# Steen Andersen Bille

The name of Steen Andersen Bille is closely associated with one extended Bille family of Danish naval officers over several generations.
In a direct line from one Vice-Commandant of the City of Copenhagen in the later 17th century, a long list of distinguished Danish naval officers emerged – including six admirals, two commanders and six captains. Many of these had the same name as their progenitor.

## Progenitor

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

## Family tree

| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Karen née Mandixsen (1635–1681) | Karen née Mandixsen (1635–1681) | Karen née Mandixsen (1635–1681) | Karen née Mandixsen (1635–1681) | Karen née Mandixsen (1635–1681) | Karen née Mandixsen (1635–1681) | | | Colonel Steen Andersen Bille (1624–1698) | Colonel Steen Andersen Bille (1624–1698) | Colonel Steen Andersen Bille (1624–1698) | Colonel Steen Andersen Bille (1624–1698) | Colonel Steen Andersen Bille (1624–1698) | Colonel Steen Andersen Bille (1624–1698) | | | Rebekka Elisabeth Poppe (?–1698) | Rebekka Elisabeth Poppe (?–1698) | Rebekka Elisabeth Poppe (?–1698) | Rebekka Elisabeth Poppe (?–1698) | Rebekka Elisabeth Poppe (?–1698) | Rebekka Elisabeth Poppe (?–1698) |
| Captain Just Bille (1670–1749) | Captain Just Bille (1670–1749) | Captain Just Bille (1670–1749) | Captain Just Bille (1670–1749) | Captain Just Bille (1670–1749) | Captain Just Bille (1670–1749) | | | Catherine née Maule (1672–1756) | Catherine née Maule (1672–1756) | Catherine née Maule (1672–1756) | Catherine née Maule (1672–1756) | Catherine née Maule (1672–1756) | Catherine née Maule (1672–1756) | | | First Marriage Mette Glud (1699–1720) | First Marriage Mette Glud (1699–1720) | First Marriage Mette Glud (1699–1720) | First Marriage Mette Glud (1699–1720) | First Marriage Mette Glud (1699–1720) | First Marriage Mette Glud (1699–1720) | | | Admiral Michael Bille (1680-1756) | Admiral Michael Bille (1680-1756) | Admiral Michael Bille (1680-1756) | Admiral Michael Bille (1680-1756) | Admiral Michael Bille (1680-1756) | Admiral Michael Bille (1680-1756) | | | Second marriage to Karen née Lasson (1703–1779) | Second marriage to Karen née Lasson (1703–1779) | Second marriage to Karen née Lasson (1703–1779) | Second marriage to Karen née Lasson (1703–1779) | Second marriage to Karen née Lasson (1703–1779) | Second marriage to Karen née Lasson (1703–1779) | | | | | | |
| | | | | Rear Admiral Daniel Ernst Bille (1711–1790) | Rear Admiral Daniel Ernst Bille (1711–1790) | Rear Admiral Daniel Ernst Bille (1711–1790) | Rear Admiral Daniel Ernst Bille (1711–1790) | Rear Admiral Daniel Ernst Bille (1711–1790) | Rear Admiral Daniel Ernst Bille (1711–1790) | | | Johanne Sophie Amalie née Stibolt (1717–1788) | Johanne Sophie Amalie née Stibolt (1717–1788) | Johanne Sophie Amalie née Stibolt (1717–1788) | Johanne Sophie Amalie née Stibolt (1717–1788) | Johanne Sophie Amalie née Stibolt (1717–1788) | Johanne Sophie Amalie née Stibolt (1717–1788) | | | Rear Admiral Bendix Lasson Bille (1723–1784) | Rear Admiral Bendix Lasson Bille (1723–1784) | Rear Admiral Bendix Lasson Bille (1723–1784) | Rear Admiral Bendix Lasson Bille (1723–1784) | Rear Admiral Bendix Lasson Bille (1723–1784) | Rear Admiral Bendix Lasson Bille (1723–1784) | | | Lieutenant Steen Andersen Bille (1725–1748) | Lieutenant Steen Andersen Bille (1725–1748) | Lieutenant Steen Andersen Bille (1725–1748) | Lieutenant Steen Andersen Bille (1725–1748) | Lieutenant Steen Andersen Bille (1725–1748) | Lieutenant Steen Andersen Bille (1725–1748) | | | Adolphine Christine née Friedenreich (1740–1771) | Adolphine Christine née Friedenreich (1740–1771) | Adolphine Christine née Friedenreich (1740–1771) | Adolphine Christine née Friedenreich (1740–1771) | Adolphine Christine née Friedenreich (1740–1771) | Adolphine Christine née Friedenreich (1740–1771) | | | Captain Mathias Bille (1736–1782) | Captain Mathias Bille (1736–1782) | Captain Mathias Bille (1736–1782) | Captain Mathias Bille (1736–1782) | Captain Mathias Bille (1736–1782) | Captain Mathias Bille (1736–1782) | | | Anna Rebekka née Bredahl (1754–1847) | Anna Rebekka née Bredahl (1754–1847) | Anna Rebekka née Bredahl (1754–1847) | Anna Rebekka née Bredahl (1754–1847) | Anna Rebekka née Bredahl (1754–1847) | Anna Rebekka née Bredahl (1754–1847) |
| Commander Just Bille (1744–1802) | Commander Just Bille (1744–1802) | Commander Just Bille (1744–1802) | Commander Just Bille (1744–1802) | Commander Just Bille (1744–1802) | Commander Just Bille (1744–1802) | | | Admiral Steen Andersen Bille (1751-1833) | Admiral Steen Andersen Bille (1751-1833) | Admiral Steen Andersen Bille (1751-1833) | Admiral Steen Andersen Bille (1751-1833) | Admiral Steen Andersen Bille (1751-1833) | Admiral Steen Andersen Bille (1751-1833) | | | Frederikke Wilhelmina Charlotte née Borneman (1770–1851) | Frederikke Wilhelmina Charlotte née Borneman (1770–1851) | Frederikke Wilhelmina Charlotte née Borneman (1770–1851) | Frederikke Wilhelmina Charlotte née Borneman (1770–1851) | Frederikke Wilhelmina Charlotte née Borneman (1770–1851) | Frederikke Wilhelmina Charlotte née Borneman (1770–1851) | | | Charlotte Margrette Bille (1739–1804) | Charlotte Margrette Bille (1739–1804) | Charlotte Margrette Bille (1739–1804) | Charlotte Margrette Bille (1739–1804) | Charlotte Margrette Bille (1739–1804) | Charlotte Margrette Bille (1739–1804) | | | Captain Anders Bille (1730–1782) (no direct blood relation) | Captain Anders Bille (1730–1782) (no direct blood relation) | Captain Anders Bille (1730–1782) (no direct blood relation) | Captain Anders Bille (1730–1782) (no direct blood relation) | Captain Anders Bille (1730–1782) (no direct blood relation) | Captain Anders Bille (1730–1782) (no direct blood relation) | | | Rear Admiral Michael Johannes Petronius Bille (1769–1845) | Rear Admiral Michael Johannes Petronius Bille (1769–1845) | Rear Admiral Michael Johannes Petronius Bille (1769–1845) | Rear Admiral Michael Johannes Petronius Bille (1769–1845) | Rear Admiral Michael Johannes Petronius Bille (1769–1845) | Rear Admiral Michael Johannes Petronius Bille (1769–1845) | | | Captain Søren Adolph Bille (1775–1819) | Captain Søren Adolph Bille (1775–1819) | Captain Søren Adolph Bille (1775–1819) | Captain Søren Adolph Bille (1775–1819) | Captain Søren Adolph Bille (1775–1819) | Captain Søren Adolph Bille (1775–1819) |
| | | | | | | Lieutenant Ernst Wilhelm Bille (1795–1821) | Lieutenant Ernst Wilhelm Bille (1795–1821) | Lieutenant Ernst Wilhelm Bille (1795–1821) | Lieutenant Ernst Wilhelm Bille (1795–1821) | Lieutenant Ernst Wilhelm Bille (1795–1821) | Lieutenant Ernst Wilhelm Bille (1795–1821) | | | Vice Admiral Steen Andersen Bille (1797-1883) | Vice Admiral Steen Andersen Bille (1797-1883) | Vice Admiral Steen Andersen Bille (1797-1883) | Vice Admiral Steen Andersen Bille (1797-1883) | Vice Admiral Steen Andersen Bille (1797-1883) | Vice Admiral Steen Andersen Bille (1797-1883) | | | | | | | Caroline Christiane Sophie Fredericke von Bülov (1808–1887) | Caroline Christiane Sophie Fredericke von Bülov (1808–1887) | Caroline Christiane Sophie Fredericke von Bülov (1808–1887) | Caroline Christiane Sophie Fredericke von Bülov (1808–1887) | Caroline Christiane Sophie Fredericke von Bülov (1808–1887) | Caroline Christiane Sophie Fredericke von Bülov (1808–1887) | | | | | | | Captain Daniel Ernst Bille (1770–1807) | Captain Daniel Ernst Bille (1770–1807) | Captain Daniel Ernst Bille (1770–1807) | Captain Daniel Ernst Bille (1770–1807) | Captain Daniel Ernst Bille (1770–1807) | Captain Daniel Ernst Bille (1770–1807) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Captain Steen Andersen Bille (1830–1905) | Captain Steen Andersen Bille (1830–1905) | Captain Steen Andersen Bille (1830–1905) | Captain Steen Andersen Bille (1830–1905) | Captain Steen Andersen Bille (1830–1905) | Captain Steen Andersen Bille (1830–1905) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## List

* 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)