Category: Danish Nobility

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Part of the Euroaristo and Denmark projects.

Danish nobility is a social class and a former estate in the Kingdom of Denmark. The nobility has official recognition in Denmark, a monarchy although its legal privileges were abolished in the 19th century.

Danish nobility is informally divided into two categories: ancient nobility (Danish: uradel) and letter nobility (Danish: brevadel). A more recognised categorization distinguishes between high and lower nobility (Danish: højadel, lavadel). Today, approximately 200 noble houses bearing hereditary titles such as baron or count are extant. "Ancient nobility" refers to those noble houses that are known from the era before the Danish reformation, whereas created nobility are those houses that received their rank by a patent at the time of their elevation to the nobility. Families of the Lord High Councillors of Denmark, and houses endowed with a title (after the commencement of absolutism in Denmark) are regarded as high nobility of Denmark.

  • Steen Thomsen's Genealogical collection including Nobility before about 1700
    • This site includes many helpful tools for using Danmarks Adels Aarbog (DAA or Yearbook of Denmark's Nobility)
      • an introduction, including a list of names of estates and districts that can be confused
      • Steen Thomsen's approximately 7,600 remarks to about 350 pedigrees or medieval noble families in DAA
      • an index to DAA
      • DAA corrections and additions
    • Steen Thomsen's own Danish nobility database based on his research using the DAA
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aft 1551 - 1627

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04 May 1679 - 27 Jun 1704
12 Sep 1794 Hindemae Gods, Skellerup (Vindinge H., Svendborg), Danmark - 17 Sep 1869
29 Jun 1662 - 24 Apr 1702
19 Jul 1709 Harrestedgaard, Hyllinge, Sorø, Danmark - 20 Jul 1757
31 May 1623 Gunnarstorp Slot, Gundestrup, Skåne - 05 Jun 1683
05 Jan 1921 Everdrup (Baarse H., Præstø), Danmark - 11 Feb 1977
07 Jul 1593 Roskilde, Danmark - 17 Jul 1644
13 Mar 1749 København, Danmark - 08 Oct 1808
29 Jul 1877 Sanderumgaard, Davinde (Aasum H., Odense), Danmark - 10 Feb 1954
16 Sep 1665 Næsbyholm Slot, Næsby (Tybjerg H., Præstø), Danmark - 15 Apr 1722
09 Jul 1730 - 19 Dec 1805

V cont.

31 Jul 1660 København, Danmark - 10 Apr 1692
05 Feb 1669 København, Danmark - 21 Jan 1743
18 Apr 1842 Korsør, Danmark - 03 May 1913
09 Nov 1671 København, Danmark - 22 Nov 1732
1623 Søgaard, Kliplev, Denmark - 07 Jul 1686 photo
18 Oct 1805 Eskilstrup Hovedgaard, Sneslev, Sorø, Danmark - 01 Jan 1844
abt 1700
abt 1565 Strietfeld, Mecklenburg-Schwerin
10 May 1810 - 18 Apr 1878

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22 May 1787 Ravnstrup, Holmegård, Danmark - 26 Jul 1863
07 Mar 1724 - 22 Feb 1790

W cont.

07 Feb 1757 København, Danmark - 31 Aug 1831
26 Nov 1828 Brunlaug, Norge - 15 May 1907
aft 1600
1565 - 30 Mar 1624

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20 Dec 1844 Dragsholm Slot, Fårevejle, Holbæk, Danmark - 14 Nov 1906
11 Sep 1847 Kärstorp, Smaaland, Sverige - 30 Apr 1920
31 Jan 1870 Dønnerup Gods - 09 Jan 1932
31 Aug 1851 Dragsholm Slot, Fårevejle, Holbæk, Danmark - 08 Jul 1915
01 Aug 1871 Dønnerup Gods, Holmstrup, Holbæk, Danmark - 02 May 1952
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