Niels Trolle
| Niels Trolle | |
|---|---|
 Portrait of Niels Trolle | |
| Born |
20 December 1599 Ringkøbing, Denmark |
| Died | 20 September 1667 (aged 67) |
| Nationality | Danish |
Niels Trolle (20 December 1599 – 20 September 1667) was a Danish nobleman and Steward of Norway. He was appointed steward in 1656 and held the position until 1661,[1][2] when he was replaced by Iver Krabbe. He played a central administrative role during the Nordic War in 1657.[1]
Personal life
Trolle was born in Ringkøbing and was the brother-in-law of Gregers Krabbe and Niels Krabbe. He was the son of vassal Børge Trolle (d.1610). He studied at Herlufsholm School for 2 years, and later went on a field trip to Leipzig. Trolle returned home in 1615 only to leave again to study abroad in Giessen. After a brief visit to his home in Denmark, he also studied at the University of Padua, in France and England.
On July 23, 1626, he married Mette Corfitzdatter Rud, who died on February 25, 1632. In 1634, Trolle was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Copenhagen Castle, and on October 16, 1636, he married Helle Rosenkrantz, daughter of Holger Rosenkrantz, at Glimminge.
Career
Trolle was elected as a land commissioner in Zealand in 1638. He became a member of the Admiralty Court in Bremerholm in 1639. In 1643, when the Torstensson War started, he served as a general provisioning commissioner until the spring of 1645, when Christian IV offered him the position of vice admiral.
Trolle, however, did not have the opportunity to play a major role in the war as a naval officer. Although he was ordered to aid in the defense of the island of Bornholm in June 1645, the island fell before his forces could participate and his fleet and company were confined in the Copenhagen harbor.
In August, the Second Treaty of Bromesbro (Brømsebrofreden) was signed and in September he participated in ratification's exchange in Markaryd for which the fleet was unprepared. War events were, in his case a sequel. Christian IV was very angry at him for his attitude against his father, Holger Rosenkrantz, during the process of Nobles in 1646 on the occasion of the island's surrender.
In 1647, he was a member of a commission to investigate the financial condition. Then in August of 1648, he followed Frederick III to tilt as the Akershus and received the Knight battle of the king. In February of 1650, he joined the commission to report on the navy, but in January 1651, he resigned as Vice Admiral because of infirmity. He heard for Hannibal Sehested and Corfitz Ulfeldt who were opponents After the latter case in July of 1651, he was seated on the review commission to examine deliveries to Holmen. In 1655, he became a member of the newly established Admiralty.
He was still meant for far more important business, as he had already been strongly considered to become governor of Norway in 1651 after Hannibal Sehested fell in 1656. After Gregers Krabbe's death he was appointed and also got Akershus Len instead of Roskilde. He probably was not the right man for the position because Lieutenant General Jørgen Bielke disliked him highly for his lack of support and inactivity during the second war with Sweden (1658 -1660). In 1660, when he was present at the great estates of the realm in Copenhagen, he was one of the presidents who was most incensed over the king's plans. In the days surrounding 10 October, he uttered the words, "It is, thus, believed that in this way we should lose our freedom?", while on the other side were rumors that he had been beaten by a class Copenhagen. Like his companions, he bent & became the privy council and the nobility rapporteur by inheritance Declaration on 13 October. As the hereditary elder he carried the imperial sword on 18 October and on 7 November, he gave the new rådsed. At the same time, he also had personal troubles caused by Colonel Jørgen Lion Klaus' attack on him. in October it had come to violent clashes between them which led to interrogations by the royal commission. In March 1661, the Supreme Court acquitted him of all Lion Klaus' accusations and condemned his opponent to suffer as a liar. He had, however, complained that he was convicted by a court, which sat other than his right.
References
- 1 2 Gjeruldsen, Ole H. "Niels Trolle". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
- ↑ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Niels Trolle". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 27 February 2013.