Steward of the Realm (Denmark)
Introduction '''Steward of the Realm''' () was an office at the Royal Danish Court. With the coronation of Eric VII of Denmark in 1396, it became an important office, taking over the role of the Seneschal (Danish: ''Drost'') as the de facto prime minister of the country. Prior to that the Rigshofmester had merely been the administrative leader of the Royal Court. The office was abolished with the institution of absolute monarchy in Denmark-Norway in 1660.
Danish Stewards of the Realm  Year  Steward of the Realm 1373  NN. Frentzel 1385  Degenhard Buggenhagen 1387  Bent Byg Grubbe 1397  Mikkel Rud 1400–1409  Jens Due 1412–1413  Anders Jacobsen Lunge 1414–1416  Jens Due 1417–1423  Anders Jacobsen Lunge 1424  Erik Segebodsen Krummedige 1429–1440  Albrecht Morer 1441–1442  Nielsen Gyldenstjerne 1445–1452  Otte Nielsen Rosenkrantz 1453–1456  Niels Eriksen Gyldenstjerne 1456–1480  Erik Ottesen Rosenkrantz 1482–1487  Strange Nielsen Strangesen Bild 1489–1502  Poul Laxmand 1513–1515  Niels Eriksen Rosenkrantz 1523–1544  Mogens Gøye 1547–1552  Eske Bille 1567–1575  Peder Oxe 1596–1601  Christoffer Valkendorff 1632  Frands Rantzau 1641–51  Corfitz Ulfeldt  1651–60  Joachim Gersdorff
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