Niels, King of Denmark

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For his great-grandson, see Niels of Aarhus.

Niels
Estridsen
FatherSweyn II of Denmark

Niels (

civil war and succeeded by Eric II Emune
.

Early life

Niels was born around 1063, married in 1105, and died in 1134.

Inge I of Sweden. She was believed to have wielded considerable influence during his reign.[2]

Policies and patronage

During the majority of Niels' reign, the country had internal peace. The contemporary

Magnus I.[6]

Civil war

His wife, Margaret, died in 1128 or 1129,

Archbishop Asser of Lund to support Eric.[5]

Eric made little progress in Denmark and moved on to the battle for Scania in 1134. Niels and Magnus landed at Fotevik Bay in Scania in June 1134 seeking to deal Eric a decisive defeat. At the

city of Schleswig. Niels ventured into the former city of Canute Lavard on 25 June 1134, despite warnings. "Should I fear tanners and shoemakers?," he supposedly remarked.[2] He was greeted by the clergy, but he and his vanguard were slain before they could reach the royal palace as the townspeople turned against him.[2] The almost sixty-year reign of Sweyn II Estridson's sons ended when Niels fell and Eric II Emune
became king.

Issue

Niels married

Inge II of Sweden and later married Sverker I of Sweden
. Niels had two children with Margaret, and one child out of wedlock.

  1. Inge Nielsen, who died as a child.[2]
  2. Magnus I of Sweden
  3. Ingerd of Denmark was born out of wedlock, and eventually went on to marry Jarl Ubbe Esbernsen, a descendant of
    Canute the Great.[2]

References

Media related to Niels of Denmark at Wikimedia Commons

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Stefan Pajung, Niels 1065–1134 Archived 19 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Aarhus University, 22 January 2010
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Bricka, Carl Frederik, Dansk Biografisk Lexikon, vol. XII [Münch – Peirup], 1898, pp. 199–201. Available online
  3. ^ a b Kongerækken Archived 18 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine at The Danish Monarchy
  4. ^ a b c Niels, konge af Danmark at Gyldendals Encyklopædi
  5. ^ a b "Gads Historie Leksikon", 3rd edition, Copenhagen, 2006. Entry: Svend Estridsen-sønner, Paul Ulff-Møller, p.637
  6. ^ a b Kings and Queens of Sweden — A thousand year succession Archived 17 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine at Monarchy of Sweden
  7. ^ Krig og krigsteknologi i middelalderen[permanent dead link] at "Museer i København – og omegn"
Niels
Born: c. 1064 Died: 25 June 1134
Regnal titles
Preceded by
King of Denmark

1103–1134 		Succeeded by
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