Danneskiold-Samsøe
Sign in to saveThe House of Danneskiold-Samsøe is a Danish family of high nobility who formerly held the island of Samsø as a fief. They represent an illegitimate branch of the House of Oldenburg, which means that they share ancestry with the Danish Royal Family and other European royal families belonging to this same House.
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- History
- Other Danneskiolds
- Danneskiold-Løvendal
- Danneskiold-Laurvig
- Notable family members
- Agnatic succession
- References
The House of Danneskiold-Samsøe is a Danish family of high nobility who formerly held the island of Samsø as a fief. They represent an illegitimate branch of the House of Oldenburg, which means that they share ancestry with the Danish Royal Family and other European royal families belonging to this same House.
By royal statutory regulation, the Counts Danneskiold-Samsøe and their male-line descendants are ranked as the second-highest nobles in Denmark, second only to the Counts of Rosenborg, who also descend from the Danish Kings. With a place in the 1st Class No. 13, they are entitled to the style "His/Her Excellency".
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