Elise Eskilsdotter (Elise Eskildsdatter) (died c. 1483) was a Norwegian noble.[1] Elise was the daughter of Eskild Ågesen and Elisabeth Jakobsdatter Hegle. Her father was a knight fromScania. Around 1420, she married the Norwegian noblemanOlav Nilsson (ca. 1400–1455) who was a member of the nobleSkanke family.[2]
Olav Nilsson served as a member of theRiksråd of Norway and was knighted by KingEric of Pomerania in 1430 and became feudal overlord ofRyfylke inRogaland, Norway. He was a wealthy landowner with properties in both Norway and Denmark. Olav later served KingChristian I of Denmark as a privateer during theDano-Hanseatic War (1426–35). After Treaty ofVordingborg in July 1435, King Christian made peace with theHanseatic League. 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 atMunkeliv Abbey together with his son Nils, his brother Peder Nilsson Skanke, as well asLeif Thor Olafsson, Bishop of Bergen.[3][4][5][6]
Following his death, Elise Eskilsdotter and her children led open warfare against the trade of the German merchant class of Bergen. Her eldest son, Olav, was killed by a shipwreck in 1465, but the youngest son Axel continued the business. Like many other members of the Norwegian nobility, she also opposedDanish rule over Norway. In 1468, KingChristian I confiscated her fief because he no longer trusted her loyalty.
Elise died around 1483.[7][8][9]
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