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COPENHAGEN.
Chap. XII.
CHAPTER XII.
Who’s who in Denmark — Creation of the titled nobility by King
Christian V. — Danish patronymics — Simplicity of the Danish names —
Surnames only recently adopted — Antiquity of the name of Grubbe
— Families of Scotch extraction — Royal Picture Gallery — Rantzau
le Beau — Zeemann, the sailor artist — Journal of Albert Dürer —
Portraits of Prince Henry and Charles I. — Carl v. Mander and A.
Wuchter — Pastels of Professor Juel.
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WHO’S WHO IN DENMARK.
December.—The orders of titled nobility exist only in
Denmark since the reign of Christian V. Previous to the
year 1670 the titles of Baron and Count were unknown :
all those who were of noble birth, “ armigeri,” or created
so by letters patent, were styled “noble,” without any
extra distinction. The favourite minister of King
Christian, by whose advice this revolution was created, was
probably not unwilling to exchange his plebeian name
of Schumacher for the more high-sounding appellation
of Count Griffenfeld, by which he is chiefly known in
history. In 1671 he created nine Counts and
twenty-five baronial houses.
The nobility was then divided into three heads—
Counts, Barons, and those who bore no title at all.
Among these last were many of the oldest families of
the kingdom, who refused to be parties to the monarch’s
innovation. Certain privileges were granted to the
new-made Counts and Barons, and thirteen Counties (Grevs-
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