Christian Gyldenløve


Christian Gyldenløve, Count of Samsøe, 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 second cousin Countess Charlotte Amalie af Danneskiold-Samsøe, a daughter of Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve. They had two daughters:
In Copenhagen on 25 May 1701 Christian married secondly Dorothea Krag. They had two sons:
After his death, his widow assumed his post of royal General Postmaster.

Ancestry