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Blekhem is a manor house in Västervik Municipality, Sweden.
The history of the estate goes back to the 14th century. It was owned by the Soop family until 1562, when it was sold to King Eric XIV. It remained a royal estate until 1612, when Johan Skytte acquired it from the Crown. It has thereafter belonged to various Swedish aristocratic and other families, e.g. Gyllenstierna, Posse, Lewenhaupt and Hamilton. The present main building was built in 1838-42 during the ownership of baron
Official webpage
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Blekhem is a manor house in Västervik Municipality, Sweden.
The history of the estate goes back to the 14th century. It was owned by the Soop family until 1562, when it was sold to King Eric XIV. It remained a royal estate until 1612, when Johan Skytte acquired it from the Crown. It has thereafter belonged to various Swedish aristocratic and other families, e.g. Gyllenstierna, Posse, Lewenhaupt and Hamilton. The present main building was built in 1838-42 during the ownership of baron Johan Nordenfalk
Johan Nordenfalk (9 September 1796 – 9 March 1846) was a Swedish politician, '' friherre'' and government
official, who served as Prime Minister for Justice between 1844–1846.
Biography
Nordenfalk was born into wealthy family of landowners a ...
. It is still owned by the Nordenfalk family.
References
External links
Official webpage
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