and Vibeke Podebusk (1608–1645). She was betrothed to him after her father died when she was 20, he was 30 years old. She gave birth to their four children between 1664 and 1672. In 1674 Juel was awarded a Danish knighthood. In 1678, he was granted title to Valdemar's Castle (Danish: Valdemars Slot) on the island of Tåsinge. He died in 1697 at 68 years of age. He and his wife were buried in the Niels Juel chapel at the Holmen Church in Copenhagen. See also Statue of Niels Juel HDMS Niels Juel References Other sources Barfod, Jørgen H. (1977) Niels Juel: A Danish Admiral of the 17th century (Marinehistorisk Selskab) Related reading Barfod, Jørgen H. (1997) Niels Juels flåde. (Gyldendal, Copenhagen) Probst, Niels M. (2005) Niels Juel: vor største flådefører (Statens Forsvarshistoriske Museum) 1629 births 1697 deaths 17th-century Danish naval officers Danish nobility Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy personnel People from Oslo Danish admirals People of the Scanian War Juel family Noble Knights of the Order of the Dannebrog