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The Lord Chamberlain of Denmark ( da, Overkammerherre) is the highest office of the
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Royal Household of Denmark
The Royal Household of Denmark ( da, Det Kongelige Danske Hof) (also called the Royal Court of Denmark, and colloquially known as "The Court" ( da, Hoffet)) is the establishment and the collective departments which supports the monarch and membe ...
, and the most distinguished of the Chamberlains of the Royal Household. The title correspond to the British
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title Lord Chamberlain of the Household
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The title gives precedence in the 1st Class No. 8 in the Danish order precedence, and the bearer is thus entitled to the style
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" His/Her Excellency". While the title still exist today by Royal Regulation, it is not in current use, the Queen preferring to appoint Chamberlains, whom there are 115 of in Denmark.
The Historic role of the Lord Chamberlain is now allocated to the Court Marshal of Denmark
The Court Marshal of Denmark ( da, Hofmarskal) (often, though incorrectly, translated as Lord ChamberlainThe Court Marshal is often stated by its original German name ''Hofmarschall'', as it is not an official title in English.
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Lord Chamberlains
This is a list of the Lord Chamberlains of Denmark. The office was not always held continuously. {, class="wikitable" !Portrait !Name !Tenure !Notes , - , ,Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve
Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve, Count of Laurvig (20 July 1638 – 17 April 1704) was Governor-general of Norway (''Stattholdere i Norge'') from 1664–1699.
He was the leading general in Norway during the Scanian War, whose Norwegian leg is conventio ...
Frederick III of Denmark
Frederick III ( da, Frederik; 18 March 1609 – 9 February 1670) was King of Denmark and Norway from 1648 until his death in 1670. He also governed under the name Frederick II as diocesan administrator (colloquially referred to as prince-bi ...
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, Christian Gyldenløve
Christian Gyldenløve, Count of Samsøe (Copenhagen, 28 February 1674 – Odense, 16 July 1703), was a Danish nobleman and military officer. He was one of five illegitimate children fathered by Christian V of Denmark with Sophie Amalie Moth.
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Christian V of Denmark
Christian V (15 April 1646 25 August 1699) was king of Denmark and Norway from 1670 until his death in 1699.
Well-regarded by the common people, he was the first king anointed at Frederiksborg Castle chapel as absolute monarch since the decree ...
with Sophie Amalie Moth
Sophie Amalie Moth, Countess of Samsøe (28 March 1654 – 17 January 1719) was the officially acknowledged royal mistress of King Christian V of Denmark. Together they had six acknowledged illegitimate children, all of whom bore the surname G ...
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, Chamberlain
Chamberlain may refer to:
Profession
*Chamberlain (office), the officer in charge of managing the household of a sovereign or other noble figure
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*Chamberlain (surname)
**Houston Stewart Chamberlain (1855–1927), German-British philosop ...
from 1695.
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, Carl Adolph von Plessen
Carl Adolph von Plessen (18 May 1678 - 30 January 1758) was a Danish statesman and landowner. He played a central role during the early reign of Christian VI but fell out of favour at the court and resigned in 1733. He was a major stakeholder in ...
Chamberlain
Chamberlain may refer to:
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*Chamberlain (office), the officer in charge of managing the household of a sovereign or other noble figure
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*Chamberlain (surname)
**Houston Stewart Chamberlain (1855–1927), German-British philosop ...
of Prince Charles of Denmark
Prince Charles of Denmark and Norway (26 October 1680 – 8 June 1729) was the fourth son of Christian V of Denmark and his consort Queen Charlotte Amalie, and thus a younger brother of King Frederick IV. He never married and had no children, no ...
from 1708-1729.
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Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York: ...
Reventlow
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coronation gown
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in 1767.
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, Also Prime Minister of Denmark
The prime minister of Denmark ( da, Danmarks statsminister, fo, Forsætisráðharri, kl, Ministeriuneq) is the head of government in the Kingdom of Denmark comprising the three constituent countries: Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islan ...
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, Also Lord Marshal of the Court Marshal of the Court may refer to:
*Court Marshal of Denmark
*''Hofmarschall'' (Court Marshal), in German princely courts
*Marshal of the Court of Lithuania
* Marshal of the Court (Serbia, Yugoslavia)
*Marshal of the Court (Sweden)
* Marshal of the ...
(Danish
Danish may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark
People
* A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark
* Culture of Denmark
* Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish a ...
: ''Overhofmarskal'') and Lord Master of the Horse
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(Ancient Rome)
The original Master of the Horse ( la, Magister Equitu ...
(Danish
Danish may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark
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* A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark
* Culture of Denmark
* Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish a ...
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Johan Sigismund von Mösting (2 November 1759 – 16 September 1843) was a Danish banker and finance minister. He was a key figure in the foundation of Bank of Denmark in 1818. His name is today also associated with Møstings Hus ("Møsting's Ho ...
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Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York: ...
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.
By royal statutory regulation, the Counts Danneskiold-Samsøe and their male-lin ...
, Waldemar Tully Oxholm
, 1876 - 1876
, Also Lord Marshal of the Court Marshal of the Court may refer to:
*Court Marshal of Denmark
*''Hofmarschall'' (Court Marshal), in German princely courts
*Marshal of the Court of Lithuania
* Marshal of the Court (Serbia, Yugoslavia)
*Marshal of the Court (Sweden)
* Marshal of the ...
(Danish
Danish may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark
People
* A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark
* Culture of Denmark
* Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish a ...
: ''Overhofmarskal'')
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, Also Council President of Denmark
The prime minister of Denmark ( da, Danmarks statsminister, fo, Forsætisráðharri, kl, Ministeriuneq) is the head of government in the Kingdom of Denmark comprising the three constituent countries: Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Island ...
(Prime Minister)
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, 1918 - 1926
, Also Lord Marshal of the Court Marshal of the Court may refer to:
*Court Marshal of Denmark
*''Hofmarschall'' (Court Marshal), in German princely courts
*Marshal of the Court of Lithuania
* Marshal of the Court (Serbia, Yugoslavia)
*Marshal of the Court (Sweden)
* Marshal of the ...
(Danish
Danish may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark
People
* A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark
* Culture of Denmark
* Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish a ...
: ''Overhofmarskal'')
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