Henrik Span

Henrik Span (17 April 1634 - 27 December 1694) was a naval officer in the Dutch, Venetian and Danish services. He reached the rank of Admiral in the Royal Danish Navy in 1683 and headed the Royal Danish Naval Dockyard in Copenhagen from 1690. In 1692, he was granted Hørbygaard at Holbæk and raised to the peerage by Christian V of Denmark.

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