Jørgen Jørgensen, Danish explorer (born 1780)

Jørgen Jørgensen

Danish adventurer

Jørgen Jørgensen was a Danish adventurer during the Age of Revolution. During the action of 2 March 1808, his ship was captured by the British. In 1809 he sailed to Iceland, declared the country independent from Denmark–Norway and pronounced himself its ruler. He intended to…