, ▁the ▁k ings ▁advis ors ▁had ▁ad vised ▁the ▁king ▁to ▁p ardon ▁him ▁if ▁he ▁was ▁to ▁join ▁them . ▁At ▁first ▁he ▁only ▁had ▁charge ▁of ▁a ▁small ▁ship ▁with ▁a ▁crew ▁of ▁ 2 0 ▁people , ▁however ▁after ▁only ▁three ▁months , ▁he ▁advanced ▁to ▁adm iral , ▁titled ▁Admir al ▁of ▁the ▁Kingdom s ▁( R ig ern es ▁Admir al ). ▁When ▁he ▁was ▁adm iral ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁ 4 0 ▁ships ▁with ▁a ▁crew ▁of ▁ 5 0 0 0 ▁people . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁Norwegian ▁with ▁a ▁leader ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁n avy . ▁His ▁miss ions ▁included ▁sail ing ▁to ▁I cel and ▁to ▁calm ▁down ▁a ▁small ▁re bell ion , ▁and ▁later ▁fighting ▁with ▁his ▁fleet ▁in ▁the ▁Northern ▁Seven ▁Years ' ▁War ▁against ▁the ▁Swedish ▁adm iral ▁Jacob ▁Bag ge . ▁ ▁Krist of fer ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 5 6 5 ▁at ▁around ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 6 5 , ▁and ▁is ▁probably ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁K v inn her ad . ▁ ▁Family ▁Krist of fer ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁Kar en ▁Kn ut sd atter , ▁whose ▁full ▁name ▁is ▁revealed ▁from ▁a ▁ 1 5 6 9 ▁court ▁case . ▁The ▁same ▁ancest ry ▁charts ▁which ▁makes ▁the ▁claim ▁for ▁Krist of fer ' s ▁parents , ▁also ▁hold ▁Kar en ▁with ▁the ▁family ▁name ▁Sch an ke , ▁and ▁her ▁father ▁as ▁Kn ut ▁Ped ers en