The Güldencrone family, also spelled Guldencrone and Gyldenkrone, is a Danish and Norwegian noble family with the rank of fief baron.
Lineage (1643–1683), who belonged to a 17th-century family prominent in Danish financial circles, was in 1673 raised to the baronial estate with the name Güldencrone. As Fief Baron Güldencrone, he held the Barony Vilhelmsborg in Aarhus. His son, (1676–1746), was the father of (1701–1747), (1712–1770), and (1703–1753), the latter of whose son was (1741–1788).
Frederik Güldencrone's sons were (1765–1824) and Wilhelm Güldencrone (1768–1806), among whose sons were (1795–1863) and (1803–1875), who was the father of (1837–1902) and (1840–1880). Ove Güldencrone was an aide-de-camp of King George I of Greece, and in 1877, he presided over the creation of the Greek Navy's torpedo boat fleet.
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, "Güldencrone", in & (editors), Dansk Biografisk Leksikon, Copenhagen: 1932–44. Online
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