Sigismund Knuth
Lehnsgraf Sigismund Ellis Frederik Victor Lüttichau Knuth-Knuthenborg (* 3. March 1895 on Store Grundet ; † after 1963 ) was a Danish lieutenant colonel and Chamberlain .
Life
- Origin and family
Knuth came from the Mecklenburg-Danish nobility family Knuth , he was the only son and the elder of two children of the lawyer and court hunter Christian Frederik Knuth (1862-1936) and his wife Sigrid, née. Lorck. On November 30, 1922, Knuth married Elisabeth Denise de Fine Skibsted in Copenhagen's Holmens Kirke . The daughter Annette Elise and the son Ove Christian Frederik Knuth-Knuthenborg (born May 9, 1928 in Frederiksberg , † December 1, 1985) were born from the marriage.
- Career
On November 1, 1932, Knuth became lieutenant captain and battery chief in the sixth artillery division, and on November 1, 1934, he became captain and battery chief in the fifth artillery division. From 1935 to 1937 he was adjutant to King Christian X. On April 16, 1947, he was appointed lieutenant colonel . In 1948 Knuth left the army and was court chief until 1952. On May 1, 1953, he became secretary and chief clerk of the chapter .
Awards
- September 26, 1935: Knight's Cross of the Dannebrog Order
- July 6, 1946: Dannebrogsmændenes hæderstegn
- April 1, 1947: Chamberlain King Christian IX. and master of ceremonies
- August 1, 1947: Chamberlain to Queen Alexandrines
- December 24, 1949: Commander II class of the Dannebrog Order
- May 1, 1963: Commander 1st class of the Dannebrog Order
ancestors
Sigismund Knuth Count of Knuthenborg |
Christian Frederik Knuth Count of Knuthenborg |
Johan Sigismund Knuth Count of Knuthenborg |
Julius Knuth Count of Knuthenborg |
Georgine Frederikke Vilhelmine Knuth, b. of breath | |||
Johanne Charlotte Elise Knuth, b. from Liège |
Mathias von Lüttichau Lieutenant General |
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Christiane Hansine Gottholdine from Lüttichau | |||
Sigrid Knuth, b. Lorck | ? | ? | |
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Web links
- Entry on finnholbek.dk .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Knuth, Sigismund |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Knuth-Knuthenborg, Sigismund Ellis Frederik Victor Lüttichau (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish lieutenant colonel and chamberlain |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 3, 1895 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | on store Grundet |
DATE OF DEATH | after 1963 |