Hofjægermester (hunting master of the court) is an honorary

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title awarded to a limited number of (major and usually noble)

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s (''godsejere'') by the

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monarch. The title was introduced in Denmark-Norway during the period of

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. Today, it's solely an honorary title. As of the 01.03.2019, 52 persons hold the title in Denmark whereof 42 are men and 10 are women. The title was also used during the Swedish-Norwegian Union, but its use was discontinued in

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and

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. In Norway, the title was spelled ''Hofjægermester'' when the title was used (until 1905), although the modern spelling would be ''hoffjegermester''. The Swedish spelling is ''hovjägmästare''.

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Court titles Denmark–Norway {{Denmark-hist-stub

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