Court Marshal of Denmark

Last updated
Marshal of the Court
Hofmarskal (Danish)
Incumbent
Christian Schønau  [ da ]
since 14 January 2024
Royal Household of Denmark
Seat Yellow Palace, Copenhagen
Appointerthe Monarch

The Marshal of the Court of Denmark (Danish : Hofmarskal ; officially translated as lord chamberlain [1] ) is Chief Administrative Officer of the Royal Household of Denmark. [2] The court marshal is the chief executive of finance, staff, official duties, etc. and heads the court marshal's office. [3] This role traditionally fell to the Lord Marshal of the Court (Danish : Overhofmarskal), but this title is no longer used, and all the responsibilities associated with the title have been allocated to the Marshal of the Court.

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Court marshals

Until 1912, there were in periods also a Lord Marshal of the Court, who was the superior of the Marshal of the Court, if one was employed at the same time. [4] Both are listed.

PortraitName
(born-died)
Term of office Monarch(s) Ref.
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
No image.png Johan Christopher von Körbitz
(1612–1682)
165816612–3 years Frederick III
No image.png Christoffer Sehested  [ da ]
(1628–1699)
166116708–9 yearsFrederick III
No image.png Helmuth Otto von Winterfeld  [ da ]
(1617–1694)
Lord Marshal of the Court of Denmark
167016798–9 years Christian V
No image.png Frantz Eberhard von Speckhahn  [ da ]
(1628–1697)
Lord Marshal of the Court of Denmark (1681–1683)
167916811–2 yearsChristian V
No image.png Johan Otto Raben
(1646–1719)
1683169713–14 yearsChristian V
No image.png Peter Christoph von der Osten  [ da ]
(1659–1730)
169716991–2 yearsChristian V
No image.png Ludwig Staats von Hahn
(?–?)
169917055–6 years Frederick IV
No image.png Wilhelm Friedrich von Platen  [ da ]
(1667–1732)
170617169–10 yearsFrederick IV
No image.png Otto Carl von Callenberg  [ de ]
(1686–1759)
Lord Marshal of the Court of Denmark (1717–1719)
171617170–1 yearsFrederick IV
No image.png Wilhelm Moritz Münck von Buseck
(?–?)
171917211–2 yearsFrederick IV
No image.png Christian von Holstein  [ da ]
(1678–1747)
Lord Marshal of the Court of Denmark
172117242–3 yearsFrederick IV
No image.png Otto Blome  [ da ]
(1684–1738)
Lord Marshal of the Court of Denmark
172417305–6 yearsFrederick IV
Christian VI
No image.png Adam Levin von Witzleben  [ da ]
(1688–1745)
Lord Marshal of the Court of Denmark
173017354–5 yearsChristian VI
No image.png Friedrich Carl von Gram
(1702–1782)
Lord Marshal of the Court of Denmark (1739–1741)
173517393–4 yearsChristian VI
No image.png Johann Christoph von Reitzenstein  [ da ]
(1698–1767)
Lord Marshal of the Court of Denmark (1743–1746)
174117431–2 years Frederick V
Adam Gottlob Moltke.jpg Adam Gottlob Moltke
(1710–1792)
1746176619–20 yearsFrederick V
No image.png Christian Frederik Moltke  [ da ]
(1736–1771)
Son of previous. Lord Marshal of the Court of Denmark (1767–1771)
176617670–1 years Christian VII
Conrad Holck by Erik Pauelsen.jpg Conrad Holck
(1745–1800)
176717702–3 yearsChristian VII
No image.png Henrik Bielke  [ da ]
(1750–1811)
177117720–1 yearsChristian VII
Christian Frederik Holstein 1735-1799.jpg Count Christian Frederik Holstein
(1735–1799)
Lord Marshal of the Court of Denmark
177217807–8 yearsChristian VII
Engel Schack (c.1783).jpg Engel Schack  [ da ]
(1750–1811)
Lord Marshal of the Court of Denmark
178017843–4 yearsChristian VII
Christian Frederik Numsen.png Christian Numsen  [ da ]
(1741–1811)
Lord Marshal of the Court of Denmark
178417916–7 yearsChristian VII
No image.png Christian Ludvig Kalkreuth
(?–?)
Lord Marshal of the Court of Denmark
179117920–1 yearsChristian VII
No image.png Wilhelm Theodor Wegener  [ da ]
(1724–1792)
179117920–1 yearsChristian VII
No image.png Count Ferdinand Anton Christian Ahlefeldt
(?–?)
179217941–2 yearsChristian VII
Adam Wilhelm Hauch.jpg Adam Wilhelm Hauch  [ da ]
(1755–1838)
Lord Marshal of the Court of Denmark (1798–1838).

Also Lord Chamberlain of Denmark.

179417983–4 yearsChristian VII
Frederick VI
Christian Ove Haxthausen.jpg Christian Ove Haxthausen  [ da ]
(1777–1842)
Lord Marshal of the Court of Denmark (1840–1842)
183818401–2 yearsFrederick VI
Christian VIII
Illustreret Tidende 1859 - Joachim Godsche von Levetzau.png Joachim Godsche von Levetzau  [ da ]
(1782–1859)
Lord Marshal of the Court of Denmark (1845–1859)
184218452–3 yearsChristian VIII
Frederick VII
Carl Ludvig Lovenskiold by Harald Paetz.jpg Carl Ludvig Løvenskjold
(1822–1898)
Lord Marshal of the Court of Denmark (1881–1898)
1860188120–21 yearsFrederick VII
Christian IX
Valdemar Tully Oxholm.jpg Waldemar Tully Oxholm  [ da ]
(1805–1876)
Lord Marshal of the Court of Denmark (1863–1876).

Also Lord Chamberlain of Denmark.

1863187612–13 yearsChristian IX
Oscar Siegfried Christian O'Neill Oxholm 1915 by Elfelt.jpg Oscar Siegfred O'Neill Oxholm  [ da ]
(1863–1948)
Also Lord Chamberlain of Denmark.
189819067–8 yearsChristian IX
No image.png Count Joachim Moltke  [ da ]
(1857–1943)
190619081–2 years Frederik VIII
Frands Brockenhuus-Schack.jpg Count Frands Brockenhuus-Schack  [ da ]
(1863–1948)
Lord Marshal of the Court of Denmark (1911–1912).

Last Lord Marshal of the Court of Denmark.

190819112–3 yearsFrederik VIII
Christian X
No image.png William Carlton Rothe
(?–?)
1912192613–14 yearsChristian X
No image.png Carl Julius Engelbrecht Juel  [ da ]
(1862–1941)
1926193912–13 yearsChristian X
No image.png Count Christopher Trampe  [ da ]
(1879–1957)
193919477–8 yearsChristian X
No image.png Johan Vest  [ da ]
(1893–1966)
1947196315–16 years Frederik IX
No image.png Holger Eigil Wern
(?–?)
196319684–5 yearsFrederik IX
No image.png Count Karl Christian Trampe  [ da ]
(1924–2014)
196819723–4 yearsFrederik IX
No image.png Kjeld Gustav Knuth-Winterfeldt  [ da ]
(1908–1992)
197219763–4 years Margrethe II
No image.png Hans Sølvhøj  [ da ]
(1919–1989)
1976198912–13 yearsMargrethe II
No image.png Søren Haslund-Christensen  [ da ]
(1933–2021)
1989200313–14 yearsMargrethe II
20161208 Danmarks ambassador Ove Ullerup 0011 (31620696311).jpg Ove Ullerup  [ da ]
(born 1951)
1 September 20031 September 201411 years, 0 daysMargrethe II
No image.png Michael Ehrenreich  [ da ]
(born 1954)
15 February 201531 March 20216 years, 44 daysMargrethe II
No image.png Kim Kristensen  [ da ]
(born 1964)
31 March 202114 January 20242 years, 289 daysMargrethe II
No image.png Christian Schønau  [ da ]
(born 1966)
14 January 2024Incumbent1 year, 178 days Frederik X [5]

See also

References

  1. "Organisational diagram" (PDF). Kongehuset. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  2. "The Court". The Danish Monarchy - Front Page. 2016-04-09. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
  3. "hofmarskal — Den Danske Ordbog". ordnet.dk. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
  4. Lundskov, Kurt (January 2019). "Court Marshals at the Danish Royal House". Lundskov.dk.
  5. "Hofchef udpeget til ny hofmarskal – kabinetssekretæren fratræder". Altinget (in Danish). 2 January 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.