Rosenkrantz family
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The Rosenkrantz family is one of Denmark’s oldest and most prominent noble lineages, long influential in the country’s political and social history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rosenkrantz family canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Danish noble family
ⓘ
noble family ⓘ |
| associatedWithInstitution |
Danish Council of the Realm
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Danish royal court ⓘ |
| coatOfArms | Rosenkrantz coat of arms ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Denmark ⓘ |
| estateType | manorial estates ⓘ |
| hasFamilyBranch |
Danish branch of the Rosenkrantz family
ⓘ
Norwegian branch of the Rosenkrantz family ⓘ |
| hasNotableMember |
Erik Rosenkrantz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gunde Rosenkrantz NERFINISHED ⓘ Holger Rosenkrantz the Learned NERFINISHED ⓘ Iver Rosenkrantz NERFINISHED ⓘ Jørgen Rosenkrantz NERFINISHED ⓘ Ludvig Holger Rosenkrantz NERFINISHED ⓘ Niels Rosenkrantz NERFINISHED ⓘ Otto Rosenkrantz NERFINISHED ⓘ Peder Oxe Rosenkrantz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSeat |
Kronborg Castle (as fief in certain periods)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rosenholm Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosenkrantz Tower in Bergen (as residence of a family member) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
Danish administration
ⓘ
Danish diplomacy ⓘ Danish politics ⓘ landed aristocracy ⓘ |
| inspiredNameOf | the character Rosencrantz in Hamlet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the oldest noble families in Denmark
ⓘ
influence on Danish political history ⓘ large landholdings in Denmark ⓘ |
| languageOfFamily | Danish ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | William Shakespeare’s Hamlet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobilityStatus | high nobility ⓘ |
| politicalAlignmentHistorically | supporters of the Danish monarchy ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence |
Jutland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionHistorically |
Lutheranism
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| socialClass | aristocracy ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfProminence |
16th century
ⓘ
17th century ⓘ Early Modern period ⓘ late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| titleHeldByMembers |
baron
ⓘ
count ⓘ lensherre (feudal lord) ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.