Eskild Andersen Kongsbakke
Eskild Andersen Kongsbakke | |
|---|---|
| 6th Governor of Tranquebar | |
| In office 1655–1674 | |
| Monarchs | Frederick III Christian V |
| Preceded by | Poul Hansen Korsør |
| Succeeded by | Henrik Eggers |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1620 Kongsbakke, Denmark–Norway |
| Died | c. 1674 Tranquebar, Thanjavur |
| Spouse | Christine Andersdatter |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Denmark–Norway 1639–1674 |
| Rank | Commander |
| Battles/wars | |
Eskild Andersen (alternatively spelled Eskil; later given the epithet Kongsbakke; c. 1620 – c. 1674), also known by his initials EAK, was a Danish commander and governor of Danish India from 1655 to his death in 1674, co-leading with Henrik Eggers and Sivert Adeler from 1669.
Born in about 1620 in Kungsbacka (Danish: Kongsbakke), present-day Sweden, Kongsbakke would go into the service of the Danish East India Company in 1639. In the same year, he would depart for India on the Christianshavn as the last Danish voyage to India until 1669. Arriving in India, Kongsbakke slowly climbed the Company's hierarchy, becoming the commander of Fort Dansborg in 1655 and thereby also the governor of Tranquebar.
During his governorship, Kongsbakke was the last Dane in the colony and relied on foreign support to defend Dansborg from the Thanjavur Nayak kingdom. Kongsbakke died in Tranquebar in about 1674 and was succeeded by Henrik Eggers and Sivert Adeler.