Rosenkrantz (noble family)
The Rosenkrantz family is the name of a family which belongs to Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and German nobility. The family is known since the 14th century and belongs to the old and high nobility. It has played a prominent role in Denmark and Norway, its members having been estate owners as well as high officials.
Coat of arms of the Danish noble family Rosenkrantz (Danmarks Adels Aarbog, 1906)
Rosenkrantz Tower in Bergen
Rose Garden at Rosendal
Coat of arms of the Baron of Rosendal
Danish nobility is a social class and a former estate in the Kingdom of Denmark. The nobility has official recognition in Denmark, a monarchy. Its legal privileges were abolished with the constitution of 1849. Some of the families still own and reside in castles or country houses. A minority of nobles still belong to the elite, and they are as such present at royal events where they hold court posts, are guests, or are objects of media coverage, for example Kanal 4's TV-hostess Caroline Fleming née Baroness Iuel-Brockdorff. Some of them own and manage companies or have leading positions within business, banking, diplomacy and NGOs.
Cover of Danmarks Adels Aarbog (Peerage of the Danish Nobility)
Dano-Norwegian coronets of rank. To each title one had the right to use a specific coronet. Artist: Lauritz de Thurah