Steen Andersen Bille

Colonel and Vice-Commandant of Copenhagen, Steen Andersen Bille (1624–1698). ==Family tree==

• Bendix Lasson Bille (23 November 1723 – 5 October 1784), rear admiral. • Daniel Ernst Bille (7 April 1711 – 25 February 1790), rear admiral. • Daniel Ernst Bille (22 September 1770 – 24 February 1807), captain. • Ernst Wilhelm Bille (9 September 1795 – 15 March 1821), senior lieutenant; unmarried. • Just Bille (1670–1749), captain. • Just Bille (13 March 1744 – 17 January 1802), commander; no issue. • Mathias Bille (17 February 1736 – 17 March 1782), captain • Michael Bille (14 May 1680 – 2 May 1756), admiral. • Michael Johannes Petronius Bille (8 November 1769 – 27 March 1845), rear admiral. • Steen Andersen Bille (1624–1698), colonel. • Steen Andersen Bille (27 March 1725 – 23 September 1748), junior lieutenant; unmarried. • Steen Andersen Bille (23 August 1751 – 15 April 1833), admiral; actions: Action of 16 May 1797, Battle of Copenhagen, Gunboat War. • Steen Andersen Bille (5 December 1797 – 2 May 1883), vice admiral. • Steen Andersen Bille (24 July 1830 – 3 June 1905), captain. • Søren Adolph Bille (4 June 1775 – 12 September 1819), captain. Others ==Family burial plot==

Many members of the Bille family from Steen Andersen Bille (1751–1833) and his wife onwards are buried at the Cemetery of Holmen (Danish: Holmens Kirkegård) in Copenhagen. ==Bille==

Two ships have been named Bille in relatively recent times in the Royal Danish Navy: • Bille (1946) a torpedo boat with a speed of 29 knots. Decommissioned 1959 • Bille (1976) a Willemoes-class torpedo boat, later fitted with two harpoon missiles. Named after Admiral S A Bille (1751–1833) ==Notes==