Tosterup Castle ( sv, Tosterups slott) is a castle in

Tomelilla Municipality Tomelilla Municipality (''Tomelilla kommun'') is a municipality in Skåne County in southern Sweden. Its seat is located in the town Tomelilla. The municipality was formed through a series of amalgamations taking place in 1952, 1969 and 1971. ...

Scania Scania, also known by its native name of Skåne (, ), is the southernmost of the historical provinces (''landskap'') of Sweden. Located in the south tip of the geographical region of Götaland, the province is roughly conterminous with Skåne ...

, in southern Sweden. It is situated approximately north-east of

Ystad Ystad (; older da, Ysted) is a town and the seat of Ystad Municipality, in Scania County, Sweden. Ystad had 18,350 inhabitants in 2010. The settlement dates from the 11th century and has become a busy ferryport, local administrative centre, a ...

Owners

List of owners of Tosterup Castle: *Early 1300s – Axel Eskildsen Mule *1300s – His daughter Barbara's husband Torkild Nielsen Brahe :::Anders Jacobsen Grim :::Dennes son Jens Andersen Grim :::Peder Torkildsen Brahe :::Their son Axel Pedersen Brahe :::His son Peder Axelsen Brahe *1441–1487 – His son Axel Pedersen Brahe, married to Maren Tygesdatter Lunge *1487–1523 – Their son Tyge Axelsen Brahe, married first time to Magdalene Krognos, second time to Sophie Rud *1523–1565 – His son Jörgen Tygesen Brahe, married to

Inger Oxe Inger Johansdatter Oxe (c. 1526 - 1591) was a Danish noblewoman and court official. She was Hofmesterinde to the Danish Queen Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow. She was the sister to Peder Oxe Steward of the Realm, daughter of Johan Johansen Oxe and ...

*1565–1571 – His brother Otte Tygesen Brahe, married to Beate Bille *1571–1601 – Their son Jörgen Ottesen Brahe, married to Ingeborg Parsberg *1601–1611 – Their son Tönne Jörgensen Brahe *1611–1615 – His uncle Knud Ottesen Brahe, married to Margrete Eriksdatter Lange *1615–1616 – His brother Axel Ottesen Brahe, married first time to Mette Gjöe, second time to Kirsten Hardenberg *1616–1640 – His son Tyge Axelsen Brahe, married to Birgitte Brock *1640–1656 – Through purchase Otte Tagesen Thott, married first time to Jytte Gyldenstierne, second time to Dorte Rosencrantz *1656–1688 – His daughter Jytte Thott, married to Jörgen Krabbe (d. 1678) *1688–1688 – Her brother-in-law Just Hög *1688–1693 – Through purchase

Rutger von Ascheberg Count Rutger von Ascheberg (2 June 1621 – 17 April 1693), also known as Roger von Ascheberg was a soldier, officer and civil servant in Swedish service, being appointed Lieutenant General in 1670, General in 1674, Field Marshal in 1678, Gover ...

, married to Maria Eleonora von Busseck, genannt München *1693–1722 – Their son Christian Ludwig von Ascheberg *1722–1753 – His sister Margareta von Ascheberg, married to Kjell Christoffer Barnekow *1753–1772 – Their son Rutger Barnekow, married to Mariana Lovisa Maclean *1772–1782 – Their daughters Margareta Lovisa, married to Jacob Wilhelm Bennet, and Eleonora Mariana, married to Anders Reinhold Wrangel *1782–1783 – Through purchase

Eric Ruuth Eric Ruuth (24 October 1746 – 25 May 1820) was a Swedish nobleman and the owner of Marsvinsholm Castle. He served as the Governor-General of Swedish Pomerania from 1792 to 1796. With his coal mine he started the company that would eventually bec ...

*1783–1791 – Through purchase Johan Sparre, married to Alexandrine de Cheusses *1791–1810 – His widow Alexandrine de Cheusses *1810–1832 – Through purchase her son-in-law Isaac Lars Silfversparre, married to Sophie Sparre, who was the widow of

Carl August Ehrensvärd Count Carl August Ehrensvärd (5 May 1745 – 21 May 1800) was a Swedish naval officer, painter, author, and neo-classical architect. Ehrensvärd was born in Stockholm, and died in Örebro. Though active as a naval officer during his entire l ...

*1832–1858 – By inheritance and purchase by the latter's son Gustaf Ehrensvärd, married to Henrietta Virginia Sofia Catharina Adlercreutz *1858–1901 – Their son

Albert Ehrensvärd Johan Jakob Albert Ehrensvärd (9 May 1867 – 6 March 1940) was a Swedish diplomat. He was Sweden's envoy to Washington D.C between 1910 and 1911. He became Sweden's Foreign Minister in Liberal leader and Prime Minister Karl Staaff Karl Albe ...

, married to Ingeborg Hedvig (Hedda) Vogt *1901–1904 – His widow Hedda Ehrensvärd and their seven children *1904–1944 – Their son

along with his siblings and until 1912 his son

Augustin Ehrensvärd Field Marshal count Augustin Ehrensvärd (25 September 1710 – 4 October 1772) was a Swedish military officer, military architect, artist, creator of the Suomenlinna (Sveaborg) fortress, Svartholm fortress and the Swedish archipelago fleet. H ...

*1944–1947 –

and four cousins *1947–1957 –

, married first time to Gisele Dorotée Anna-Luise Marianne Lilla von Bassewitz, second time to Svea Elisabeth Lachman *1957–???? – His son Gustaf Jörgen* Ehrensvärd, married to Ebba Gunilla* Banér *1992–present – Jan Ehrensvärd

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Castles in Skåne County {{Sweden-castle-stub

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