Count Corfits Ulfeldt (1606 – 1664). Danish statesman, husband of
Countess Leonora Christina. 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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