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Svenstrup is a manor house and estate located close to
In 1666, Frederik III (1609–1670) gave Svenstrup to Hans Svane, an arch bishop, who had supported the king in the introduction of the absolutism in 1660. Svane was also appointed to Supreme Court justice and member of statskollegiet. The estate, then one of the largest in the country, was granted status as a '' birk'' from 1678. Hans Svane died later that year but his widow Marie Fuiren kept the estate until 1687.
Hans and Margrethe Svane's granddaughter, Marie Svane, inherited Svenstrup in 1730. Her husband, Jesper Friis, had died in the
After the divorce, Frederik Oertz sold Svenstrup to Peter Johansen Neergaard who had been appointed to ''krigsråd''. He managed the estate with great skill. His son, Jens Bruun Neergaard, constructed a new main building in 1780, the same year that he was ennobled under the name de Neergaard, and also expanded the estate through the acquisition of more land. Jens Bruun de Neergaard is also remembered for his literarydispute with the poet 
Peter Christian Joachim Bruun de Neergaard was succeeded by his grandson, Joachim Wedell, who was granted royal permission to carry the name Wedell-Neergaard. He sold the last tenant farms in the 1900s, making Svenstrup the last manor in the country to complete this process. The ''fideikommisgodser '' was dissolved as a result of ''lensafløsningsloven'' in 1919. Joachim Wedell-Neergaard died in 1926. His widow Henny Caroline Julie Moltke passed the estate on to their son Christian Wedell-Neergaard in 1937.
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. It has belonged to members of the Neergaard/Wedell-Neergaard family since 1751.
History
Church and Crown land
Svenstrup is first mentioned in the 13th century when it belonged to a widow named Ingerd Sunesen. In the Middle Ages, Svenstrup was a farm under Antvorskov Abbey. In 1454, it was ceded to Roskilde Biscopic in exchange for other land. In 1623, Bishop Lauge Urne sided with Dyke Frederick in the conflict with Christian II. Shortly thereafter, Svenstrup was looted and burnt down by Niels Pedersen Halveg, one of the king's loyal men. After the Reformation in 1536, Svenstrup was confiscated by the crown and managed as afief
A fief (; la, feudum) was a central element in medieval contracts based on feudal law. It consisted of a form of property holding or other rights granted by an Lord, overlord to a vassal, who held it in fealty or "in fee" in return for a for ...
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'' included Peder Basse (1615-18), Frederik Reedtz (1619-22) and Frederik Banner (1658-). The former fief was administrated by Johan Christoph von Körbitz in 1662 to 1666..
Frederick II used it as a hunting lodge from 1577. A new main building with lavish interiors was completed in 1584 but he died in 1588.
Svane family
In 1666, Frederik III (1609–1670) gave Svenstrup to Hans Svane, an arch bishop, who had supported the king in the introduction of the absolutism in 1660. Svane was also appointed to Supreme Court justice and member of statskollegiet. The estate, then one of the largest in the country, was granted status as a '' birk'' from 1678. Hans Svane died later that year but his widow Marie Fuiren kept the estate until 1687.
Hans and Margrethe Svane's granddaughter, Marie Svane, inherited Svenstrup in 1730. Her husband, Jesper Friis, had died in the Great Northern War
The Great Northern War (1700–1721) was a conflict in which a coalition led by the Tsardom of Russia successfully contested the supremacy of the Swedish Empire in Northern, Central and Eastern Europe. The initial leaders of the anti-Swedi ...
(1700–1721).
In 1733, she married the 20 years younger captain Frederik Oertz but the marriage was unhappy and after just a few years entered divorce proceedings that would last for the next 15 years and involve both Christian VI (1699–1746) and bishop Hersleb before the marriage was finally dissolved.
Neergaard family
After the divorce, Frederik Oertz sold Svenstrup to Peter Johansen Neergaard who had been appointed to ''krigsråd''. He managed the estate with great skill. His son, Jens Bruun Neergaard, constructed a new main building in 1780, the same year that he was ennobled under the name de Neergaard, and also expanded the estate through the acquisition of more land. Jens Bruun de Neergaard is also remembered for his literarydispute with the poet Johan Herman Wessel
Johan Herman Wessel (6 October 1742 – 29 December 1785) was an 18th-century Danish-Norwegian poet, satirist and playwright. His written work was characterized by the use of parody and satiric wit.
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Jens Bruun de Neergaard's widow, Anna Marie Møller, kept the estate after his death in 1788. She implemented some of the agricultural reforms of the time in the years between 1791 and 1802 and bought Skjoldenæsholm.
In 1844, Johan Andreas de Neergaard turned Svenstrup into a fideikommis. His son Peter Christian Joachim Bruun de Neergaard took over Svenstrup in 1846 while the brother was given Skjoldnæseholm. The process of selling off tenant farms to the farmers did not begin until 1860 at Svenstrup.
Peter Christian Joachim Bruun de Neergaard was succeeded by his grandson, Joachim Wedell, who was granted royal permission to carry the name Wedell-Neergaard. He sold the last tenant farms in the 1900s, making Svenstrup the last manor in the country to complete this process. The ''fideikommisgodser '' was dissolved as a result of ''lensafløsningsloven'' in 1919. Joachim Wedell-Neergaard died in 1926. His widow Henny Caroline Julie Moltke passed the estate on to their son Christian Wedell-Neergaard in 1937.
Today
In April 2020, 29-year-old Maria Benedicte Wedell-Neergaard bought Svenstrup from her father for DKK 397 mio. with effect from 1 July 2020.Cultural references
Svenstrup was used as a location in the 1976 film '' Brand-Børge rykker ud''.List of owners
* (died–1454)Antvorskov Kloster
Antvorskov Monastery (Danish: ''Antvorskov Kloster'') was the principal Scandinavian monastery of the Catholic Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, located about one kilometer south of the town of Slagelse on Zealand, Denmark.
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* (1454–1536) Bishopric of Roskilde
* (1536–1539) Kronen (Roskildegård len)
* (1666–1668) Hans Svane
* (1668–1687) Marie Fuiren, gift Svane
* (1687–1730) Frederik Hansen Svane
* (1730–1733) Marie Svane, gift 1) Friis 2) Oertz
* (1733–1751) Frederik Oertz
* (1751–1763) Peter Johansen Neergaard
* (1763–1788) Jens Bruun de Neergaard
* (1788–1802) Ane Marie Møller, gift de Neergaard
* (1802–1846) Johan Andreas Bruun de Neergaard
* (1846–1893) Joachim Peter Christian Bruun de Neergaard
* (1893–1926) Joachim Wedell-Neergaard
Joachim Wedell-Neergaard, née Wedell-Wedellsborg (11 January 1862 – 4 January 1926) was a Danish diplomat, landowner and chamberlain. The son of Gustav Wedell-Wedellsborg and Louise Elise Henriette Bruun de Neergaard, on 19 June 1893 he wa ...
* (1926–1937) Henny Caroline Julie Moltke
* (1937–1949) Christian Wedell-Neergaard
* (1949–1989) Jens Wedell-Neergaard
* (1989–present) Christian Jørgen Jens Wedell-Neergaard
* (2020-present) Maria Benedicte Wedell-Neergaard
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{{coord missing, Denmark Listed buildings and structures in Køge Municipality Manor houses in Køge Municipality Buildings and structures of the Neergaard family