Frederik Danneskjold-Samsøe (1 November 1703 – 18 July 1778) was a Danish politician, minister, admiral, chief of the Danish-Norwegian marine and count of the Barony Marselisborg.

In 1767 he was ousted from his positions and spent the rest of his life focused on philanthropy and socializing, in part with Christian Jacobsen Drakenberg.

In 1721 Danneskjold-Samsøe returned to Denmark and sought a career in the Danish navy, hoping for help from his uncle king Frederik IV.

However, he had a vocal and abrasive temperament which created conflict with general Poul Vendelbo Løvenørn who controlled both the Danish navy and army at the time.

[3][4] Frederik Danneskjold-Samsøe died on 18 July 1770 on Marselisborg Manor and is buried in the Church of Our Lady in Aarhus.