Vibe, Mikkel

Born 1565 in Legaard near Holstebro, died 1624. (BioLek I)

Family
Brother: Vibe, Christen (BioLek I)

Son-in-law: Lorck, Thomas (BioLek I)

Timeline
Employed as a young man by Hess, Marcus, mayor of Copenhagen and merchant. During this time Mikkel Vibe travelled to Spain and England. (BioLek I)

1593 - Citizenship in Copenhagen. (BioLek I)

1596 - involved in trade in Russia beyond Vardøhus. (Sune Dalgård: Det Petsoriske Kompagni af 1619:34)

1598 - Involved in trade in Iceland. (Sune Dalgård: Det Petsoriske Kompagni af 1619:34)

1602 - Raadmand of Copenhagen. (BioLek I)

1609 - Mayor of Copenhagen. (BioLek I)

1615 - Received a permission for whale-hunting in Norway along with the Statholder of Copenhagen, Rantzau, Breide. (Sune Dalgård: Det Petsoriske Kompagni af 1619:34)

1619 - Invested 12,000 rigsdaler in the new Islandsk Kompagni, about 18% of the total capital of the company. (Sune Dalgård: Det Petsoriske Kompagni af 1619:34)

1619 - Invested 100 rigsdaler in the new Petsorisk Kompagni with the intention of trade in northern Russia. Other investors were king Christian IV who was responsible for half of the invested capital along with Willem, Johan de, Post, Johan, Hegerfeldt, Herman, Blanckefort, Boldewin, Mikkelsen, Jacob and likely Lorck, Thomas. (Sune Dalgård: Det Petsoriske Kompagni af 1619:32)