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Wichfeld
Wichfeld is a Danish noble family which was founded by letters patent in 1777. History The noble family was founded when the brothers Jørgen Wichmand and Thomas Frederik Wichmand were ennobled by letters patent with the name Wichfeld on 23 July 1777. They were the sons of Bertel Wichmand (1677–1732), a wealthy merchant from Nykøbing Falster who had acquired the Engestofte Engestofte is a Neoclassical manor house located 6 km (4 mi) east of Maribo, Lolland Municipality, on the island of Lolland in southeastern Denmark. History and architecture Early history The estate was first mentioned in the 13th ce ... on Lolland in 1727. Jørgen Wichmand had taken over the family estate in 1760. Jørgen Wichfeld never married and had no children, He therefore left Engestofte and Ulriksdal to his nephew Henning Wichfeld with an obligation to turn them into a ''stamhus'' (family foundation). This happened on 8 November 1799. Notable family members * Jørgen Wichfeld (172 ...
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Engestofte
Engestofte is a Neoclassical manor house located 6 km (4 mi) east of Maribo, Lolland Municipality, on the island of Lolland in southeastern Denmark. History and architecture Early history The estate was first mentioned in the 13th century. For a period it belonged to the Crown until it came into the hands of changing noble families. Wichfeld family Bertel Wichmand (1677–1732), a wealthy merchant from Nykøbing Falster, acquired Engestofte in 1727. His widow kept the estate after her husband's death. Upo her death in 1751, it passed to their eldest son, Jørgen Wichmand. He and his brother Thomas Frederik Wichmand were ennobled by letters patent with the name Wichfeld on 23 July 1777. Jørgen Wichfeld never married and had no children, He therefore left Engestofte and Ulriksdal to his nephew Henning Wichfeld with an obligation to turn them into a ''stamhus'' (family foundation). This happened on 8 November 1799. The two-storey Neoclassical building was built ...
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Jørgen Wichfeld (1729–1797)
Jørgen Wichfeld (born Jørgen Wichmand, 1 July 1729 19 December 1797) was a Danish landowner, industrialist and deputy district judge from Lolland-Falster who was ennobled by letters patent on 23 July 1888. He owned Engestofte on Lolland, Ukriksdal and from 1774 to 1787 also Nordfeld on Møn. Biography Jørgen Wichmand was born at Engestofte in the island of Lolland as the oldest of two sons of Bertel Wichmand (1677-1732) and Bodil Cathrine Wichmand née From (died 1760). His father was a wealthy merchant from Nykøbing Falster Nykøbing Falster (; originally named Nykøbing) is a southern Danish city, seat of the Guldborgsund ''kommune''. It belongs to Region Sjælland. The city lies on Falster, connected by the Frederick IX Bridge over the Guldborgsund (''Guld ... who had acquired the estate on which his son was born in 1727. Jørgen Wichmand took over Engestofte after his mother's death in 1760. He expanded his holdings by acquiring Ulriksdal in 1766 and a ...
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Jørgen Wichfeld (1729–1797)
Jørgen Wichfeld (born Jørgen Wichmand, 1 July 1729 – 19 December 1797) was a Danish landowner, industrialist and deputy district judge from Lolland-Falster who was ennobled by letters patent on 23 July 1777. He owned Engestofte on Lolland, Ulriksdal, and from 1774 to 1787 also Nordfeld on Møn. Biography Jørgen Wichmand was born at Engestofte in the island of Lolland as the oldest of two sons of Bertel Wichmand (1677–1732) and Bodil Cathrine Wichmand née From (died 1760). His father was a wealthy merchant from Nykøbing Falster who had acquired the estate on which his son was born in 1727. Wichmand took over Engestofte after his mother's death in 1760. He expanded his holdings by acquiring Ulriksdal in 1766 and also bought Nordfeld on Møn at auction in 1774 but sold it again in 1787. He obtained a royal license to open a starch and cosmetic powder factory at Engestofte in 1770. Wichmand and his brother Thomas Frederik Wichmand were ennobled by letters patent with the ...
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Letters Patent
Letters patent ( la, litterae patentes) ( always in the plural) are a type of legal instrument in the form of a published written order issued by a monarch, president or other head of state, generally granting an office, right, monopoly, title or status to a person or corporation. Letters patent can be used for the creation of corporations or government offices, or for granting city status or a coat of arms. Letters patent are issued for the appointment of representatives of the Crown, such as governors and governors-general of Commonwealth realms, as well as appointing a Royal Commission. In the United Kingdom, they are also issued for the creation of peers of the realm. A particular form of letters patent has evolved into the modern intellectual property patent (referred to as a utility patent or design patent in United States patent law) granting exclusive rights in an invention or design. In this case it is essential that the written grant should be in the form of a publ ...
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Jørgen Wichfeld 1729-1797
Jørgen is a Danish, Norwegian, and Faroese masculine given name cognate to George People with the given name Jørgen * Jørgen Aall (1771–1833), Norwegian ship-owner and politician * Jørgen Andersen (1886–1973), Norwegian gymnast * Jørgen Aukland (born 1975), Norwegian cross-country skier * Jørgen Beck (1914–1991), Danish film actor * Jørgen Bentzon (1897–1951), Danish composer * Jørgen Bjelke (1621–1696), Norwegian officer and nobleman * Jørgen Bjørnstad (1894–1942), Norwegian gymnast * Jørgen Bojsen-Møller (born 1954), Danish sailor and Olympic Champion * Jørgen Thygesen Brahe (1515–1565), Danish nobleman * Jørgen Brønlund (1877–1907), Greenlandic polar explorer, educator, and catechist * Jørgen Bru (1881–1974) was a Norwegian sport shooter * Jørgen Brunchorst (1862–1917), Norwegian natural scientist, politician and diplomat * Jørgen Buckhøj (1935–1994), Danish actor * Jørgen Wright Cappelen (1805–1878), Norwegian bookseller and publi ...
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Nykøbing Falster
Nykøbing Falster (; originally named Nykøbing) is a southern Danish city, seat of the Guldborgsund ''kommune''. It belongs to Region Sjælland. The city lies on Falster, connected by the Frederick IX Bridge over the Guldborgsund (''Guldborg Strait'') waterway to the island of Lolland. The town has a population of 16,911 (1 January 2022). Including the satellite town Sundby on the Lolland side, with a population of 3,065 the total population is 19,976. Overview Nykøbing Falster is the largest city on the islands of Lolland and Falster, and is often called "Nykøbing F." to distinguish it from at least two other cities in Denmark with the name of Nykøbing. Nykøbing Falster is the seat of state and regional authorities. Additionally, a city in Sweden is called Nyköping, which means exactly the same thing ("new market") in the closely related language. There is a long commercial district, walking street (''gågade'') on the Falster side of the city with a wide select ...
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Lolland
Lolland (; formerly spelled ''Laaland'', literally "low land") is the fourth largest island of Denmark, with an area of . Located in the Baltic Sea, it is part of Region Sjælland (Region Zealand). As of 1 January 2022, it has 57,618 inhabitants.statistikbanken.dk. People. Population. (Table) BEF4 (Islands). Danmarks Statistik. Retrieved 25 August 2022. Overview Lolland is also known as the "pancake island" because of its flatness: the highest point of the entire island is above sea level, just outside the village of Horslunde. The island has been an important communication highway, among others for Nazi Germany during World War II. Historically, sugar beet has been grown in Lolland. Sugar is still a major industry, visible from the large number of sugar beet fields. The largest town of Lolland is Nakskov, with 12,600 residents. Other main towns are Maribo (6,000 residents), which hosts the seat of the Diocese of Lolland and Falster, Sakskøbing (3,500 residents) and Rødby ...
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