Frederik Christian Hals von Moth (1694 – 12 August 1746) was a Danish merchant, nobleman, colonial administrator and planter who served as Governor-General of St. Thomas and St. John in the Danish West Indies from April 1724 - May 1727 then again from 21 February 1736 - 13 April 1744. In addition, he served as Governor of St. Croix from 8 January 1735 - 15 May 1747. In 1736, his title was changed to Governor General ( generalguvernør ). His military rank was Commander ( kommandørkaptajn ). In addition, he held the rank of justitsråd [ da ] (member of the supreme court).
7-539: Moth's father, Poul von Moth, was a knight. His great aunt was Sophie Amalie Moth Countess of Samsøe, a royal mistress of King Christian V of Denmark . Sophie Moth's son, Christian Gyldenløve became the founder of the Danneskiold-Samsøe family of high nobility. Moth was born in Copenhagen but moved to St. Thomas where he started a family. He married Anna Elizabeth van Beverhoudt on 2 July 1722 on
14-733: A model. Moth was named first Danish-Norwegian Governor of the Danish West India–Guinea Company on 12 November 1733. He also built the slave plantation known as Little Princess in Saint Croix, having acquired the land in 1738, along with owning the Frederiksdal slave plantation on Saint John . This biographical article related to the military of Denmark is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Sophie Amalie Moth Sophie Amalie Moth, Countess of Samsøe (28 March 1654 – 17 January 1719)
21-613: The island of St. Thomas. He had several children on the island over the following 17 years, one of whom was Margarethe Gjertrud who married Lucas Uytendale de Bretton in 1750. His son Frederik Christian Moth became governor of the Danish West Indies from 1770 to 1772 Moth founded the town of Christiansted in 1733 after Denmark-Norway purchased St Croix from the French. He designed the town using Christiania (now Oslo ) as
28-521: The only times that she used her influence were when she secured a few favours from the monarch for some of her relatives. Her brother Matthias Moth , in particular, used the connection to his advantage. In 1682, she was granted estates in Gottorp . After Niels Juel 's death in 1697, the king arranged for her to take over his mansion, today known as the Thott Palace after a later owner and housing
35-439: Was born on 28 March 1654 as the daughter of Poul Moth (1601–1670), doctor of the royal court, and Ida Dorothea Bureneus (1624–1684). The relationship with the monarch was more or less arranged by her mother and started in 1671 or 1672. Sophie bore Christian six children, each of whom he acknowledged publicly. Consistent with the practice of his father and grandfather, all were given the surname Gyldenløve . In 1677 Sophie Amalie
42-453: Was given the title Countess of Samsø , a title which chancellor Peder Griffenfeld had been deprived of after falling from favor. The relationship was known within the royal court from the start, but it was not official until she was given her title and officially presented at court. In 1679, her children were acknowledged; in 1685, they were officially introduced at court. Moth lived quite discreetly and did not have any political influence;
49-493: Was the officially acknowledged royal mistress of King Christian V of Denmark . Together they had six acknowledged illegitimate children, all of whom bore the surname Gyldenløve . In 1677 she was elevated to be the first Landgrave of Samsø . The still-existing Danish noble family of Danneskiold-Samsøe is descended from her. Sophie Amalie Moth was the first officially acknowledged royal mistress in Denmark. Sophie Amalie
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