Nils Henriksson was a Norwegian

Norway

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 knight, landowner, National Counselor and Lord High Steward of Norway who married Ingerd Ottesdatter

Inger, Lady of Austraat

Inger, Lady of Austraat [Rømer] was her era's wealthiest landowner in Norway, a daughter and ultimate heiress of the Younger Rømer family of Norway, a political intriguer , and her fame was the inspiration for Henrik Ibsen's somewhat fanciful play Lady Inger of...

 (fru Inger til Austrått).He was the son of National Counselor Henrik Jensson (ca 1415 -1477) and Elin Nilsdatter (or Nikolasdatter), and through the marriage with Ingerd he consolidated his possession of the Austrått

Austrått

thumb|The manor’s entry portal with the coat of arms carved in [[soapstone]].Austrått or Austrått Manor is a manor in Ørland municipality, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway. Since the 10th century Austrått has been the residence for many noblemen, noblewomen and officials who played a significant role in...

 estates. He was one of Norways largest landowners, with properties in Bergen

Bergen

Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....

, Vardøhus, Hålogaland

Hålogaland

Hålogaland was the northernmost of the Norwegian provinces in the mediaeval Norse sagas. In the early Viking Age, before Harald Fairhair, Hålogaland was a petty kingdom extending between Namdalen in Nord-Trøndelag and Lyngen in Troms.-Etymology:...

, Fosen

Fosen

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, Frosta

Frosta

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, Stjørdal

Stjørdal

is a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Stjørdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Stjørdal, also called Stjørdalshalsen...

, Sunnmøre

Sunnmøre

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, Romsdal

Romsdal

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, Edøy

Edøy

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, Selbu

Selbu

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 and Herjedalen.

He probably became National Counselor as early as 1483 and held a central role with the Norwegian National government until his death, but apparently had no clear political agenda on his own behalf. The title Lord High Steward of Norway which he held in 1514/1515 was most probably an honorary title that was awarded for the trip during the summer of 1515, when he played a role in the delegation that retrieved Christian II's future wife Isabella of Burgundy ( 1501–1526).

Prior to his marriage with Ingerd he had a son Henrik Nielssøn (1500–1567), who was a magistrate and ecclesiastical cannon. Together with Ingerd, Nils had five daughters. Later genealogists have given him the nickname Gyldenløve

Gyldenløve

Gyldenløve is the name of two important noble families in Danish and Norwegian history. The first Gyldenløve family belonged to the Norwegian high nobility...

, because his coat of arms was a golden lion on a checkered field, but neither Nils and his family used this name.