Danish nobility

A minority of nobles still belong to the elite, and they are as such present at royal events where they hold court posts, are guests, or are objects of media coverage, for example Kanal 4's TV-hostess Caroline Fleming née Baroness Iuel-Brockdorff.

In 1671 a new titled higher nobility was introduced with the ranks of count and baron available for families that owned estates with a minimum of 2,500 and 1,000 barrels of land hartkorn [da; fr; no; sv] respectively and were willing to allocate them as feudal counties and baronies to be inherited by primogeniture with the possessor receiving the title of lensgreve (lit.

The title of duke being restricted to the royal family and their relatives is in contrast to German and French usage.

A striking feature has been the close ties medieval Danish magnate families had with German (Thuringian, Lower-Saxon, etc.)

Of course his German title – which left him in the Lower Nobility in Germany – should not be termed "rigsgreve" as explained above, but perhaps "tyske greve".

In 1709, Frederick IV of Denmark, in his capacity as King of Norway, granted the title Marquis of Lista to Hugo Octavius Accoramboni of Florence in Italy.