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Peder Winstrup

Bishop of Lund

Died when: 74 years 242 days (895 months)
Star Sign: Taurus

 

Peder Winstrup

Peder Pedersen Winstrup (30 April 1605 – 28 December 1679) was Bishop of Lund in Scania.Winstrup was bishop there during a period spanning both Danish and Swedish sovereignty and periods of war when the land was contested.

He was married to the Danish noblewoman, Dorothea von Andersen who was an influential person in her own right in Scania and known to be strongly pro-Danish.


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