Christian Conrad Sophus, Count Danneskiold-Samsøe (29 August 1836 - 1 November 1908), normally referred to as Christian Danneskiold-Samsøe, was member of the Danish comital family
Danneskiold-Samsøe, landowner and administrative leader of the
Royal Danish Theatre.
He headed the court of crown prince Frederik (Frederik VIII) in 1869-76. In August 19+7, he succeeded Edvard Fallesen as head of the
Royal Danish Theatre. He was instrumentral in restoring the ecomomy of the theatre.
Property
His wife brought Annerup and
Christiansholm into the marriage, transferring ownership of both properties to him in conjunction with the marriage. The two properties were sold in 1874 and 1900. In 1894, he succeeded his father as the owner of
Nordfeld, Ålebækgård and Klosterskov on
Møn.
Personal life
He married Wanda Sophie Elisabeth Candia Zahrtmann (12 August 1842 - 27 April 1916) on 22 January 1863. She was a daughter of captain and later vice admiral and naval minister C. C. Zahrtmann and a cousin of the painter
Kristian Zahrtmann. They had six children:
Christian Valdemar Danneskiold-Samsøe (16 February 1864 - 14 March 1931)
Frederikke Sophie Elisabeth Danneskiold-Samsøe (26 June 1865 - 8 July 1949)
Elisabeth Danneskiold-Samsøe (28 October 1866 - 1950)
Ove Danneskiold-Samsøe (22 December 1867 - 8 April 1947)
Viggo Danneskiold-Samsøe (29 May 1874 - 24 January 1936)
Knud Danneskiold-Samsøe (26 June 1876 - 22 July 1957)
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