Niels Aall (1 December 1769 – 23 October 1854) was a

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estate owner, businessman and politician.

Family

Niels Aall was the son of

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merchant Nicolai Benjamin Aall (1739–98) from

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and his wife Amjørg Jørgensdatter Wesseltoft (1741-1815). He was the brother of

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and Jørgen Aall. Aall was married twice, first from 1794 to Mariane Møller until her death in 1796, then from 1804 to Christine Johanne Blom until his own death in 1854.

Biography

After education in

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and

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, Aall settled as a merchant in Porsgunn. From 1810 he was the county clerk in

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and Porsgrunn, before being appointed to

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's government, where he was minister of trade and customs. He was one of the two Norwegian negotiators, alongside Jonas Collett during the Convention of Moss where the Swedish king and the Norwegian government signed a ceasefire agreement following the short war between the two countries. Niels Aall was one of Norway's leading politicians in 1814. Ulegaard

Ulefos Manor

Ulefos Manor (''Ulefos Hovedgaard'') was built by Niels Aall at the Næs Ironworks in

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as the summer residence for his family. The house was completed in 1807 after a construction period of approximately 5 years. The architect was

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in collaboration with Jørgen Henrik Rawert (1751-1823). Ulefos Manor is an Empire-style manor house built of slag stones which were taken from Ulefos Jærnverk. Niels Aall later developed financial problems and in 1840 Ulefos Manor was sold at public auction. His son chamberlain Hans Aall (1805-1863) bought the manor and estates with funds inherited by his wife, Marianne Didrikke von Cappelen (1804-1867), daughter of

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who died in 1828. Their descendants still own the surrounding forest properties, while the manor was turned over to a foundation. Today Ulefos Manor is a museum.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Aall, Niels 1769 births 1854 deaths Ministers of Trade and Shipping of Norway Order of the Polar Star People from Porsgrunn Members of the Storting

Niels Niels is a male given name, equivalent to Nicholas, which is common in Denmark, Belgium, Norway (formerly) and the Netherlands. The Norwegian and Swedish variant is Nils. The name is a developed short form of Nicholas or Greek Nicolaos after Saint ...