About Mogens Skeel
Lived 1651 – 1694 (aged 43). Mogens Skeel was a Danish playwright.
Mogens Skeel (15 July 1651 – 5 August 1694) was a Danish diplomat, amtmand, and playwright. He is likely the author of the satirical play Grevens og Friherrens Komedie, which was written no later than 1675.
After military service under William Duke of Orange and being the Danish envoy the Brandenburg and Sweden he became the Danish Ambassador to England in 1692 just before Robert Molesworth's An Account of Denmark was published.
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Who was Mogens Skeel?
Danish playwright
When was Mogens Skeel born?
Mogens Skeel was born on 15 July 1651 in Tryggevælde.
When did Mogens Skeel die?
Mogens Skeel died on 5 August 1694 in Lingen.
What was Mogens Skeel's occupation?
Mogens Skeel was a playwright.
What nationality was Mogens Skeel?
Mogens Skeel was Danish.
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