Jógvan Heinason
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Jógvan Heinason (1541–1602) was First Minister of the Faroe Islands from 1572 to 1583.
Jógvan Heinason was the son of the Norwegian priest Heine Havreki and a Faroese women, Herborg from Húsavík. The son of Heinason's Norwegian step mother, and Heinasons half brother, is the Faroe Islands' most famous seafarer, Magnus Heinason.
References
- G.V.C. Young's textbook Færøerne - fra vikingetiden til reformationen, 1982
- Løgtingið 150 - Hátíðarrit. Tórshavn 2002, Bind 2, S. 366. (Avsnitt Føroya løgmenn fram til 1816) (PDF-Download)
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| Preceded by | Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands 1572-1583 |
Succeeded by Ísak Guttormsson |
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