Ulrik Christian Gyldenløve, Count of Samsø
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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.
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This article is about the Danish admiral. For his great-uncle, see Ulrik Christian Gyldenløve (general).
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Ulrik Christian Gyldenløve | |
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Count of Samsø | |
Count of Samsøe | |
Reign | 1698—1719 |
Predecessor | Sophie Amalie Moth |
Successor | Christian Danneskiold-Samsøe [da] |
Born | (1678-06-24)24 June 1678 Brattingsborg, Samsø, Denmark |
Died | 8 December 1719(1719-12-08) (aged 41) Køge Bugt |
Buried | Brattingsborg, Samsø, Denmark |
Noble family | Danneskiold-Samsøe |
Father | Christian V of Denmark |
Mother | Sophie Amalie Moth |
Occupation | Admiral in the Royal Danish Navy Governor of Iceland |
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