Danneskiold-Samsøe
The House of Danneskiold-Samsøe is a Danish family of high nobility associated with the Danish Royal Family, and who formerly held the island of Samsø as a fief.
| Danneskiold-Samsøe | |
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| Danish High Noble Family | |
Christian V of Denmark and Norway, the progenitor of the Danneskiold-Samsøe family | |
| Parent family | The House of Oldenburg (Glücksburg) |
| Current region | Denmark |
| Founded | 1695 |
| Current head | Mikkel Archibald Valdemar Christian Lensgreve Danneskiold-Samsøe |
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| Connected members | The Danish Royal Family |
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".
The family uses a traditional spelling of the name; a modern spelling would be Danneskjold-Samsø.
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