hans Hansen Smidt Lillienskiold and Margrete Jonasdatter.
General history
Jens Toller was in 1676 ennobled under the name Rosenheim.
Around 1689, Jens Rosenheim went to Ireland as Supreme Commissary of War for the Danish troops. The troops were later given to King Wilhelm III of Oranien in order to fight the forces of the expelled king, James II. Rosenheim died during his commission in Ireland.
Coat of arms
Description: A shield of four fields, whereof the upper dexter and the lower sinister on white background have two crossing green rose stilks with red flower, and the others on yellow background have a black human head with a white headband. The same head is the crest.
Literature and sources
- Wikipedia, Norwegian Bokmål & Riksmål: Jens Toller Rosenheim (Per 07.06.2011.)