Wolf Henrik von Kalnein

Wolf Henrik von Kalnein (alternative spellings include Heinrich and Calnein; ) was a Danish officer and governor of Danish India from 9 July 1686 to October 1687.

Wolf Henrik von Kalnein was born to a Prussian noble family and initially served the Brandenburgian army. Subsequently, von Kalnein served the French, Dutch, and Danish armies, participating in the Scanian War. Followingly, von Kalnein was ordered to investigate the conditions in Danish India, caused by Governor Axel Juel. Arriving in Danish Tranquebar, von Kalnein arrested Axel Juel and greatly improved the conditions in the colony before departing the following year.

From 1688, von Kalnein rejoined the Danish army and received command over a battalion in the Danish Auxiliary Corps, which was sent to fight for William III of England in the Williamite War in Ireland. Von Kalnein died here during the Siege of Limerick in 1690.

Early service Wolf Henrik von Kalnein was born into a Prussian noble family, being the son of Caspar von Kalnein and Sussane von Wietmannsdorff. In his youth, von Kalnein first served in the Brandenburgian army, then in the French army, and later in Dutch service, On 7 October the same year, von Kalnein departed for India with the ships Flyvende Ulv and Antoinetta, Even after von Kalnein had returned home, the coins still bore his initials, providing solid evidence that he had a significant influence on the colony. Von Kalnein remarried on 12 February 1679 to Anna Dorothea Munk, Anna Dorothea Munk died in 1689, while von Kalnein was in Ireland.

Wolf Henrik von Kalnein is furthermore noted for bringing the Von Kalnein family to Denmark–Norway.