Nils Henriksson

Nils Henriksson (* 1455, † 25 November to 29 December 1523 Bergen) was a Norwegian knight and member of the Imperial Council. From later genealogists him the surname Gyldenløve was given what alludes to Nils Henrikssons coat of arms, a golden lion on a field geschachten. He himself never used the name.

Family

His parents were the Knights, Imperial Council and chief Henrik Jensson (around 1415-1478 ) and his wife Elin Nikola Datter ( † after 1478). On September 22, 1494 he married Ingerd Ottesdotter of the family of Rømer ( 1475-1555 ). She was the daughter of the Imperial Council Otte Matsson from the Rømergeschlecht.

Nils Ritter was probably the occasion of the coronation of King John I in Trondheim 1483rd in the election of Christian II in 1489 in Copenhagen for the Norwegian king he has already participated as a member of the Norwegian kingdom Council. There he was responsible for the repeal important provisions of the capitulation of King John, known as the Halmstad recess.

Nils was one of the richest landowners in Norway, and was the most distinguished member of the Norwegian nobility in the time of Christian II, but he never played a dominant role in Norwegian politics. The marriages of his daughters with Danish nobles were the nucleus of a new Norwegian nobility in Norway after the Reformation. He was crosslinked nordaflelske Norge through his family and his marriage. His headquarters was Austrått (also Astrat, Østraat ) on Fosen ( today in the municipality Ørland ), which he had purchased in 1506 by Archbishop Gaute by exchange. He was also related to the Archbishop Aslak Bolt.

Nils came first documented in 1485 in the annual meeting of the court nordafjelske Imperial Council in Bergen on. At these meetings he attended until 1506. He must there have had significant income from own farm by the shore " Sranden " across from Bryggen. At the latest in 1494 he was captain of the castle of Vardøhusfestung with Finnmark, the largest part of Helgeland as a fief, but this feud lost 1514-1517. From before 1513 he had the fief Sunnmøre, Romsdal, Edøy and Fosen with Härjedalen. 1519 he received as a pledge fief still Stjørdal and again with Vardøhus until his death.

Policy

Nils distanced himself from the rebellion Knut Alvssons 1501 and contributed to the conviction of Swedish insurgents because of Majesty crime in Kalmar rating of 1505. On the other hand, he resigned after the uprising Alvssons against the centralization policy of the Union monarchy as they arose under the Norwegian Viceroyalty of Duke Christian. At that time, the possibilities of the Norwegian kingdom Council have been weakened to an independent policy by Christian went over the Imperial Council and more often in his decisions. As Reich Council member he had to accept the common for Denmark and Norway electoral capitulation, the firm wrote the weak position of Norway in the Union of Christian II in 1513. The Norwegian nobility was not given the sole right to award fiefs in Norway, and so does not nobles could get Norwegian fief. His opposition to the centralizing efforts of the Viceroy is also expressed in a legal opinion against the attempt of the king to curtail the ecclesiastical jurisdiction from.

Nils Henriksson nevertheless possessed the favor of the king. He was appointed Master Reichshof, probably at the coronation of Christian II in 1514 or shortly thereafter. But that was only an honorary title that included little further options or functions. Apparently, so the entourage of the king should be upgraded when he accompanied this, Isabella of Austria collect from the Netherlands in the summer of 1515. 1519 he sent along with Archbishop Erik Valkendorf troops to Jämtland as a defense against a Swedish attack.

Death

After the flight of Christian II Nils should take on behalf of the Reich Council Bergenhus and govern the nordafjelske Norway until a new king was chosen. But ill during the negotiations. He is described on 25 November as sick and bedridden and died at the latest on 29 December 1523. His son- Vincens lung took his place the lock on behalf of the Imperial Council.

Progeny

With Ingerd he had daughters:

• Margrete. She married Vincens lungs, later Jens Splid.
• Anna. She married Erik Ugerup to Ula, suzerain to Tønsberg
• Eline. She married Jens Lykke.
• Lucie. She married Jens Bjelke Tillufsøn.
• Ingeborg. She married Peder Hansen Litle. He was the first chef at Bishop Hans Mule, later lord over Akershus.

Out of wedlock, he had

• Henrik, who made career as a clergyman
• Probably Dorothea, who came in 1492 to the monastery of Vadstena.