Sophie Amalie Moth
Sophie Amalie Moth | |
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| Countess of Samsøe | |
Sophie Amalie Moth, Countess of Samsøe | |
| Landgravine of Samsø | |
| Reign | 1677 – 1698 |
| Born | 28 March 1654 |
| Died | 17 January 1719 (aged 64) Jomfruens Egede manor house, Zealand, Denmark |
| Family | Moth |
| Issue | Christiane Gyldenløve Christian Gyldenløve Sophie Christiane Gyldenløve Anna Christiane Gyldenløve Ulrik Christian Gyldenløve |
| Father | Poul Moth |
| Mother | Ida Dorothea Bureneus |
| Occupation | Royal mistress to Christian V of Denmark |
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 Gyldenløve. In 1677 she was elevated to be the first Landgrave of Samsø. The still-existing Danish noble family of Danneskiold-Samsøe is descended from her.
Sophie Amalie Moth was the first officially acknowledged royal mistress in Denmark.