Danneskiold-Samsøe
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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 t
Christian V of Denmark and Norway, the progenitor of the Danneskiold-Samsøe family
Christian V of Denmark
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Christian V was King of Denmark and Norway from 1670 until his death in 1699.
Christian V portrayed as the prince elect in the year 1650, in a painting by Karel van Mander III
The anointing of Christian V in the chapel of Frederiksborg Palace in 1671.
Seal of Christian V.