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Christian Ulrik Gyldenløve

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Christian Ulrik Gyldenløve (3 February 1611 – 6 October 1640) was a Danish diplomat and military officer. He was one of three acknowledged illegitimate sons of Christian IV of Denmark—the only one by Kirsten Madsdatter.[1] He died in a fight with troops from the Netherlands at the churchyard of Meinerzhagen and was buried in Wesel.

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  1. ^ Lockhart, Paul Douglas (1992). "Denmark and the Empire: A Reassessment of Danish Foreign Policy under King Christian IV". Scandinavian Studies. 64 (3): 404.