Danneskiold-Samsøe
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Danneskiold-Samsøe is a Danish
family of high nobility, formerly holding the island of Samsø
as a fief. The family uses a traditional spelling of the name; a modern spelling would be Danneskjold-Samsø.
The name was created for several illegitimate descendants of Dano-Norwegian monarchs of the House of Oldenburg
. The first grantees were children from the 1677 marriage between Countess Antoinette of Aldenburg-Knyphausen and Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve, Count of Laurvig
, a celebrated (Norwegian) general and the son of Frederick III of Denmark-Norway
by his mistress Margrethe Pape, because that marriage was so high for a bastard that King Christian V
, the count's half-brother, agreed to guarantee a comital title to all its male-line descendants.
The next grantees were all the children of Christian Gyldenløve, Count of Samsø and eldest son of Christian V himself by his mistress Sophie Amalie Moth
, to reward him for his (first) 1696 marriage with his cousin, countess Charlotte Danneskiold-Samsøe, one of the recipients of the previous grant. The male Danneskiold-Laurvigen line was extinguished in 1783, and the Laurvig
countship was inherited through the female heiress by the Ahlefeldt
family, of the Danish high nobility. In 1786, François Xavier Joseph Gyldenløve, second Count of Løvendal, great-grandson of Count Ulrik Frederik's first marriage, was granted the surname Danneskiold as well http://runeberg.org/dbl/10/0597.html; but this line of Danneskiold-Løvendal, too, was extinguished in its male line upon the death of his childless son in 1829. The first marriage of count Christian produced only daughters, but the issue of his second marriage, succeeding to the countship of Samsø, continues in male line to our day and bears the surname in the form "Danneskiold-Samsøe".
Thus, all Danneskiolds since 1829 have been descendants of the eldest son of the relationship between King Christian V and his mistress Sofie Amalie Moth (1654-1719), whom the king elevated to be the first Lensgrevinde til Samsø ("Enfeoffed Countess of Samsø"). Her children carried the surname Gyldenløve
and married into other noble families. The eldest son was Christian Gyldenløve (1674-1703), Count of Samsø, who married Countess Charlotte Amalie Danneskiold, a daughter of that other illegitimate branch of Oldenburg kings, as his first wife. However, Count Christian's male line continued from the sons of his second marriage, who however were given the Danneskiold surname, which ultimately prevented its disappearance from among the Danish nobility. One of the true descendants of the original Danneskiold family was Christian Gyldenløve's and his first wife Charlotte Amalie's daughter Frederikke Louise, Countess Danneskiold-Samsøe (1699-1744), who married her kinsman Christian August, Duke of Augustenburg (1696-1754), a "royal duke", and from whose marriage all the future Augustenborg
s descend.
The present comital family number the noble families Ahlefeldt
, Frijs-Frijsenborg, Kaas, Trolle
, Thott, Ulfstand, Ulfeldt, Huitfeldt
, Sehested, Gyldenstierne, Rosenkrantz, Rantzau
, Reventlow
, Brahe
, Ruud
, Grubbe, Gabel, Krag to Juellund, and Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs among their ancestress-linked relatives.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
family of high nobility, formerly holding the island of Samsø
Samsø
Samsø is a Danish island in the Kattegat off the Jutland Peninsula. Samsø is located in Samsø municipality. The community has 4,300 inhabitants called Samsingers and is 114 km² in area. Due to its central location, the island was used during the Viking Age as a meeting place...
as a fief. The family uses a traditional spelling of the name; a modern spelling would be Danneskjold-Samsø.
The name was created for several illegitimate descendants of Dano-Norwegian monarchs of the House of Oldenburg
House of Oldenburg
The House of Oldenburg is a North German dynasty and one of Europe's most influential Royal Houses with branches that rule or have ruled in Denmark, Russia, Greece, Norway, Schleswig, Holstein, Oldenburg and Sweden...
. The first grantees were children from the 1677 marriage between Countess Antoinette of Aldenburg-Knyphausen and Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve, Count of Laurvig
Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve, Count of Laurvig
Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve, Count of Laurvig was a statesman and the leading Norwegian general in the Scanian War, whose Norway-related portion is conventionally named "the Gyldenløve War", after him...
, a celebrated (Norwegian) general and the son of Frederick III of Denmark-Norway
Frederick III of Denmark
Frederick III was king of Denmark and Norway from 1648 until his death. He instituted absolute monarchy in Denmark and Norway in 1660, confirmed by law in 1665 as the first in western historiography. He was born the second-eldest son of Christian IV of Denmark and Anne Catherine of Brandenburg...
by his mistress Margrethe Pape, because that marriage was so high for a bastard that King Christian V
Christian V of Denmark
Christian V , was king of Denmark and Norway from 1670 to 1699, the son of Frederick III of Denmark and Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg...
, the count's half-brother, agreed to guarantee a comital title to all its male-line descendants.
The next grantees were all the children of Christian Gyldenløve, Count of Samsø and eldest son of Christian V himself by his mistress Sophie Amalie Moth
Sophie Amalie Moth
Sophie Amalie Moth, Countess of Samsø was Christian V of Denmark’s acknowledged official lover. She was the first officially acknowledged royal mistress in Denmark.-Biography:...
, to reward him for his (first) 1696 marriage with his cousin, countess Charlotte Danneskiold-Samsøe, one of the recipients of the previous grant. The male Danneskiold-Laurvigen line was extinguished in 1783, and the Laurvig
Larvik
is a city and municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Larvik. Larvik kommune - has about 41 364 inhabitants and covers 530 km2....
countship was inherited through the female heiress by the Ahlefeldt
Ahlefeldt
Ahlefeldt is a Danish and German family of high nobility.The earliest known ancestor is one Benedict Ahlefeldt, , whose son and grandsons served king Atterdag Valdemar IV of Denmark and received significant pawn fiefs and properties in Denmark....
family, of the Danish high nobility. In 1786, François Xavier Joseph Gyldenløve, second Count of Løvendal, great-grandson of Count Ulrik Frederik's first marriage, was granted the surname Danneskiold as well http://runeberg.org/dbl/10/0597.html; but this line of Danneskiold-Løvendal, too, was extinguished in its male line upon the death of his childless son in 1829. The first marriage of count Christian produced only daughters, but the issue of his second marriage, succeeding to the countship of Samsø, continues in male line to our day and bears the surname in the form "Danneskiold-Samsøe".
Thus, all Danneskiolds since 1829 have been descendants of the eldest son of the relationship between King Christian V and his mistress Sofie Amalie Moth (1654-1719), whom the king elevated to be the first Lensgrevinde til Samsø ("Enfeoffed Countess of Samsø"). Her children carried the surname Gyldenløve
Gyldenløve
Gyldenløve is the name of two important noble families in Danish and Norwegian history. The first Gyldenløve family belonged to the Norwegian high nobility...
and married into other noble families. The eldest son was Christian Gyldenløve (1674-1703), Count of Samsø, who married Countess Charlotte Amalie Danneskiold, a daughter of that other illegitimate branch of Oldenburg kings, as his first wife. However, Count Christian's male line continued from the sons of his second marriage, who however were given the Danneskiold surname, which ultimately prevented its disappearance from among the Danish nobility. One of the true descendants of the original Danneskiold family was Christian Gyldenløve's and his first wife Charlotte Amalie's daughter Frederikke Louise, Countess Danneskiold-Samsøe (1699-1744), who married her kinsman Christian August, Duke of Augustenburg (1696-1754), a "royal duke", and from whose marriage all the future Augustenborg
Duke of Augustenborg
The House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg was a branch of the dukes of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg of the House of Oldenburg. The line descended from Alexander, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg...
s descend.
The present comital family number the noble families Ahlefeldt
Ahlefeldt
Ahlefeldt is a Danish and German family of high nobility.The earliest known ancestor is one Benedict Ahlefeldt, , whose son and grandsons served king Atterdag Valdemar IV of Denmark and received significant pawn fiefs and properties in Denmark....
, Frijs-Frijsenborg, Kaas, Trolle
Trolle
Trolle is the name of a noble family, originally from Sweden. The family has produced prominent people in the histories of Denmark and in Sweden since the Middle Ages and is associated qwith several estates in Sweden....
, Thott, Ulfstand, Ulfeldt, Huitfeldt
Huitfeldt
Huitfeldt is a Norwegian and Danish surname which may refer to:* Anniken Huitfeldt , Norwegian politician representing the Norwegian Labour Party* Arild Huitfeldt , Danish historian and state official* Hans L. C...
, Sehested, Gyldenstierne, Rosenkrantz, Rantzau
Rantzau
Rantzau is an Amt in the district of Pinneberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated around Barmstedt, which is the seat of the Amt, but not part of it...
, Reventlow
Reventlow
The name Reventlow, a noble Danish surname, may refer to:* Anne Sophie Reventlow, queen consort of Denmark * Christian Detlev Reventlow Danish diplomat and military leader 1671-1738)...
, Brahe
Brahe
Brahe is the name of a Scanian noble family that was influential in both Danish and Swedish history but has its family roots in Swedish origin. The first member of the family is speculated to have been Verner Braghde from Halland. Better documented is Peder Axelsen Brahe who appears in late 14th...
, Ruud
Ruud
Ruud and Rud are surnames of Norwegian origin. Both are also Norwegian place names of numerous farmsteads named Rud or Ruud from Old Norse ruð meaning clearing...
, Grubbe, Gabel, Krag to Juellund, and Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs among their ancestress-linked relatives.