navy and with careful financial management establish a reserve fund for the naval service. In 1825 he was promoted to vice admiral, and on 1 August 1829 to full admiral. In 1831 Bille was appointed to the Danish Privy Council. Personal life He married Frederikke Vilhelmine Charlotte Bornemann on 6 December 1790. She was the youngest daughter of Vilhelm Hansen Bornemann (1731-1801) and Talche (Thalia) Storm /1738-1779). His wife bore him four children, Thalia Amalia Bille (1792-1820), Sophie Steensdatter Bille (1794–97), Ernst Wilhelm Bille (1795-1821), and Steen Andersen Bille (1797-1883) who became a vice admiral in the Royal Danish Navy. “Do right, and fear nobody" was his life's motto. He died on 15 April 1833 and is buried in the Cemetery of Holmen, Copenhagen. Notes Footnotes Citations References T. A. Topsøe-Jensen og Emil Marquard (1935) "Officerer i den dansk-norske Søetat 1660–1814 og den danske Søetat 1814–1932" (Danish Naval Officers). External links Steen Andersen Bille at finnholbek.dk Steen Andersen Bille at geni.com 1751 births 1833 deaths Danish admirals Danish military commanders of the Napoleonic Wars People from Assens Municipality Steen Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy personnel Burials at Holmen Cemetery