Corfitz Ulfeldt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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danish statesman
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Place of Birth: Assens, Region of Southern Denmark, Denmark
About Corfitz Ulfeldt
- Count Corfits Ulfeldt (10 July 1606 – 20 February 1664), Danish statesman, was the son of the chancellor Jacob Ulfeldt.
- After a careful education abroad, concluding with one year under Cesare Cremonini at Padua, he returned to Denmark in 1629 and quickly won the favor of King Christian IV.
- In 1634 he was made a Knight of the Order of the Elephant, in 1636 became Councillor of State, in 1637 Governor of Copenhagen, and in 1643 Steward of the Realm.
- He is commonly known and recognized as the most notorious traitor in Danish history.
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