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* Netleksikon, Danske adelsslægter (http://www.netleksikon.dk/d/da/danske_adelsslaegter.shtml) | * Netleksikon, Danske adelsslægter (http://www.netleksikon.dk/d/da/danske_adelsslaegter.shtml) | ||
* | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20240526055257/http://danbbs.dk/~stst/slaegt_adel/gamle_adelsslaegter.htm Gamle danske adelsslægter] - archived page | ||
* Prior to the establishment of royal absolutism in 1660, the high nobility was included in the council of the realm. During the 1600 and 1700’s many of the old nobility lines died out (for example Brahe, Gyldenstierne, Marsvin, ect.) and were replaced by German noble families whose title was accepted by the Danish nobility. During this time, laws were created to limit the growth of the noble class. Prior to 1788 most of Danish lands were owned by the nobility and the government through the monarchy. After 1788 some estates sold parts of their to land owning freemen, but the social standing between nobility and land-owning freeman was always distinct. The genealogies of the Danish nobility can be found in Danmarks Adels Årbøger and other biographical works. There are about 200 families who belong to the Danish nobility at present. | * Prior to the establishment of royal absolutism in 1660, the high nobility was included in the council of the realm. During the 1600 and 1700’s many of the old nobility lines died out (for example Brahe, Gyldenstierne, Marsvin, ect.) and were replaced by German noble families whose title was accepted by the Danish nobility. During this time, laws were created to limit the growth of the noble class. Prior to 1788 most of Danish lands were owned by the nobility and the government through the monarchy. After 1788 some estates sold parts of their to land owning freemen, but the social standing between nobility and land-owning freeman was always distinct. The genealogies of the Danish nobility can be found in Danmarks Adels Årbøger and other biographical works. There are about 200 families who belong to the Danish nobility at present. | ||
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DENMARK, [COUNTY] - NOBILITY | DENMARK, [COUNTY] - NOBILITY | ||
DENMARK, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - NOBILITY | DENMARK, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - NOBILITY | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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