Ryegaard is a manor house and estate in Lejre Municipality,

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. Ryegaard and neighbouring Trudsholm have been owned by the Rosenkrantz/Skeel families since the year 1735. The two estates add up to a combined area of 1,228 hectares.

History

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The estate traces its history back to the middle of the 14th century. The first Ruegaard was located in the no longer existing of village of Rue (Ryeby), just west of the still existing Rye Church. The estate first mentioned in 1350, when Folmer Jakobsen Lunge acquired it from the Crown in exchange for his holdings in Hammer and Bårse. The next owner was his brother Jakob Olufsen Lunge (died 1387), a member of the privy council. After his death, ownership was divided between his four children (Oluf Anders, Regitze and Folmer). In 1403 in 1387, Rye was initially passed to his eldest son Oluf Olufsen Lunge. When he also died, it was transferred to his brother Anders Jacobsen Lunge (2/3) and sister Regitze Olufsdatter Lunge (1/3). In 1404, it was bought by their brother Golmer Oludsen Lunge. Folmer Jacobsen Lunge bought his sibling's stakes in the estate. Holmer Jacobsen Lunge was married three times. His daughter Sophie Golmersdatter Lunge (by his wife Regitze Stigsdatter Krognos) inherited the estate after her father's death in 1412.

Changing owners, 1421 1735

In 1421, Sophie Folmersdatter Lunge was married to Claus Serlin (Cernin; 13851456). After his death, Ryegaard passed to Otte Alretsen Selin and then to his daughter Sophie Clausdatter Serlin. She married David Arildsen in 1452. Having no children, they bequeathed Ryegård to a grandson of Serlin, Niels Clausen, who was Bishop of

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. The next owner was Erik Eriksen Banner. His son, Frantz Banner, inherited the estate in 1554. He began the construction of a new main building after the old one was destroyed by fire in 1569. He also increased the size of the estate through the acquisition of more land. In 1573, Banner ceded Ryegaard to the Crown in exchange for property in

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. Later in the same year, it was sold to Johanne Oxe. Ryegaard had at some point been granted status of a birk, but Frants Banner had unlawfully retained this authority and the estate therefore lost its status of birk in 1586. It is unclear what happened to Ryegaard after Johanne Oxe's death in 1586 but the estate was most likely ceded to either Johan Barnekow or his widow Anne Pedersdatter Bille since it is known that it was later owned by their daughter Sophie Barnekow. Sophie Barnekow's husband, Eiler Gyldenstiernes, sold the estate to Axel Urne in 1622. Axel Urne's widow, Birgitte Gyldenstierne, sold it in 1640,

Trolle family, 15401735

The new owner was

Niels Trolle Niels Trolle til Trollesholm og Gavnø (20 December 1599 – 20 September 1667) was a Danish nobleman who served as vice admiral under Christian IV and later as Steward of Norway from 1656 to 1661. He played a central administrative role d ...

. His other holdings included Trollholm, Jonstrup and Snedinge on Zealand, Krumstrup on

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and Pallesbjerg in Jutland. During his ownership, Ruegaard was again expanded. This enabled him to restore Ryegaard's status as a ''birk''. After Niels Trolle's death, Ryegaard passed to his son, Holger Trolle, who also added more land. After Holger Trolle's death, Ryegaard passed to his son and daughter-in-law. Their son, Knud Trolle, sold the estate in 1735.

Rosenkrantz and Skeel families

The new owner was

Iver Rosenkrantz Iver Eriksen Rosenkrantz (5 December 1674 – 13 November 1745) was a Danish statesman and landowner. Education and early career Iver Rosenkrantz was born at Rosenholm Castle (''Rosenholm Slot'') in Hornslet, Denmark. He was the son of Erik Ro ...

. His widow, Charlotte Amalie Skeel, kept the estate after her husband's death in 1745. Their son,

Frederik Christian Rosenkrantz Frederik Christian Rosenkrantz (January 19, 1724 - May 15, 1802) was a Danish noble, statesman and a wealthy landowner. Background Frederik Christian Rosenkrantz was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was the son of Privy Iver Rosenkrantz (1674–17 ...

, who later served as prime minister, inherited the estate after his mother's death in 1763. He was also the owner of Krabbesholm,

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, Barritskov and Trudsholm. In 1783, Rosenkrantz was granted a license to establish a tannery on the estate. It was operated by water power. The tannery remained in use until the middle of the 19th century. Frederik Christian Rosenkrantz endowed his estates to

Niels Rosenkrantz Niels Rosenkrantz (9 September 1757 in Øyestad, Norway - 6 January 1824 in Copenhagen) was a Danish-Norwegian statesman, diplomat and prime minister. He was the son of Otto Christian Rosenkrantz and Karen Johanne Rønning. After a short time ...

, with an obligation to establish a ''stamhus'' (family trust) from the estates. Stamhuset Rosenkrantz was established from Ryegaard, Barritskov and Trudsholm while Egholm and Krabbesholm were sold to his brother Marcus Gøye Rosenkrantz. Niels Rosenkrantz died without children in 1824. Stamhuset Rosenkrantz was therefore passed to his relative Henrik Jørgen Scheel. In 1862, Ruegaard passed to Frederik Christian Rosenkrantz Scheel. Over the next almost twenty years, he demolished all the existing buildings (except for a barn from 1656). A

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for his mother was already completed in 1862. A new main building was completed in 1880. It was designed in the

Gothic Revival style Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic, neo-Gothic, or Gothick) is an architectural movement that began in the late 1740s in England. The movement gained momentum and expanded in the first half of the 19th century, as increasingly ...

with crow-stepped gables. After Frederik Christian Rosenkrantz Scheel's daughter, in 1912, Stamhuset Rosenkrantz passed to his son, Henrik Jørgen Scheel, who died in 1917 and was succeeded by Frederik Christian Scheel. The adoption of the ''lensafløsningslov'' in 1919 meant that Stamhuset Rosenkrantz was dissolved with effect from 1923. As another consequence of the act, Ryegaard also had to cede 158.1 hectare of land to the government in 1921 and another 29.9 hectares in 1926.

Today

Ryegaard and Trudsholm are today owned by Johan Christian Rosenkrantz Scheel. The two estates have a combined area of 1,228 hectares.

List of owners

* ( -1350) Kronen * (1350- ) Folmer Folmersen * ( -1387) Jacob Olufsen Lunge * (1387-1403) Oluf Jacobsen Lunge * (1387-1403) Anders Jacobsen Lunge * (1387-1403) Regitze Jacobsdatter Lunge * (1387-1412) Folmer Jacobsen Lunge * (1412-1421) Sophie Folmersdatter Serlin (née Lunge) * (1421-1450) Claus Serlin * (1450-1452) Sophie Clausdatter Arildsen (née Serlin) * (1452-1493) David Arildsen * (1493-1533) Niels Clausen * (1533-1554) Erik Eriksen Banner * (1554-1573)

Frants Banner Frants Banner (died 24 July 1575) was a Danish landowner and lensmann. Biography Frants Banner was the son of Marshal of the Realm and prive counsellor Erik Eriksen Banner (c. 1484 – 1554) and Mette Rosenkrantz (død 1533). He is first mention ...

* (1573) The Crown * (1573-1581) Johanne Oxe * (1581- ) Boet efter Johanne Oxe * ( - ) Anne Pedersdatter Barnekow (née Bille) * ( -1622) Eiler Gyldenstierne * (1622-1626) Axel Urne * (1626-1640) Birgitte Urne (née Gyldenstierne) * (1640-1667)

* (1667-1686) Holger Trolle * (1686-1709) Christian Trolle * (1709-1734) Hilleborg (Trolle (née Gyldenstierne) * (1734-1735) Knud Trolle * (1735-1745)

* (1745-1763) Charlotte Amalie Rosenkrantz (née Skeel) * (1763-1802)

* (1802-1824)

* (1824-1862) Henrik Jørgen Scheel * (1862-1912) Frederik Christian Rosenkrantz Scheel * (1912-1917) Henrik Jørgen Scheel * (1917-1962) Frederik Christian Rosenkrantz Scheel * (1962-1998) Niels Henrik Rosenkrantz Scheel * (1991- ) Johan Christian Rosenkrantz Scheel

References

External links

Official website
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