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Died 11 December 1658, Copenhagen, Denmark Parents Christian IV of Denmark, Vibeke Kruse Grandparents Frederick II of Denmark, Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow Uncles Ulrik of Denmark, John, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein, John August Cousins Charles I of England, Elizabeth Stuart - Queen of, Mary Stuart, Henry Frederick - Prince of, Margaret Stuart Similar Christian IV of Denmark, Hans Ulrik Gyldenløve, Valdemar Christian of Schleswig‑Holstein, Christian - Prince‑Elect of Denmark, Ulrik of Denmark | ||
Ulrik Christian Gyldenløve (7 April 1630 – 11 December 1658) was an illegitimate child of Christian IV of Denmark and his chambermaid and mistress Vibeke Kruse.
In February 1645, Gyldenløve was given the estate Skinnerup gård by his father. He was not impressed with its name nor its derelict condition. He rebuilt the manor and renamed it Ulriksholm. He was subsequently made a count.
Gyldenløve was general of the Realm (Danish: rigsgeneral) and commander-in-chief of the Danish army during the Dano-Swedish War of 1657–1658. Ulrik led the charge of a student army against the Swedish army during the siege of Copenhagen in 1658. When the Swedes stormed Kallebodstrand in Copenhagen, where Gyldenløve had his headquarters, a bloody struggle was fought between the Danish-Dutch defenders and the Swedish-German attackers. Gyldenløve was slain by several enemy gunshots.
The Gyldenløvesgade streets in Copenhagen and Odense are named after him. Gyldenløve was remembered by the Danish nobility and peasantry as one of Denmark's foremost military commanders.
Christian V also had a son with the same name.
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Fyldenløvesgade in Copenahgen and Gyldenløvesgade in Odense are named after him.