If a skew-symmetric real matrix has all eigenvalues zero, must it be the zero matrix?

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This can be easily verified for $2\times2$ and $3\times3$ matrices, but can the result be generalised?

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If the matrix has real entries: Any matrix with all eigenvalues zero is nilpotent, the only nilpotent skew-symmetric matrix is the zero matrix.