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Gyldenløve
Gyldenløve, was a surname for several illegitimate children of Oldenburg kings of Denmark-Norway in the 17th century. Kings The surname Gyldenløve was given to the sons of the following Dano-Norwegian kings: * Christian IV of Denmark (1588–1648) * Frederick III (1648–1670) * Christian V (1670–1699) Christian IV Christian IV had many illegitimate children by various mistresses. Three of his illegitimate sons were officially recognised and given the surname Gyldenløve: * Christian Ulrik (1611–1640) by Kirsten Madsdatter * Hans Ulrik (1615–1645) by Karen Andersdatter * Ulrik Christian (1630–1658) by Vibeke Kruse Frederick III Frederick III fathered Ulrik Frederick (1638–1704) by Margrethe Pape, who was also acknowledged and given the surname Gyldenløve. Ulrik Frederick earned great respect from Norwegians while serving as a Statholder in Norway. Christian V Christian V fathered five children with Sophie Amalie Moth: * Christiane Gyldenløve (1672– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Ulrik Gyldenløve
Hans Ulrik Gyldenløve (10 March 1615 – 31 January 1645) was the illegitimate son of King Christian IV of Denmark and his mistress, Karen Andersdatter. He was also a Danish Navy, Danish-Norwegian Navy officer and ''lensmann'' bailiff. Childhood Hans Ulrik was born at the Kronborg castle in Helsingør, Denmark, on 10 March 1615. He was given ''Gyldenløve'' [Golden Lion] as his surname by his father. It was the traditional surname for the illegitimate children of the Kings of Denmark-Norway in the 17th Century. J[ens]. P[eter]. Jacobsen, author, and Hanna Astrup Larsen, translator, ''Marie Grubbe: a Lady of the Seventeenth Century'' (New York: The American-Scandinavian Foundation, 1917)p. 257/ref> The King also appointed Ernst Normand as the guardian of his son. Hans Ulrik was educated, along with his older half-brother Christian Ulrik Gyldenløve, Christian Ulrik, with Jens Dinesen Jersin as their teacher and, for a time, in Sorø in Zealand, Denmark. In 1629 Hans went wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophie Amalie Moth
Sophie Amalie Moth, Countess of Samsøe (28 March 1654 – 17 January 1719) was the officially acknowledged royal mistress of King Christian V of Denmark. Together they had six acknowledged illegitimate children, all of whom bore the surname Gyldenløve. In 1677 she was elevated to be the first Countess of Samsø. The still-existing Danish noble family of Danneskiold-Samsøe is descended from her. Sophie Amalie Moth was the first officially acknowledged royal mistress in Denmark. Biography Sophie Amalie was born on 28 March 1654 as the daughter of Poul Moth (1601–1670), doctor of the royal court, and Ida Dorothea Bureneus (1624–1684). The relationship with the monarch was more or less arranged by her mother, and started in 1671 or 1672. Sophie bore Christian six children, each of whom he acknowledged publicly. Consistent with the practice of his father and grandfather, all were given the surname Gyldenløve. In 1677 Sophie Amalie was given the title Countess of Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian IV Of Denmark
Christian IV (12 April 1577 – 28 February 1648) was King of Denmark and Norway and Duke of Holstein and Schleswig from 1588 until his death in 1648. His reign of 59 years, 330 days is the longest of Danish monarchs and Scandinavian monarchies. A member of the House of Oldenburg, Christian began his personal rule of Denmark in 1596 at the age of 19. He is remembered as one of the most popular, ambitious, and proactive Danish kings, having initiated many reforms and projects. Christian IV obtained for his kingdom a level of stability and wealth that was virtually unmatched elsewhere in Europe. He engaged Denmark in numerous wars, most notably the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648), which devastated much of Germany, undermined the Danish economy, and cost Denmark some of its conquered territories. He rebuilt and renamed the Norwegian capital Oslo as ''Christiania'' after himself, a name used until 1925. Early years Birth and family Christian was born at Frederiksborg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Gyldenløve
Christian Gyldenløve, Count of Samsøe (Copenhagen, 28 February 1674 – Odense, 16 July 1703), was a Danish nobleman and military officer. He was one of five illegitimate children fathered by Christian V of Denmark with Sophie Amalie Moth. He distinguished himself in both foreign and Danish-Norwegian military service and established himself as the Danish Count ''Danneskiold-Samsøe,'' which descended from his second marriage. In Copenhagen on 27 November 1696 Christian married firstly his second cousin Countess Charlotte Amalie Danneskiold-Laurvig (15 November 1682 – 7 December 1699), a daughter of Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve. They had two daughters: *Christiane Charlotte (Copenhagen, 7 July 1698 – Akershus, 5 October 1699) * Frederikke Louise (Akershus, 2 October 1699 – Sønderborg, 2 December 1744), married on 21 July 1720 to her kinsman Christian August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg In Copenhagen on 25 May 1701 Christian married secondly Doro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulrik Frederick Gyldenløve
Ulrik is a male name, a Scandinavian form of Ulrich. Ulrik may refer to: *Ulrik Frederik Christian Arneberg (1829–1911), Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party *Albert Ulrik Bååth (1853–1912), Swedish poet * Ulrik Balling (born 1975), Danish professional football player *Ulrik of Denmark (1578–1624) *Ulrik of Denmark (1611–1633) * Johan Ulrik Sebastian Gripenberg (1795–1869), Finnish politician * Christian Ulrik Gyldenløve (1611–1640), Danish diplomat and military officer * Hans Ulrik Gyldenløve (1615–1645), Danish diplomat *Ulrik Christian Gyldenløve (1630–1658), illegitimate child of Christian IV of Denmark and Vibeke Kruse *Ulrik Christian Gyldenløve, Count of Samsø (1678–1719), Danish navy Admiral and son of Christian V of Denmark *Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve, Count of Laurvig (1638–1704), King Frederick III of Denmark's illegitimate son *Ulrik Huber (1636–1694), professor of law at the University of Franeker and a political philosopher *Ulrik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vibeke Kruse
Vibeke Kruse (died 1648) was the official mistress of King Christian IV of Denmark between 1629 and 1648 and the mother of one of his three acknowledged, illegitimate sons, Ulrik Christian Gyldenløve. She was described as influential. Life Not much is known of her background, but it is believed that her parents were from Germany. Kruse had been servant of King Christian's spouse, Kirsten Munk. She was fired in 1628, and employed by Munk's mother, Ellen Marsvin. In 1629, Christian was invited by Marsvin to her estate, where he met Kruse, and she became the King's mistress after his breakup with Munk the same year. It has been suggested, that Marsvin encouraged this. In 1631, she was given an allowance and the estate Bramstedt in Holstein. In 1645, the French ambassador reported that she had a great deal of influence on the King. In 1646, when the Crown Prince asked his father for money, he was told to ask her. She was blamed for having turned Christian against his spou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian V Of Denmark
Christian V (15 April 1646 25 August 1699) was king of Denmark and Norway from 1670 until his death in 1699. Well-regarded by the common people, he was the first king anointed at Frederiksborg Castle chapel as absolute monarch since the decree that institutionalized the supremacy of the king in Denmark-Norway. Christian fortified the absolutist system against the aristocracy by accelerating his father's practice of allowing both Holstein nobles and Danish and Norwegian commoners into state service. As king, he wanted to show his power as absolute monarch through architecture, and dreamed of a Danish Versailles. He was the first to use the 1671 Throne Chair of Denmark, partly made for this purpose. His motto was: ''Pietate et Justitia'' (With piety and justice). Biography Early years Prince Christian was born on 15 April 1646 at Duborg Castle in the city of Flensburg, then located in the Duchy of Schleswig. He was the first legitimate child born to the then Prince Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulrik Christian Gyldenløve
Ulrik is a male name, a Scandinavian form of Ulrich. Ulrik may refer to: *Ulrik Frederik Christian Arneberg (1829–1911), Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party *Albert Ulrik Bååth (1853–1912), Swedish poet * Ulrik Balling (born 1975), Danish professional football player * Ulrik of Denmark (1578–1624) * Ulrik of Denmark (1611–1633) *Johan Ulrik Sebastian Gripenberg (1795–1869), Finnish politician *Christian Ulrik Gyldenløve (1611–1640), Danish diplomat and military officer * Hans Ulrik Gyldenløve (1615–1645), Danish diplomat *Ulrik Christian Gyldenløve (1630–1658), illegitimate child of Christian IV of Denmark and Vibeke Kruse * Ulrik Christian Gyldenløve, Count of Samsø (1678–1719), Danish navy Admiral and son of Christian V of Denmark *Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve, Count of Laurvig (1638–1704), King Frederick III of Denmark's illegitimate son *Ulrik Huber (1636–1694), professor of law at the University of Franeker and a political philosopher * Ul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karen Andersdatter
Karen Andersdatter (died 1673 in Copenhagen, Denmark) was the Danish mistress of King Christian IV of Denmark-Norway and the mother of one of his three illegitimate but acknowledged children, Hans Ulrik Gyldenløve. Early life Andersdatter was born in Bremerholm, a village on a little island in the bay of Copenhagen. Bremerholm is present-day a riverside neighborhood of downtown Copenhagen. Andersdatter's father was Anders Hansen Wincke, a secretary from Bremerholm in Copenhagen. Andersdatter's mother was Bodil Knudsdatter Skriver. Andersdatter's maternal uncle was Antonius Knudson (ca 1564–1614), the ''Councillor, rådmann'' [councilman] (1607) and burgomaster, borgermester (mayor) (1611–1614) of Oslo. Personal life Life with King of Denmark When Andersdatter met the King of Denmark for the first time, she was said to have been already engaged to a pastor named Niels Simonsen Glostrup. But Christian IV fell in love with her. In the beginning of 1613, the King swept And ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Ulrik Gyldenløve
Christian Ulrik Gyldenløve (3 February 1611 – 6 October 1640) was a Danish diplomat and military officer. He was one of three acknowledged illegitimate sons of Christian IV of Denmark— the only one by Kirsten Madsdatter. He died in a fight with troops from the Netherlands at the churchyard of Meinerzhagen and was buried in Wesel. See also * Gyldenløve Gyldenløve, was a surname for several illegitimate children of Oldenburg kings of Denmark-Norway in the 17th century. Kings The surname Gyldenløve was given to the sons of the following Dano-Norwegian kings: * Christian IV of Denmark (1588 ... 1611 births 1640 deaths Danish diplomats Danish military personnel Illegitimate children of Christian IV Sons of kings {{Denmark-diplomat-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick III Of Denmark
Frederick III ( da, Frederik; 18 March 1609 – 9 February 1670) was King of Denmark and Norway from 1648 until his death in 1670. He also governed under the name Frederick II as diocesan administrator (colloquially referred to as prince-bishop) of the Prince-Bishopric of Verden (1623–29 and again 1634–44), and the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen (1635–45). The second-eldest son of Christian IV and Anne Catherine of Brandenburg, Frederick was only considered an heir to the throne after the death of his older brother Prince Christian in 1647. He instituted absolute monarchy in Denmark-Norway in 1660, confirmed by law in 1665 as the first in Western historiography. He also ordered the creation of the Throne Chair of Denmark. In order to be elected king after the death of his father, Frederick conceded significant influence to the nobility. As king, he fought two wars against Sweden. He was defeated in the Dano-Swedish War of 1657–1658, but attained great ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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