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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] |
Neoclassical Architecture
Neoclassical architecture, sometimes referred to as Classical Revival architecture, is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassicism, Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy, France and Germany. It became one of the most prominent architectural styles in the Western world. The prevailing styles of architecture in most of Europe for the previous two centuries, Renaissance architecture and Baroque architecture, already represented partial revivals of the Classical architecture of Roman architecture, ancient Rome and ancient Greek architecture, but the Neoclassical movement aimed to strip away the excesses of Late Baroque and return to a purer, more complete, and more authentic classical style, adapted to modern purposes. The development of archaeology and published accurate records of surviving classical buildings was crucial in the emergence of Neoclassical architecture. In many countries, there was an initial wave essentially drawing on Roman archi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lensmann
in modern Norwegian or in Danish and older Norwegian spelling (; ) is a term with several distinct meanings in Nordic history. The Icelandic equivalent was a . Fief-holder The term traditionally referred to a holder of a royal fief in Denmark and Norway. As the fiefs were renamed '' amt'' in 1662, the term was replaced with '' amtmand''. In Norway these offices evolved into the modern '' fylkesmann'' office. Modern Norwegian historians often use the term (English: 'fief lord') instead of , although from the legal point of view, the king was the fief lord, and the title used by contemporaries was , not . While the was a fief-holder from the nobility, the was a civil servant who might be ennobled as a reward. Modern police officer The title is also used in an entirely different meaning in modern Norway, denoting the leader of a rural police district known as a . [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie Kofoed
Marie Kofoed, née ''Bohn'' (19 January 1760 - 20 April 1838), was a Danish businessperson, landowner and philanthropist. She was a local patriot and played an important part in the history of Bornholm. Life Kofoed was born to the businessman Morten Bohn (1719-1802) and Barbara Kirstine Ancher (1725-1771) in Rønne. She married businessman Jochum Herman Ancher (1746-1786) in 1776, and the merchant and landowner Hans Peter Kofoed (1743-1812) in 1786. She belonged to the Bornholm elite by birth and both her marriages. Career After the death of her second spouse, Kofoed managed his affairs and estate and became a major landowner and business person. She both inherited a fortune and expanded it. She spent a great part of her money on charity. Kofoed financed public institutions such as churches, schools and hospitals on Bornholm and Sjælland. She also supported a number of individuals, notably Johan Nicolai Madvig Johan Nicolai Madvig (; 7 August 1804 – 12 December 1886), was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Diderik 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] |
Thorvald Jørgensen
Thorvald Jørgensen (27 June 1867 - 15 May 1946) was a Danish architect, most known for his design of Christiansborg Palace, the seat of the Danish Parliament, after it had been destroyed in a fire. He has also designed a number of churches in Copenhagen. He was Royal Building Inspector from 1911 to 1938. Early life and education Thorval Jørgen was born in Norsminde outside Aarhus, Denmark. He completed a carpenter's apprenticeship in Aarhus in 1885 and then moved to Copenhagen where he was admitted to the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts the same year, where he was taught by Hans Jørgen Holm, Martin Nyrop, Ferdinand Meldahl and Albert Jensen. He graduated in 1889, won the Academy's large gold medal in 1893 for ''A church with rectory'', and then worked for Hans Jørgen Holm on the ''Overformynderiet'' institution building in Copenhagen from 1892 to 1893. In 1892 he received the Academy's scholarship and over the next years travelled widely in Europe, particularly in Italy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christianshavn
Christianshavn () is a neighbourhood in Copenhagen, Denmark. Part of the Indre By District, it is located on several artificial islands between the islands of Zealand and Amager and separated from the rest of the city centre by the Inner Harbour, Copenhagen, Inner Harbour. It was founded in the early 17th century by Christian IV of Denmark, Christian IV as part of his extension of the fortifications of Copenhagen (17th century), fortifications of Copenhagen. Originally, it was laid out as an independent privileged merchant's town with inspiration from Netherlands, Dutch cities but it was soon incorporated into Copenhagen proper. Dominated by canals, it is the part of Copenhagen with the most nautical atmosphere. For much of the 20th century a working-class neighbourhood, Christianshavn developed a bohemian reputation in the 1970s and it is now a fashionable, diverse and lively part of the city with its own distinctive personality. Businessmen, students, artists, hippies and tradit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heering House
The Heering House ( Danish: Heerings Gård) is a Neoclassical house overlooking Christianshavn Canal in the Christianshavn neighbourhood of Copenhagen, Denmark. It takes its name from Peter Frederik Suhm Heering (1792-1875) who owned it from 1838 until his death in 1875 and it continued to serve as headquarters for his company, Peter Heering, until 1977. The building is now home to the Nordea Foundation and a museum dedicated to banks and saving banks, as well as six residences available to foreign researchers and specialists. History Early history The property was listed as No. 60 in Christianshavn Quarter in Copenhagen's first cadastre of 1689. It was at that time owned by Kirsten Nielsen, widow of brewer Espen Nielsen. The property was acquired by brewer and timber merchant Peter Casse (1697-1782). He was originally from Flensbiurg. Gasse was also active in the slave trade. He was responsible for sending around 20 ships to the West Indies with slaves. He was elected as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Peder Kofoed
Hans Peder Kofoed (c. 1 October 1743 – 3 January 1812) was a Denmark, Danish brewer, merchant and shipowner who became wealthy from trade on the Danish West Indies.. He constructed the townhouse on Christianshavn in Copenhagen that is now known as the Heering House after a later owner. Late in his life, he also acquired the estates Holbæk Ladegård and Astrup near Holbæk and Roskilde. His widow, Marie Kofoed, established a memorial foundation in his name- Early life Kofoed was born in Svaneke on Bornholm. He grew up on the Kofoedgård estate in Østermarie as the son of merchant Peder Jørgensen Kofoed (1707-1778). He moved to Copenhagen as a young man where he passed the Skippers' Guild's navigational exam on 16 December 1764. Career A few years later, he sailed as a mate on board the merchant ship ''Prinsesse Louis'' to Saint Croix in the Danish West Indies. He became captain of the ship in 1772 and was licensed as skipper that same year.. In the period 1772-1782, Kof ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
