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Gyldenløve (English, "Golden Lion") is an important surname in Danish and Norwegian history. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States A surname is a name added to a Given name and is part of a Personal name. The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional The first Gyldenløve were a family of Norwegian high nobility in the end of Middle Ages, actually not using a surname, but having the golden lion depicted in their escutcheon. A century later Gyldenløve became a name given to illegitimate, but recognized, children of the Danish royal family, as was Gyldenstjerne ("Golden Star") in earlier generations. In Common law, legitimacy is the status of a Child that is born to parents who are legally married to one another or that is born shortly after the

Medieval Norwegian family

So-called Nils Henrikssons slekt, based on its escutcheon figure, has later been given that surname in genealogy and historiography, although only the last female members of the family ever at most used that as surname. The lion figure is believed to have signified their descent from the royal dynasty. The family's most prominent member was Nils Henriksson (died 1523), Lord High Steward of Norway, who was married with the famed lady Inger Ottesdottir Rømer, heiress of Austraat. The couple had only surviving daughters. All other agnatic lines of the old family are presumed extinct already before them. The last male was Nils' bastard's son Henrik Nilsson Gyldenløve. His daughter was the last in the family to use the name Gyldenløve. Escutcheon and family is presented in Hallvard Trætteberg: Norges våbenmerker (Oslo 1933)

Bastards of Dano-Norwegian kings

The name Gyldenløve was given to the illegitimate sons of three kings of Denmark:

Christian IV of Denmark had many illegitimate children by various mothers. Christian IV ( 12 April, 1577 &ndash 28 February, 1648) was the king of Denmark and Norway from 1588 until his death Frederick III ( March 18, 1609 &ndash February 19, 1670) was king of Denmark and Norway from 1648 until his death Christian V ( 15 April 1646 in Flensburg &ndash 25 August 1699 in Copenhagen) was king of Denmark and The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Three of his illegitimate sons were publicly acknowledged and received the surname Gyldenløve:

Frederick III of Denmark fathered Ulrik Frederick (1638-1704) by Margrethe Pape; he was also acknowledged and received the surname Gyldenløve. Christian Ulrik Gyldenløve (1611-1640 was a Danish diplomat and military officer Kirsten Madsdatter (died 1613 was King Christian IV of Denmark 's lover and the mother of one of his three acknowledged illegitimate sons Christian Ulrik Gyldenløve Hans Ulrik Gyldenløve (1615-1645 was a Danish diplomat He was one of three acknowledged illegitimate sons of King Christian IV of Denmark — the only one by Karen Andersdatter (died 1673 was King Christian IV of Denmark 's lover and the mother of one of his three acknowledged illegitimate sons Hans Ulrik Gyldenløve Vibeke Kruse (died 1648 was King Christian IV of Denmark 's lover and the mother of one of his three acknowledged illegitimate sons Ulrik Christian Gyldenløve. Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve (1638-1704 was King Frederick III of Denmark 's illegitimate son who became a statesman and the leading Norwegian general in the Scanian War He earned the respect of the Norwegian people when serving as Statholder there.

Christian V of Denmark fathered five children with Sophie Amalie Moth:

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