Ulrik Christian Gyldenløve
Ulrik Christian Gyldenløve (born June 14, 1678 on Samsø , Denmark , † December 8, 1719 in Copenhagen ), Count of Samsø and Baron of Marselisborg, was a Danish admiral. He was the son of the Danish King Christian V with Sophie Amalie Moth and thus half-brother of King Friedrich IV.
Life
At the end of the 1690s he joined the Danish Navy and in 1701, as Admiral General, became Commander-in-Chief of all Danish-Norwegian naval forces. During the Great Northern War he defeated the Swedish General Admiral Hans Wachtmeister in 1710 in the Køgebucht and in 1712 off Rügen . He defeated the Swedes again in 1715 before Jasmund , but when they met again in the Køgebucht he was fatally wounded by a Swedish sniper in 1719 and died in Copenhagen.
He was married to Charlotte Amalie Krabbe af Østergaard (1689–1709) since 1708. The marriage remained childless when Charlotte died a year later.
literature
- C. With .: Gyldenløve, Ulrik Christian . In: Carl Frederik Bricka (Ed.): Dansk biografisk Lexikon. Tillige omfattende Norge for Tidsrummet 1537-1814. 1st edition. tape 6 : Gerson-H. Hansen . Gyldendalske Boghandels Forlag, Copenhagen 1892, p. 347-349 (Danish, runeberg.org ).
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gyldenløve, Ulrik Christian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish admiral |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 14, 1678 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | on Samsø , Denmark |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 8, 1719 |
| Place of death | Copenhagen |