Christian Jørgensen Kruse

Christian Jørgensen Kruse (1636 - 29 October 1699) was a Danish government official who He served as the County Governor of Nordland county from 1686 until 1691.

He was born in 1736 as the son ofJørgen Enevoldsen Kruse, til Hjermeslevgaard and Beate Joachimsdatter von Bülow, af Wedendorf. His sister Else Jørgensdatter Kruse, Hjermeslevgaard was married to Valdemar Clausen Daa, til Borreby og Bonderup (1616-1691).

Kruuse was married to Anne Sophie Sivertsdatter Brockenhuus (1652-1693), a daughter of Datter af Siwert Brockenhuus, til Ullerup i Galtrup sogn and Helvig Ulriksdatter Sandberg, til Ullerup, Skarregaard. He died at Hummergade in Copenhagen on 29 October 1699. He was survived by two sons, Christian Christiansen Kruse (1685-1729) and Jørgen Christiansen Kruse (1686-1751). The latter served as commadant of Bornholm in 1644 and reached the rank of generalmajor.