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Ekolsund Castle is a manor house situated at
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History

A estate has been known since the 14th century. In the 15th century, it was owned by Bengt Jönsson (Oxenstierna). After having been acquired by the Crown in 1542, it was used by the royal family. It was the residence of
Princess Sophia of Sweden Princess Sophia of Sweden, also ''Sofia Gustavsdotter Vasa'' (29 October 1547 – 17 March 1611), was a Swedish princess, daughter of King Gustav Vasa of Sweden and Margareta Leijonhufvud. She was formally Duchess consort of Saxe-Lauenburg b ...
from 1578 to 1611. The current building consists of two wings designed in the second half of the 17th century by
Simon de la Vallée Simon de la Vallée (1590–1642) was a French-Swedish architect. The first architect in Sweden to have received formal academic training, he created the Swedish school of architecture. Biography Born in Paris, he was the son of Marin de la Val ...
and Nicodemus Tessin. In 1747, it was granted to the future King
Gustav III of Sweden Gustav III (29 March 1792), also called ''Gustavus III'', was King of Sweden from 1771 until his assassination in 1792. He was the eldest son of Adolf Frederick of Sweden and Queen Louisa Ulrika of Prussia. Gustav was a vocal opponent of what ...
, who often used it as his summer residence until he acquired
Drottningholm Palace The Drottningholm Palace ( sv, Drottningholms slott) is the private residence of the Swedish royal family. Drottningholm is near the capital Stockholm. Built on the island Lovön (in Ekerö Municipality of Stockholm County), it is one of Swede ...
in 1777, especially as Crown Prince. In 1785, Gustav III sold it to the Seton family, who owned it until 1912. In 2002, the property was acquired by Raija Axell Ohlin. It has since been used the site of Ekolsunds slott & Wärdshus. 250 px, ''Herrskap vid Ekolsunds slott''
Carl Stefan Bennet (1800-1878)


See also

*
List of castles in Sweden This is a list of castles and palaces in Sweden. In the Swedish language the word '' slott'' is used for both castles, châteaus and palaces; this article lists all of them as well as fortresses. A-B C-E F-H I-L M-P R- ...


References

* C. Ellehag, Fem svenska stormanshem under 1600-talet, diss. Nordiska museets handlingar, Sthlm 1994 * N. G. Wollin "Ekolsund" Den svenska trädgårdskonsten, Sv. arkitekturföreningen, Sthlm 1931 * Ekolsund i Nordisk familjebok (andra upplagan, 1907)


External links


Ekolsunds Slott websiteEkolsunds slott & Wärdshus website
Buildings and structures in Uppsala County {{Sweden-castle-stub