Peter Tordenskjold
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 304 years ago |
Date of birth | October 28,1690 |
Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
Born | Trondheim |
Norway | |
Date of died | November 12,1720 |
Died | Gleidingen |
Laatzen | |
Germany | |
Full name | Peter Jansen Wessel |
Buried | Church of Holmen, Copenhagen, Denmark |
Years of service | 1705–1720 |
Siblings | Caspar von Wessel |
Iver Christian Wessel | |
Hans Wessel | |
Henrik Wessel | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1206919 |
Peter Tordenskjold Life story
Peter Jansen Wessel Tordenskiold, commonly referred to as Tordenskjold, was a Norwegian nobleman and an eminent naval flag officer in the service of the Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy. He rose to the rank of Vice-Admiral for his services in the Great Northern War.