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Niels

King of Denmark
Person human Q364751
Niels

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
1063, 1065[5]
Date of death
1134, June 25, 1134[6]
Place of death
Schleswig
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of Denmark[15]
Occupation
monarch
Position held
Monarch of Denmark[16]
Religion or worldview
Christianity[17]
Father
Sweyn II of Denmark[8]
Mother
n[9]
Spouse
Margaret Fredkulla, Ulvhild Håkansdotter[10][11]
Child
Magnus I of Sweden, Inge Nielson, Ingerd of Denmark[12][13][14]
Sibling
Sigrid Svendsdatter, Ingerid of Denmark, Sweyn the Crusader, Canute IV of Denmark, Harald III of Denmark, Olaf I of Denmark, Eric I of Denmark, Svend Tronkræver, Benedict, Gyda of Sweden[24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33]
Family
House of Estridsen[19]
Given name
Niels, Nils[21][22]
Manner of death
homicide[23]
Noble title
king[20]
P14608
1014427452[34]
Place of burial
Schleswig Cathedral[7]
🏷️ Also known as
en NIcola di Danimarca en Nils o Niels Svensson en Niels cs Niels Dánský da Kong Niels da Niels af Danmark de Nils o Niels Svensson el Νιλς της Δανίας es Niels de Dinamarca es Nicolas I de Dinamarca es Nicolás I de Dinamarca es Nils o Niels Svensson fi Niilo Sveninpoika fr Nicolas de Danemark fr Niels de Danemark fr Niels Ier de Danemark fr Nils o Niels Svensson he נילס, מלך דנמרק hu Niels dán király id Niels dari Denmark
🔖 Identifiers · 23
VIAF cluster ID
182442212
GND ID
1014427452
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01299331
DDB person (GND) ID
1014427452
Dansk Biografisk Leksikon ID
Niels_-_konge
De Agostini ID
Nicòla+(re+di+Danimarca)
Described at URL
www.biografiasyvidas.com
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
1014427452
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Niels
FamilySearch person ID
GG5L-DNR
Freebase ID
/m/02j8dy
Genealogics.org person ID
I00500658
Show all 23 identifiers +11
Geni.com profile ID
6000000007025559649
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Niels_-_dansk_konge
Lex ID
Niels_-_konge
NE.se ID
nils
Rodovid ID
346804
Roglo person ID
p=niels;n=de danemark
Sejm-Wielki.pl profile ID
dw.269
The Peerage person ID
p10543.htm#i105430
WeRelate person ID
Niels_of_Denmark_(1)
WikiTree person ID
Svendsson-20
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJmTp9v3F9pH9WdM8Mg3Qq

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🔗 Connections
Sibling 9
Canute IV of Denmark, Eric I of Denmark, Olaf I of Denmark, Harald III of Denmark, Gyda of Sweden, Sweyn the Crusader, Ingerid of Denmark, Sigrid Svendsdatter +1 more
Siblings 8
Canute IV of Denmark, Eric I of Denmark, Olaf I of Denmark, Harald III of Denmark, Sweyn the Crusader, Ingerid of Denmark, Sigrid Svendsdatter, Svend Tronkræver
Given name 2
Nils, Niels
Spouse 2
Margaret Fredkulla, Ulvhild Håkansdotter
Spouses 2
Margaret Fredkulla, Ulvhild Håkansdotter
Child 1
Magnus I of Sweden
Children (paternal) 1
Magnus I of Sweden
Country of citizenship 1
Kingdom of Denmark
Family 1
House of Estridsen
Father 1
Sweyn II of Denmark
Instance of 1
human
Manner of death 1
homicide
Noble title 1
king
Occupation 1
monarch
Parent of 1
Sweyn II of Denmark
Place of burial 1
Schleswig Cathedral
Place of death 1
Schleswig
Position held 1
Monarch of Denmark
Religion or worldview 1
Christianity
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Niels was born in 1063[1]. He died on January 1, 1134[2], in Schleswig[3]. He worked as a monarch[4].

FAQs

Where did Niels die?

Niels passed away in Schleswig[3].

Who were Niels's parents?

Niels's father was Sweyn II of Denmark[8]. Niels's mother was n[9].

Who was Niels married to?

Niels's spouses include Margaret Fredkulla[10] and Ulvhild Håkansdotter[11].

What did Niels do for work?

Niels worked as a monarch[4].

Related Entities

Canute IV of Denmark Eric I of Denmark Harald III of Denmark Kingdom of Denmark Magnus I of Sweden Olaf I of Denmark Sweyn II of Denmark

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . fabpedigree.com. fabpedigree.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [2] ↑ . biografiasyvidas.com. biografiasyvidas.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [6] ↑ . The Peerage. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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