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Hagestedgaard
Hagestedgaard is a manor house and estate located at the village of Hagested, near Holbæk, Holbæk Municipality, some 60 kilometres west of Copenhagen, Denmark. The estate traces its history back to the 13th century but the current asymmetrical complex of single-storey, white-washed buildings surrounding a central courtyard was constructed for Hans Didrik Brinck-Seidelin in 1747 with the exception of the remains of a tower built by Johan Friis in 1555. The estate has been owned by members of the Castenskiold family since 1769. History Early history In the Danish Census Book, Hagested is recorded as crown land. Little is known about the early history of the estate, but it was managed as a fief. The fiefholders (''lensmann, lensmand'') included Peder Jensen Pilegrim (1347), Markvard Tiinhuus (1502= and Otte Tiinhuus (1521 and 1540). Friis, Guitfeld and Thott In 1540, Hagestedgaard was passed to Chancellor Johan Friis in exchange for property in Odsherred. He was also granted ''j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peder Benzon
Peder Benzon (26 July 1684 – after 13 May 1735) was a Denmark, Danish landowner and Supreme Court justice. He was the owner of seven manors on Zealand at the time of his death in 1735. Early life Bentzon was born in Copenhagen, the son of Danish Chancellery secretary Niels Benzon and Else Pedersdatter Scavenius. His father inherited Aastrup (manor house), Aastrup from his father-in-law. Oeder Venzon was the brother of Jacob Benzon and Lars Benzon. He attended the Knight's Academy from 1699. Career Benzon was appointed as judge first at the Hofretten in 1710 and as Supreme Court Justice from 1712. He was dismissed from the Supreme Court on 13 May 11735. Property In 1708, Benzon inherited Aastrup from his father. In 1714, he sold Aastrup again and bought Hagestedgaard in 1711. He acquired Gjeddesdal from his brother Lars Benzon in 1714 and sold Hagestedgaard to him the following year. He acquired Tryggevælde and Alslevgård in 1716 but ceded the estates to King Frederick IV o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Adolph Von Castenschiold
Carl Adolph Castenschiold (1740 – 30 July 1820) was a Danish landowner and royal official. He owned the Knabstrup Manor and Hagestedgaard estates, and was the brother of Joachim Castenschiold. Early life Castenschiold was born on St. Thomas in the Danish West Indies, the son of plantation owner Johan Lorentz Carstens and Jacobe von Holten. The family moved to Copenhagen around the time of his birth. They lived in . His father purchased Knabstrup and was ennobled under the name Castenschiold in 1745. Property and titles He inherited Knabstrup Manor in 1760 but sold the estate in 1764. He purchased Hagestedgaard Hagestedgaard is a manor house and estate located at the village of Hagested, near Holbæk, Holbæk Municipality, some 60 kilometres west of Copenhagen, Denmark. The estate traces its history back to the 13th century but the current asymmetrical ... in 1769. He was appointed to in 1777 and chamberlain in 1780. Personal life He married Dorothea Augusta Brøer (17 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caspar Bartholin The Younger
Caspar Bartholin the Younger (; Latinized: ''Caspar Bartholin Secundus''; 10 September 1655 – 11 June 1738), was a Danish anatomist who first described the "Bartholin's gland" in the 17th century. The discovery of the Bartholin's gland is sometimes mistakenly credited to his grandfather. Early life and education Bartholin was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. He came from an eminent family. He is the grandson of theologian and anatomist Caspar Bartholin the Elder (1585–1629) and son of physician, mathematician, and theologian Thomas Bartholin (1616–1680). His uncle was scientist and physician Rasmus Bartholin (1625–1698). Academic career Bartholin started his medical studies in 1671 at the age of 16. From 1674, he studied in the Netherlands, France and Italy. When he returned to Denmark in 1677, he was appointed lecturer of natural philosophy at the University of Copenhagen. The following year he gained his medical degree and was made full professor at the University ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae
Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae (14 March 1821 – 15 August 1885) was a Danish archaeologist, historian and politician, who was the second director of the National Museum of Denmark (1865–1874). He played a key role in the foundation of scientific archaeology. Worsaae was the first to excavate and use stratigraphy to prove C. J. Thomsen's sequence of the Three-age system: Stone, Bronze, Iron. He was also a pioneer in the development of paleobotany through his excavation work in the peat bogs of Jutland. Worsaae served as Kultus Minister of Denmark (the cultural and education minister) for Christen Andreas Fonnesbech from 1874 to 1875. Early life and education Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae was born in Vejle, Denmark in 1821. He was the fifth of eleven children born into a wealthy, educated family. His father was a civil servant (a county treasurer) for the County of Vejle and also a member of the Royal Society of Northern Antiquities. Worsaae's archaeological interests began in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lars Benzon
Lars Benzon (July 21, 1687 – October 5, 1741) was a landowner and a Deputy Director (''deputeret'') in the General Affairs Commission of the Danish Royal Navy. Biography Lars Benzon was born at Sæbygård Manor on the island of Zealand, Denmark. He was the son of General Counselor of the Admiralty Council, Niels Benzon (1646–1708) and Else Scavenius (1660–89). He was the brother of Jacob Benzon and Peder Benzon. In 1717, while he was working as a personal secretary (''kammerjunker''), he received an appointment as deputy in the General Commissioner, a high-ranking title he held during the times of Count Frederik Danneskiold-Samsøe (1707-1770). Danneskiold was a grandson of King Christian V of Denmark and served as secretary council (''Geheimrat'') from 1729 and Lieutenant admiral from 1743. In 1721, Benzon assisted in drafting new approach to accounting for the Danish navy. In 1731 he became a royal advisor (''konferensråd''). In 1738, an anonymous complaint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eriksholm
Eriksholm Castle is a manor house located at the foot of the Isefjord inlet, 6 km south-east of Holbæk, in east Denmark. The history of the estate dates back to 1400 but today's house was built in 1788 to a Neoclassical design by Caspar Frederik Harsdorff, the leading Danish architect of the time. It was listed in the Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 1918. History Vinderup Manor The estate traces its history back to 1400 when it was owned by Peder Jensen and known as Vinderup. It was crown land from 1536 to 1556 and again from 1573 to 1585. In 1556-1567, Vinderup belonged to Chancellor Johan Friis. On his death, it passed to his sister Karen Friis. She was married to Bjørn Andersen Bjørn. In 1573, Bjørn ceded it to the Crown in exchange for Vitskøl kloster (renamed Bjørnholm=. Vasspyd, Pax and Juel, 1600–1752 In the year 1600 it was acquired by Erik Madsen Vasspyd who constructed a new main building and named it Eriksholm. In 1682, the estate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Didrik Brinck-Seidelin
Hans Diderik de Brinck-Seidelin (1 August 1720 - 5 March 1778) was a Danish Supreme Court justice and landowner who was raised to the peerage under the name Brinck-Seidelin in 1753. He owned the estates Hagestedgård (1748-1769), Holbæk Ladegård (1748-1778) and Eriksholm (1762-1778). Early life He was born on 1 August in Copenhagen, the son of the Royal confessor () Iver Brinck (1665-1728) and Sophie Seidelin (1693-1741). His maternal grandfather was Post Master-General Hans Seidelin. Property Brinck-Seidelin's maternal uncle, Hans Hansen Seidelin, had no male heirs. He therefore endowed the estates Hagestedgård and Holbæk Ladegård to Hans Diedrik Brinck-Seidelin with the intention that they be turned into a ' (entailed estate or family trust) for future generations of the Seidelin family. Brinck-Seidelin purchased Eriksholm Eriksholm Castle is a manor house located at the foot of the Isefjord inlet, 6 km south-east of Holbæk, in east Denmark. The history of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Seidelin (1665–1740)
Hans Seidelin (14 May 1665 – 19 January 1740) was a Danish civil servant and landowner who was raised to peerage in 1731. He was district governor of Copenhagen County from 1724 to 1730 and later served as Postmaster General of the Royal Danish Mail. Early life Seidelin was born on 14 May 1776 in Helsingør, the son of pastor Hans Hansen Seidelin and Sophie Davidsdatter. Career He worked as an amanuensis in Danish Chancellery from 1677 to 1679. He then became a scribe () at the General Commission () and 10 years later a bookkeeper () for the cavalry. In 1708–1709, he was appointed War Commissioner and secretary of the General Commission (). In 1710, he was promoted to bookkeeper of the General Commission and Senior Field War Commissioner (; until 1712) and . In 1713, he was appointed of Zealand, Møn, Lolland and Falster (until 1724). He served both in the Scanian War and in the Great Northern War. After the war, in 1724, he was appointed as and district governor () of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian V Of Denmark
Christian V (15 April 1646 – 25 August 1699) was King of Denmark and Norway from 1670 until his death in 1699. Well-regarded by the common people, he was the first king anointed at Frederiksborg Castle chapel as absolute monarch since the decree that institutionalized the supremacy of the king in Denmark-Norway. Christian fortified the absolutist system against the aristocracy by accelerating his father's practice of allowing both Holstein nobles and Danish and Norwegian commoners into state service. As king, he wanted to show his power as absolute monarch through architecture, and dreamed of a Danish Palace of Versailles, Versailles. He was the first to use the 1671 Throne Chair of Denmark, partly made for this purpose. His motto was: ''Pietate et Justitia'' (With piety and justice). Biography Early years Prince Christian was born on 15 April 1646 at Duborg Castle in the city of Flensburg, then located in the Duchy of Schleswig. He was the first legitimate child born to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holbæk Ladegård
Holbæk Ladegård is a former manor house at Holbæk, Denmark. It is now home to Kunsthøjskolen, a folk high school specializing in art programmes. Holbæk Ladegård was for centuries a home farm under Holbæk Castle, which was built to protect Holbæk and was held in fee by royal vassals. History Holbæk is first mentioned in a document from 1199 in which Bishop Absalon presents in to Sorø Abbey. Most of the land was later ceded to the crown in exchange for property elsewhere. Holbæk Castle was most likely constructed by Valdemar II to protect the emerging market town of Holbæk. The castle was held in fee by royal vassals and Holbæk Ladegård served as the administrative centre of the land. of Holbæk. Christoffer Festenberg Pax became '' lensmand'' in 1563. He constructed a new home farm at the Castle but it later fell into neglect. A new home farm was finally built after a report in 1627 described the old one as "dilapidated". Holbæk Castle was destroyed by Swedish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian VI Of Denmark
Christian VI (30 November 1699 – 6 August 1746) was King of Denmark and Norway from 1730 to 1746. The eldest surviving son of Frederick IV of Denmark, Frederick IV and Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, he is considered one of Denmark-Norway's more anonymous kings, but he was a skilled politician, best known for his authoritarian regime. He was the first king of the House of Oldenburg, Oldenburg dynasty to refrain from entering in any war. During his reign both compulsory confirmation (1736) and a public, nationwide school system (1739) were introduced. His chosen motto was "''Deo et populo''" (for God and the people). Early years Christian was born in the early hours of the morning on 30 November 1699 at Copenhagen Castle as the second but eldest surviving son of King Frederick IV of Denmark by his first consort, Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow. A former heir to the throne, also named Christian, had died in infancy in 1698, and as his grandfather King Christian V of Denmark, Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
