Frederik Marcus Knuth, 5th Count of Knuthenborg (11 January 1813 – 8 January 1856) was a Danish

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, landowner,

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and

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. A member of the

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, he was educated at home and later at the

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. From 1847 to 1848 he served as

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in 1848, Knuth served as the first

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of Denmark from March to November 1848. From November 1848, he was member of

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() as one of the members appointed by the king. With the title of enfeoffed count (), he was the fifth holder of the

County of Knuthenborg A county () is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesL. Brookes (ed.) ''Chambers Dictionary''. Edinburgh: Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, 2005. in some nations. The term is derived from the Old French denotin ...

on the island of

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from 1818 to 1856.Danmarks Adels Aarbog 1919, p=328

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External links

Official website of Knuthenborg Castle
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