Mariedal Castle ( sv, Mariedals slott) is a manor house in
Götene Municipality
Götene Municipality (''Götene kommun'') is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Götene.
When the first Swedish local government acts went into force in 1863, 20 rural municipal entit ...
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Västergötland
Västergötland (), also known as West Gothland or the Latinized version Westrogothia in older literature, is one of the 25 traditional non-administrative provinces of Sweden (''landskap'' in Swedish), situated in the southwest of Sweden.
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Sweden
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History
In the middle of the 17th century
Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie (1622–1686) acquired the estate. On these grounds the main building with two wings was erected. The estate was named after Magnus Gabriel's wife
Maria Euphrosyne, the sister of King
Charles X of Sweden
Charles X Gustav, also Carl Gustav ( sv, Karl X Gustav; 8 November 1622 – 13 February 1660), was King of Sweden from 1654 until his death. He was the son of John Casimir, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Kleeburg and Catherine of Sweden. Afte ...
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Written accounts and the weather vane indicate the main building was built in 1666. The building consists of a stone house on two floors in Baroque style. The interior of the castle provides stucco ceiling and wainscoting.
It has been commonly assumed that
Jean de la Vallée
Jean de la Vallée (ca 1620 – 12 March 1696) was a Swedish architect.
Biography
Born in France, he was the son of architect Simon de la Vallée (ca 1595–1642).
He made early trips in France and Italy where he studied the new baroque forms ...
was responsible for the design. There are many obvious similarities between Mariedal and other structures designed by De la Valle, in particular the
Riddarhuset
The House of Nobility ( sv, Riddarhuset) in Stockholm, Sweden, is a corporation and a building that maintains records and acts as an interest group on behalf of the Swedish nobility.
Name
The name is literally translated as ''House of Knights' ...
in Stockholm, however, there is yet no proof of any connection between the buildings.
From 1740 to 1786, it was the home of Countess
Eva Ekeblad (1724– 1786), the daughter of Count
Magnus Julius De la Gardie (1668–1741). Upon her marriage, her father gifted Mariedal to her and her husband Claes Claesson Ekeblad.
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See also
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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.
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References
Castles in Västra Götaland County
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