Jørgen Thygesen Brahe of Rügen in June 1565. He died that same year from a disease he had contracted by rescuing King Frederick II of Denmark when his horse was thrown into the water at Højbro, the bridge leading over to Slotsholmen. Jørgen Thygesen Brahe Jørgen Thygesen Brahe ("Jørgen Brahe til Tostrup i Skåne") (1515 – June 21, 1565) was a member of the Danish nobility. He was the son of Thyge Axelsen Brahe til Tostrup, Danish Councillor. He was also the uncle of the astronomer Tycho Brahe whom he raised after adopting him when Tycho was two and gave an education. He
Tycho Brahe canal and Brahe jumped in after him. Brahe's possessions passed on to his wife Inger Oxe, who considered Tycho with special fondness. In 1566, Tycho Brahe left to study at the University of Rostock. Here, he studied with professors of medicine at the university's famous medical school, and became interested in medical alchemy and botanical medicine. On 29 December 1566, Tycho lost part of his nose in a sword duel with a fellow Danish nobleman, his third cousin Manderup Parsberg. The two had drunkenly quarreled over who was the superior mathematician at an engagement party at the home of Professor