Sophie Amalie Moth

Sophie Amalie Moth
Countess of Samsøe
Sophie Amalie Moth, Countess of Samsøe
Landgravine of Samsø
Reign1677 – 1698
Born(1654-03-28)28 March 1654
Died17 January 1719(1719-01-17) (aged 64)
Jomfruens Egede manor house, Zealand, Denmark
FamilyMoth
IssueChristiane Gyldenløve
Christian Gyldenløve
Sophie Christiane Gyldenløve
Anna Christiane Gyldenløve
Ulrik Christian Gyldenløve
FatherPoul Moth
MotherIda Dorothea Bureneus
OccupationRoyal mistress to Christian V of Denmark

Sophie Amalie Moth, Countess of Samsøe (28 March 1654 – 17 January 1719) was the officially acknowledged royal mistress of King Christian V of Denmark. Together they had six acknowledged illegitimate children, all of whom bore the surname Gyldenløve. In 1677 she was elevated to be the first Landgrave of Samsø. The still-existing Danish noble family of Danneskiold-Samsøe is descended from her.

Sophie Amalie Moth was the first officially acknowledged royal mistress in Denmark.