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Ulrik Christian Gyldenløve, Count of Samsø (1678 – December 1719) was a Danish Admiral in the Royal Danish-Norwegian Navy and Governor of Iceland. He was an acknowledged illegitimate son of King Christian V of Denmark and his officially acknowledged royal mistress Sophie Amalie Moth.
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.
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Ulrik Christian Gyldenløve (1678, Samsø – December 1719) was a Danish navy Admiral and Governor of Iceland. He was an acknowledged illegitimate son of Christian V of Denmark and Sophie Amalie Moth.
When Gyldenløve was 6 years old, his father appointed him Governor of Iceland, then a Danish possession, a position that he held until his death, although he never visited the country.
Although Frederick IV of Denmark strongly distrusted nobility, his half-brother, Ulrik Christian Gyldenløve became Lieutenant General Admiral of the Danish Fleet in 1697, ultimately going on to become Commander-in-Chief of the Navy. He is also recognized as the founder of the Royal Danish Naval Academy.
Dansk biografisk Lexikon / VI. Bind, by Carl Frederik Bricka (1887-1905)
Christian Gyldenløve, Landgrave 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.
Ulrik Christian Gyldenløve, Count of Samsø was born on month day 1678, in birth place, to Christian V Denmark Norway. Ulrik had 6 siblings: Frederick IV of Denmark , Princess Sophia Hedwig of Denmark and 4 other siblings .
Ulrik Christian Gyldenløve (1678 – December 1719) was a Danish navy Admiral and Governor of Iceland. He was an acknowledged illegitimate son of King Christian V of Denmark and his officially acknowledged royal mistress Sophie Amalie Moth .
May 12, 2023 · Norsk bokmål: Ulrik Christian Gyldenløve (1678–1719), sønn av kong Christian V og Sophie Amalie Moth. English: Ulrik Christian Gyldenløve (1678–1719), son of Christian V of Denmark and Sophie Amalie Moth. Ulrik Christian Gyldenløve, Count of Samsø. 17th and 18th-century Danish nobleman and admiral (1678-1719) maleri fra 1696 av ...