Skaføgård is a
manor house
A manor house was historically the main residence of the lord of the manor. The house formed the administrative centre of a manor in the European feudal system; within its great hall were held the lord's manorial courts, communal meals w ...
in the parish of Hvilsager in
Syddjurs Municipality
Syddjurs municipality is a municipality (Danish, '' kommune'') in Region Midtjylland in Denmark just north of Aarhus and is a part of the Aarhus area. It covers an area of 696.7 km² and has a population of 41,671 (1 April 2014).
On 1 Janua ...
in the eastern
Jutland
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peninsula of
Djursland
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, Denmark. It is not one of Denmark's largest manor-houses, but one of the best preserved. Inside there is an enormous oak closet carved by the Dutch carpenter
Mikkel van Gronningen whose most famous work is the
pulpit
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in
Ã…rhus Cathedral
Aarhus Cathedral ( da, Ã…rhus Domkirke) is a cathedral in Aarhus, Denmark. It is the longest and tallest church in the country, at in length and in height.
The construction of Aarhus Cathedral began in the 12th century and it is the main edific ...
. The closet covers of wall space and, in view of its rich detail, is considered to be one of the most outstanding examples of carved wooden Renaissance furniture in Northern Europe.
History
Skaføgård was built around 1580 by Danish nobleman Jørgen Rosenkrantz (1523-1596) who had two sons: Otto Rosenkrantz and Holger Rosenkrantz (1574-1642). As soon as he was able, he built a manor for both of them: Skaføgård and
Rosenholm
Until 1 January 2007 Rosenholm municipality was a municipality (Danish, '' kommune'') in the former Aarhus County on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark just north of Aarhus and is more or less a suburb today. The municip ...
in 1559. Unfortunately Otto died early, after which Skaføgård became a dower house for Jørgen's wife, Dorthe Lange, until her death in 1613. After this the estate was handed over to the son Holger. His son Gunde Rosenkrantz (1604-1675) had to sell it in 1647 because of poor finances. After that the estate often changed hands in the following century.
One of the later owners was
Jacob Brønnum Scavenius Estrup (1825–1913) who acquired it in 1852. His descendants still own Skaføgård.
Owners
*(1492–1503)
Erik Ottesen Rosenkrantz
*(1503–1520) Holger Eriksen Rosenkrantz
*(1520–1542) Otte Holgersen Rosenkrantz
*(1542–1596)
Jørgen Ottesen Rosenkrantz
*(1596–1613) Dorthe Lange (widow)
*(1613–1642)
Holger Rosenkrantz Holger may refer to:
People
* Holger (given name), includes name origin, plus people with the name
* Hilde Holger, stage name of dancer, choreographer and dance teacher Hilde Boman-Behram (née Hilde Sofer, 1905–2001)
Fictional characters
* Holg ...
"the learned"
*(1642–1647)
Gunde Rosenkrantz
*(1647–1666) Steen Bille
*(1666–1681) Henrik Ditlev Holck
*(1681–1712) Mette Steensdatter Bille married Holck
*(1712–1749) Thomas Nicolaj Nielsen Behr
*(1749–1778) Niels Thomsen Behr
*(1778–1779) Niels Thomsen Behrs dødsbo
*(1779–1786) Poul Nielsen Behr
*(1786–1797) Anna Jørgensdatter Mørch married Behr
*(1797–1852) Jørgen Mørch Secher
*(1852–1907)
Jacob Brønnum Scavenius Estrup
*(1907–1939)
Jacob Estrup (son)
*(1939–1967)
Niels Rudolph Estrup (nephew)
*(1967–1971)
Hector Estrup /
Vilhelm Estrup /
Christian Estrup (Niels' 3 sons)
*(1971–2007)
Hector Estrup
*(2007– ) Jacob Christen Estrup (son)
References
External links
Skaføgårdpå 1001 fortællinger om Danmark
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Manor houses in Denmark
Buildings and structures in Syddjurs Municipality
Buildings and structures completed in 1582
Tourist attractions in Denmark
Tourist attractions in the Central Denmark Region
Buildings and structures in Denmark of the Rosenkrantz family
Buildings and structures of the Estrup family