He was born in on the Vesløsgård estate at Hannæs in northwestern
Jutland, Denmark. He was a son of Niels Krabbe til Vesløsgård (d. 1626) and Vibeke Ulfstand (1559–1611). He was a brother-in-law of
Niels Trolle and
Niels Krabbe. From the age of 14 to the age of 23, he stayed abroad, partly as an educational trip with studies in Germany, France and Italy. ==References==