Background
He was probably born in Tysnes, a grandson of Christoffer Rustung.
He was probably born in Tysnes, a grandson of Christoffer Rustung.
He was a naval officer, and from 1631 he was in command of various naval units in the North Sea. He was the largest landowner in Western Norway at the time, and his properties was basis for the later Barony Rosendal.
