Died 1703, Odense, Denmark | ||
Children Christian Danneskiold-Samsøe, Frederikke Louise Danneskjold-Samsøe Parents Christian V of Denmark, Sophie Amalie Moth Grandchildren Frederick Christian I, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg Cousins Ferdinand Anton Danneskiold-Laurvig Similar Sophie Amalie Moth, Christian V of Denmark, Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve, Frederick III of Denmark, Princess Sophia Hedwig o | ||
Christian Gyldenløve (Copenhaguen, 28 February 1674 - Odense, 16 July 1703), was one of five illegitimate children fathered by Christian V of Denmark with Sophie Amalie Moth.
He distinguished himself in both foreign and Danish 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 kinswoman Countess Charlotte Amalie af Danneskiold-Samsøe (15 November 1682 - 7 December 1699), a daughter of Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve. They had two daughters:
In Copenhagen on 25 May 1701 Christian married secondly Dorothea Krag (27 September 1675 - Gisselfeld, 10 October 1754). They had two sons:
After his death, his widow who took over his post of royal General Postmaster.