Complex sentence: Niese was born in Burg on the island of Fehmarn, then under the direct rule of King Frederick VII of Denmark, and her father was the local pastor who later became director of a seminary in Eckernförde.
Split into simpler sentences: Niese was born in Burg on the island of Fehmarn, then under the direct rule of King Frederick VII of Denmark. Her father was the local pastor who later became director of a seminary in Eckernförde.