The Marshal of the Court of Denmark (; officially translated as lord chamberlain) is Chief Administrative Officer of the Royal Household of Denmark. The court marshal is the chief executive of finance, staff, official duties, etc. and heads the court marshal's office. This role traditionally fell to the Lord Marshal of the Court (), but this title is no longer used, and all the responsibilities associated with the title have been allocated to the Marshal of the Court.
Court marshals Until 1912, there were in periods also a Lord Marshal of the Court, who was the superior of the Marshal of the Court, if one was employed at the same time. Both are listed. Portrait Name(born-died) Term of office Monarch(s) Took office Left office Time in office Johan Christopher von Körbitz 1658 1661 years Frederick III 1661 1670 years Frederick III Lord Marshal of the Court of Denmark 1670 1679 years Christian V Lord Marshal of the Court of Denmark (1681–1683) 1679 1681 years Christian V Johan Otto Raben 1683 1697 years Christian V 1697 1699 years Christian V Ludwig Staats von Hahn 1699 1705 years Frederick IV 1706 1716 years Frederick IV Lord Marshal of the Court of Denmark (1717–1719) 1716 1717 years Frederick IV Wilhelm Moritz Münck von Buseck 1719 1721 years Frederick IV Lord Marshal of the Court of Denmark 1721 1724 years Frederick IV Lord Marshal of the Court of Denmark 1724 1730 years Frederick IVChristian VI Lord Marshal of the Court of Denmark 1730 1735 years Christian VI Friedrich Carl von GramLord Marshal of the Court of Denmark (1739–1741) 1735 1739 years Christian VI Lord Marshal of the Court of Denmark (1743–1746) 1741 1743 years Frederick V Adam Gottlob Moltke 1746 1766 years Frederick V Son of previous. Lord Marshal of the Court of Denmark (1767–1771) 1766 1767 years Christian VII Conrad Holck 1767 1770 years Christian VII 1771 1772 years Christian VII Count Christian Frederik HolsteinLord Marshal of the Court of Denmark 1772 1780 years Christian VII Lord Marshal of the Court of Denmark 1780 1784 years Christian VII Lord Marshal of the Court of Denmark 1784 1791 years Christian VII Christian Ludvig KalkreuthLord Marshal of the Court of Denmark 1791 1792 years Christian VII 1791 1792 years Christian VII Count Ferdinand Anton Christian Ahlefeldt 1792 1794 years Christian VII Lord Marshal of the Court of Denmark (1798–1838).
Also Lord Chamberlain of Denmark. 1794 1798 years Christian VIIFrederick VI Lord Marshal of the Court of Denmark (1840–1842) 1838 1840 years Frederick VIChristian VIII Lord Marshal of the Court of Denmark (1845–1859) 1842 1845 years Christian VIIIFrederick VII Carl Ludvig LøvenskjoldLord Marshal of the Court of Denmark (1881–1898) 1860 1881 years Frederick VIIChristian IX Waldemar Tully OxholmLord Marshal of the Court of Denmark (1863–1876).
Also Lord Chamberlain of Denmark. 1863 1876 years Christian IX Also Lord Chamberlain of Denmark. 1898 1906 years Christian IX Count 1906 1908 years Frederik VIII Count Lord Marshal of the Court of Denmark (1911–1912).
Last Lord Marshal of the Court of Denmark. 1908 1911 years Frederik VIIIChristian X William Carlton Rothe 1912 1926 years Christian X 1926 1939 years Christian X Count 1939 1947 years Christian X 1947 1963 years Frederik IX Holger Eigil Wern 1963 1968 years Frederik IX Count 1968 1972 years Frederik IX 1972 1976 years Margrethe II 1976 1989 years Margrethe II 1989 2003 years Margrethe II 1 September 2003 1 September 2014 Margrethe II 15 February 2015 31 March 2021 Margrethe II 31 March 2021 14 January 2024 Margrethe II 14 January 2024 Incumbent Frederik X
See also Lord Chamberlain of Denmark
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