Jógvan Heinason
Jógvan Heinason | |
|---|---|
| Lawman of the Faroe Islands | |
| In office 1572–1583 | |
| Preceded by | Guttormur Andrasson |
| Succeeded by | Ísak Guttormsson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1541 |
| Died | 1602 (aged 60–61) |
| Nationality | Faroese |
| Relations | Magnus Heinason (half-brother) |
| Parent(s) | Heine Havreki (father) Herborg (mother) |
Jógvan Heinason (1541–1602) was Lawman (prime minister) of the Faroe Islands from 1572 to 1583.
Jógvan Heinason was the son of the Norwegian priest Heine Havreki and a Faroese women, Herborg from Húsavík. The son of Jógvan Heinason's Norwegian step mother, and half brother, was the Faroe Islands' most famous seafarer, Magnus Heinason.
References
- G.V.C. Young's textbook Færøerne - fra vikingetiden til reformationen, 1982
- Løgtingið 150 - Hátíðarrit. Tórshavn 2002, Bind 2, S. 366. (Avsnitt Føroya løgmenn fram til 1816) (PDF-Download)
