Ulrik Christian Gyldenløve, Count of Samsø
Ulrik Christian Gyldenløve | |
|---|---|
| Count of Samsø | |
Portrait of Gyldenløve by Hyacinthe Rigaud | |
| Count of Samsøe | |
| Reign | 1698—1719 |
| Predecessor | Sophie Amalie Moth |
| Successor | Christian Danneskiold-Samsøe |
| Born | 24 June 1678 Brattingsborg, Samsø, Denmark |
| Died | 8 December 1719 (aged 41) Køge Bugt |
| Buried | Brattingsborg, Samsø, Denmark |
| Noble family | Danneskiold-Samsøe |
| Father | Christian V of Denmark |
| Mother | Sophie Amalie Moth |
| Occupation | Admiral in the Royal Danish Navy Governor of Iceland |
Ulrik Christian Gyldenløve, Count of Samsø (1678 – December 1719) was a Danish Admiral in the Royal Danish-Norwegian Navy and Governor of Iceland. He was an acknowledged illegitimate son of King Christian V of Denmark and his officially acknowledged royal mistress Sophie Amalie Moth.