Lensgreve_(Danish_title)

Lensgreve (Danish title)

Lensgreve (Danish title)

Highest noble rank in Denmark

Lensgreve is the name of the highest noble rank in Denmark, and refers to a count (greve) holding an estate with the status of a (len) county.[1] They rank above ordinary (titular) counts, and their position in the Danish aristocracy as the highest-ranking noblemen is broadly comparable to that of dukes in other European countries.[2]

The rank was introduced in 1671 by a regulation establishing counties and baronies.

References

  1. [1]
    Lensgreve in 'The Danish Dictionary', retrieved 19/10 2019
  2. [2]
    Ferdinand Christian Herman von Krogh: Den høiere danske Adel. En genealogisk Haandbog, C. Steen & søn, 1866
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