The House of Danneskiold-Samsøe is a Danish family of

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associated with the

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, and who formerly held the island of

Samsø Samsø (Anglicized: "Samso" or "Samsoe") is a Danish island in the Kattegat off the Jutland Peninsula. Samsø is located in Samsø municipality. The community has 3,724 inhabitants (2017) (January 2010:4,010) called ''Samsings'' and is 114&n ...

as a

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. By royal statutory regulation, the Counts Danneskiold-Samsøe and their male-line descendants are ranked as the second-highest nobles in Denmark, second only to the Counts of Rosenborg, who also descend from the Danish Kings. With a place in the 1st Class No. 13, they are entitled to the

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" His/Her Excellency". The family uses a traditional spelling of the name; a modern spelling would be ''Danneskjold-Samsø''.

History

The name was created for several descendants of Danish monarchs of the

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, born of their liaisons with royal mistresses. The first grantees were children from the 1677 marriage between Countess Antoinette von Aldenburg and Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve, Count of Laurvig, a celebrated (Norwegian) general and the son of Frederick III of Denmark by his mistress Margrethe Pape. King Christian V, the count's half-brother, granted a comital title to all of his male-line descendants. The next grantees were all the children of Christian Gyldenløve, Count of Samsø, the eldest son of Christian V by his mistress Sophie Amalie Moth in 1696. He married his cousin, Countess Antoinette Augusta von Aldenburg (1660-1701) (eldest daughter of Count Anton I von Aldenburg und Knyphausen and his first wife, Countess Auguste Johanna zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein, himself a legitimated son of Anton Gunther, last independent

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). The male Danneskiold-Laurvigen line was extinguished in 1783, and the

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countship was inherited through an heiress by the noble Danish line of Ahlefeldt family. 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 wel

but this Danneskiold-Løvendal branch, 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 succeeded to the countship of Samsø and continues in male line, bearing the surname "Danneskiold-Samsøe". All Danneskiolds since 1829 have been descendants of the eldest son of Christian V and his mistress Sofie Amalie Moth (1654-1719), whom the king elevated to be the first '' Danish nobility, Lensgrevinde til Samsø'' ("Countess of Samsø"). A descendant, Countess Frederikke Louise Danneskiold-Samsøe (1699-1744,) married her kinsman

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(1696-1754), a partitioned-off duke, and from whose marriage all the future Augustenburgs descend. The present comital family numbers the noble families

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, Frijs-Frijsenborg, Kaas,

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, Huitfeldt, Sehested, Gyldenstierne,

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, Rantzau, Reventlow, Brahe, Grubbe, Krag til Juellund, and Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs among their ancestress-linked relatives. The present head of the family is Mikkel Archibald Valdemar Christian Count Danneskiold-Samsoe, with the style of ''Excellency''.

Other Danneskiolds

Danneskiold-Løvendal

Frederik III's son with Margrethe Pape, Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve's sons from his first marriage to Sophie Urne, Carl and Woldemar (1660-1740) became barons of Løvendal in 1662, the latter's son Ulrik Frederik Woldemar was elevated in 1741 by the king of Poland to regent, and his son, Major General and french Marshal François Xavier Joseph Danneskiold-Løvendal (1742-1808), was admitted in 1778 to the Danish court with the name Danneskiold-Løvendal. This line became extinct in 1829 with his son Carl Valdemar Count Danneskiold-Løvendal (1773-1829).

Danneskiold-Laurvig

Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve's children from his third marriage to Countess Antoinette Augusta von Aldenburg were named Danneskiold in 1693. The son, Ferdinand Anton, founded the count's line Danneskiold-Laurvig. He owned the County of Laurvig in

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, was director of the West Indies-Guinea Company and built it since the Counts Moltke belonging to the Palace in Bredgade in Copenhagen. With his son Christian Conrad, Count Danneskiold-Laurwigen, the line also died out in 1783.

Notable family members

Frederik Danneskiold-Samsøe Frederik Danneskjold-Samsøe (1 November 1703 – 18 July 1778) was a Danish politician, minister, admiral, chief of the Danish marine and count of the Barony Marselisborg. In his time Danneskjold-Samsøe held numerous public offices and was awar ...

(1703-1770), politician, minister, admiral, chief of the Danish-Norwegian marine * Christian Conrad Danneskiold-Samsøe (1774-1823), councillor, board member, landowner and magistrate * Henriette Danneskiold-Samsøe (1776–1843), businesswoman, founder of Holmegaard Glass Factory * Countess Louise Sophie Danneskiold-Samsøe, (1796-1867) * Christian Conrad Sophus Danneskiold-Samsøe (1836-1908) theatre director * Ulrich Friedrich Woldemar von Löwendal (1700-1755) * Ferdinand Anton Danneskiold-Laurvig (1688-1754)

Agnatic succession

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(1390–1440) ************ Royal Crown of Denmark

King Christian I of Denmark (1426–1481) ************* Royal Crown of Denmark

King Frederick I of Denmark (1471–1533) ************** Royal Crown of Denmark

King Christian III of Denmark (1503–1559) *************** Royal Crown of Denmark

King Frederick II of Denmark (1534–1588) **************** Royal Crown of Denmark

King Christian IV of Denmark (1577–1648) ***************** Royal Crown of Denmark

King Frederick III of Denmark (1577–1648) ****************** T04 Danish Count

Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve, Count of Løvendal (1638–1704) ******************* T04 Danish Count

Count Carl Danneskiold-Løvendal (1660-1689) ******************* T04 Danish Count

Count Woldemar Danneskiold-Løvendal (1660–1740) ******************** T04 Danish Count

Count Ulrich Friedrich Danneskiold-Løvendal (1694–1754) ******************** T04 Danish Count

Count Ulrich Friedrich Woldemar Danneskiold-Løvendal (1700–1755) ********************* T04 Danish Count

Count Woldemar Henrik Danneskiold-Løvendal (1723-1724) ********************* T04 Danish Count

Count Frederik Woldemar Danneskiold-Løvendal (1724-1740) ********************* T04 Danish Count

Count Franz Xaver Danneskiold-Løvendal (1742–1808) ********************** T04 Danish Count

Count Carl Woldemar Danneskiold-Løvendal (1773–1829) ******************* T04 Danish Count

Count Ulrik Frederik Danneskiold-Laurvig (1678) ******************* T04 Danish Count

Count Christian Anton Danneskiold-Laurvig (1679-1679) ******************* T04 Danish Count

Count Frederik Christian Danneskiold-Laurvig (1681-1696) ******************* T04 Danish Count

Ferdinand Anton, Count of Laurvig (1688–1754) ******************** T04 Danish Count

Count Frederik Ludwig Danneskiold-Laurvig (1717–1762) ********************* T04 Danish Count

Count Christian Frederik Danneskiold-Laurvig (1717–1762) ******************** T04 Danish Count

Count Ulrich Ferdinand Danneskiold-Laurvig (1720) ******************** T04 Danish Count

Count Christian Conrad Danneskiold-Laurvig (1723–1783) ****************** Royal Crown of Denmark

King Christian V of Denmark (1646–1699) ******************* Royal Crown of Denmark

King Frederick IV of Denmark (1646–1699) ******************* Crown of a Prince of Denmark

Prince Christian William of Denmark (1672–1673) ******************* Crown of a Prince of Denmark

Prince Christian of Denmark (1675–1695) ******************* Crown of a Prince of Denmark

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(1680–1729) ******************* Crown of a Prince of Denmark

Prince William of Denmark (1687–1705) ******************* T04 Danish Count

Christian Gyldenløve, Count of Samsøe (1674–1703) ******************** T04 Danish Count

Count Christian Danneskiold-Samsøe (1702-1728) ********************* T04 Danish Count

Count Frederik Christian Danneskiold-Samsøe (1722-1778) ********************** T04 Danish Count

Count Christian Conrad Danneskiold-Samsøe (1774-1823) *********************** T04 Danish Count

Count Frederik Christian Danneskiold-Samsøe (1798-1869) *********************** T04 Danish Count

Count Christian Conrad Sophus Danneskiold-Samsøe (1800-1886) ************************ T04 Danish Count

Count Christian Danneskiold-Samsøe (1838-1914) ************************* T04 Danish Count

Count Christian Emil Robert Danneskiold-Samsøe (1884-1886) ************************* T04 Danish Count

Count Aage Conrad Danneskiold-Samsøe (1886-1945) ************************ T04 Danish Count

Count Christian Ernest Danneskiold-Samsøe (1840-1908) *********************** T04 Danish Count

Count Magnus Otto Sophus Danneskiold-Samsøe (1804-1894) ************************ T04 Danish Count

Count Christian Conrad Sophus Danneskiold-Samsøe (1836-1908) ************************* T04 Danish Count

Count Christian Valdemar Danneskiold-Samsøe (1864-1931) ************************** T04 Danish Count

Count James Christian Carl Sophus Danneskiold-Samsøe (1900-1966) *************************** T04 Danish Count

Count Valdemar Dale Danneskiold-Samsøe (1935-2016) **************************** T04 Danish Count

''Count Mikkel Archibald Valdemar Christian Danneskiold-Samsøe (b. 1971)'' **************************** T04 Danish Count

''Count Frederik Valdemar Mikkel Hannibal Danneskiold-Samsøe (b. 1985)'' **************************** T04 Danish Count

''Count Christian Valdemar Gustav Mikkel Danneskiold-Samsøe (b. 1987)'' **************************** T04 Danish Count

''Count Kevin Christopher Christian Mikkel Danneskiold-Samsøe (b. 1990)'' **************************** T04 Danish Count

''Count Sofus Charles Valdemar Mikkel Danneskiold-Samsøe (b. 1992)'' **************************** T04 Danish Count

Count Oliver James Mikkel Alexander Danneskiold-Samsøe (2000-2016) ************************* T04 Danish Count

Count Viggo Danneskiold-Samsøe (1874-1936) ************************** T04 Danish Count

Count Knud Danneskiold-Samsøe (1900-1969) ************************** T04 Danish Count

Count Hans Christian Erik Viggo Danneskiold-Samsøe (1915-1975) *************************** T04 Danish Count

''Count Carl Christian Erik Leopold Danneskiold-Samsøe (b. 1945)'' *************************** T04 Danish Count

''Count Frederik Jost Conrad Erling Danneskiold-Samsøe (b. 1946)'' *************************** T04 Danish Count

''Count Christian Jürg Heinrich Caspar Danneskiold-Samsøe (b. 1951)'' *************************** T04 Danish Count

''Count Kaj Ulf Carl Johan Danneskiold-Samsøe (b. 1959)'' *************************** T04 Danish Count

''Count Ulrik Otto Hubert Viggo Danneskiold-Samsøe (b. 1965)'' **************************** T04 Danish Count

''Count Philip Christian Ulrik Manuel Danneskiold-Samsøe (b. 1989)'' **************************** T04 Danish Count

''Count Niklas Christian Sophus Laszlo Danneskiold-Samsøe (b. 1990)'' ************************** T04 Danish Count

Count Niels Frederik Kjeld Viggo Danneskiold-Samsøe (1916-1994) *************************** T04 Danish Count

''Count Ulrik Christian Lauritz Danneskiold-Samsøe (b. 1945)'' **************************** T04 Danish Count

''Count Niels Danneskiold-Samsøe (b. 1982)'' *************************** T04 Danish Count

''Count Otto Frederik Aage Danneskiold-Samsøe (b. 1947)'' **************************** T04 Danish Count

''Count Rolf Danneskiold-Samsøe (b. 1976)'' **************************** T04 Danish Count

''Count Helge Danneskiold-Samsøe (b. 1981)'' *************************** T04 Danish Count

''Count Kjeld Viggo Gerhard Danneskiold-Samsøe (b. 1952)'' ************************** T04 Danish Count

Count Oluf Erling Christoffer Viggo Danneskiold-Samsøe (1917) ************************** T04 Danish Count

Count Ubbe Eyvind Gregers Sophus Viggo Danneskiold-Samsøe (1921-1978) *************************** T04 Danish Count

''Count Jakob Frederik Christian Danneskiold-Samsøe (b. 1968)'' **************************** T04 Danish Count

''Count Julius Valentin Danneskiold-Samsøe (b. 1991)'' *************************** T04 Danish Count

''Count Johan Conrad Sophus Danneskiold-Samsøe (b. 1970)'' **************************** T04 Danish Count

''Count Valdemar August Theodor Danneskiold-Samsøe (b. 2008)'' **************************** T04 Danish Count

''Count Vilfred Arthur Cornelius Danneskiold-Samsøe (b. 2012)'' ************************* T04 Danish Count

Count Knud Danneskiold-Samsøe (1876-1957) ************************ T04 Danish Count

Count Frederik Vilhelm Steen Danneskiold-Samsøe (1837-1895) ************************* T04 Danish Count

Count Frederik Sophus Christian Ludvig Danneskiold-Samsøe (1864-1944) ************************* T04 Danish Count

Count Einar Carl Otto Danneskiold-Samsøe (1868-1908) ************************* T04 Danish Count

Count Axel Edzard Ernest Danneskiold-Samsøe (1871-1925) ************************** T04 Danish Count

Count Palle Julian Danneskiold-Samsøe (1906-1968) *************************** T04 Danish Count

''Count Thomas Godske Danneskiold-Samsøe (b. 1946)'' **************************** T04 Danish Count

''Count Mikkel Frederik Danneskiold-Samsøe (b. 1985)'' ************************ T04 Danish Count

Count Otto Ludvig August Balthazar Danneskiold-Samsøe (1841-1896) ************************* T04 Danish Count

Count Adam Sophus Danneskiold-Samsøe (1874-1961) ************************** T04 Danish Count

Count Adam Otto Danneskiold-Samsøe (1910-1981) *************************** T04 Danish Count

''Count Bent Otto Aksel Danneskiold-Samsøe (b. 1943)'' *************************** T04 Danish Count

''Count Adam Peter Wilhelm Danneskiold-Samsøe (b. 1946)'' ************************** T04 Danish Count

Count Ludvig Danneskiold-Samsøe (1926-1990) ********************** T04 Danish Count

Count Ulrik Adolph Danneskiold-Samsøe (1723-1751) ******************** T04 Danish Count

Count Friedrich Danneskiold-Samsøe (1703–1770) ********************* T04 Danish Count

Count Christian Ulrich Danneskiold-Samsøe (1725-1726) ******************* T04 Danish Count

Ulrik Christian Gyldenløve, Count of Samsø (1678–1719)

References

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