Name
His birth name was Peter Jansen Wessel. His name occurs with spellings as Peder and Pitter. Upon his ennoblement in 1716, he received the name Tordenskiold. This was also the ortographical form which he used. In newer times, the form Tordenskjold has become usual.
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