Elise Eskilsdotter (''Elise Eskildsdatter'') (died c. 1483) was a Norwegian noble. Elise was the daughter of Eskild Ågesen and Elisabeth Jakobsdatter Hegle. Her father was a knight from Scania. Around 1420, she married the Norwegian nobleman
Olav Nilsson
Olav Nilsson Skanke (d. 2. September 1455) was a Norwegian nobleman, knight and privateer. He was a member of the Riksråd and served as commander of Bergenhus Fortress.
Background
Olav was one of the members of the Skanke family who went on to se ...
(ca. 1400–1455) who was a member of the noble Skanke family.
Olav Nilsson served as a member of the Riksråd of Norway and was knighted by King Eric of Pomerania in 1430 and became feudal overlord of Ryfylke in
Rogaland
Rogaland () is a Counties of Norway, county in Western Norway, bordering the North Sea to the west and the counties of Vestland to the north, Vestfold og Telemark to the east and Agder to the east and southeast. In 2020, it had a population of 47 ...
, Norway. He was a wealthy landowner with properties in both Norway and Denmark. Olav later served King Christian I of Denmark as a privateer during the Dano-Hanseatic War (1426–35). After Treaty of Vordingborg in July 1435, King Christian made peace with the
Hanseatic League
The Hanseatic League (; gml, Hanse, , ; german: label=Modern German, Deutsche Hanse) was a medieval commercial and defensive confederation of merchant guilds and market towns in Central and Northern Europe. Growing from a few North German to ...
. However Olav continued to attack German merchant ships against the wishes of the king. As a consequence, in 1453 the king dismissed Olav. In 1455, Olav Nilsson was assassinated at
Munkeliv Abbey
Munkeliv Abbey ( no, Munkeliv kloster) was a Benedictine abbey located at Nordnes in Bergen, Norway. It was one of the oldest monasteries in Norway, and also one of the wealthiest and best-documented. There are no visible remains today.
History
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together with his son Nils, his brother Peder Nilsson Skanke, as well as
Leif Thor Olafsson
Leif Thor Olafsson, also Thorleiv Olavsson (died 1 Sep 1455) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Viborg (1440–1451) and Bishop of Bjørgvin (1451–1455).Danish rule over Norway. In 1468, King Christian I confiscated her fief because he no longer trusted her loyalty.
Elise died around 1483.
References
Other sources
* Carlquist, Gunnar (1937) ''Svensk uppslagsbok. Bd 20'' (Malmö: Svensk Uppslagsbok AB)