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Højbygård
Højbygård is a manor house and estate located on the island of Lolland in southeastern Denmark. It has since 1825 belonged to members of the Lehn family. The current main building is from the 18th century but has been altered several times. History Højbygaard and the village of Højby are first mentioned in 1397 when it was owned by squire Iven Bramsted. A later owner was Axel Gøye. It was later owned by members of the Walkendorff family before it was transferred to Erik Krummedige through marriage in 1475. His son, Claus Krummedige, adapted the main building towards the end of the century and surrounded it by ramparts and moats. His daughter, Drude, brought the estate into her marriage with Marshal of the Realm Otte Krumpen. After Jrumpen's death, Højbygård was passed on to his relative Helvig Ulfeldt. Helvig Ulfeldt's son, Knud Bille, expanded the estate significantly with more land. Henrik Rantzau purchased Højbygård from Knud Bille's son Holger in 1638. The two next o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lungholm
Lungholm is a manor house and estate located on the island of Lolland in southeastern Denmark. It has been owned by members of the Lehn family since 1784. The three-winged main building was listed on the Listed buildings in Lolland Municipality, Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 1988. It consists of a main wing from 1856 and two side wings from the 16th or early 17th century. History Olstrupgaarde Lungholm originates in the older estate Olstrupgaarde which is known from 1434 when it was owned by Henning von Hafn. It is not known whether it was a manor house. In circa 1450, it was owned by the nobleman Erik Pors. Half of the estate was in 1455 ceded to Oluf Gøye while the other half after Erik Pors' death was passed on to his three sons Herman, Niels and Hans Pors. Erik Pors' sons little by little sold their share of Olstrupgaarde to Oluf Gøye's son Eskil. His descendants owned Olstrupgaarde for several generations but it was in the middle of the 16th century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abraham Lehn (1702–1757)
Abraham Lehn (10 May 1702 – 31 July 1757) was a Danish landowner. He owned the estates Højbygård, Fuglsang, Priorskov and Berritsgård on Lolland as well as the Lehn House and other property in Copenhagen. He was also a collector of books, paintings and coins. He was the father of Poul Abraham Lehn. Early life Lehn was born in Copenhagen, the son of wine merchant Abraham Lehn Sr. (1643–1709) and Cathrine Elisabeth Kreyer (died 1710). He and his brothers were brought up in the home of merchant Christian Schupp after their father's death in 1709. He was until 1717 taught at home by Peder Benzon Mylius (1689-1745). Mylius accompanied him on a Grand tour which took them to Hamburg, Dresden, Vienna and Paris. Property Lehn had inherited circa 200,000 Danish rigsdaler from his father. He purchased Højbygård at auction in 1725, followed by Fuglsang and Priorskov in 1726 and finally Berritsgård in 1729. He took active part in the management of his estates. He had a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poul Abraham Lehn
Poul Abraham Lehn (9 October 1732 – 24 October 1804), Baron of Lehn and Baron of Guldborgland, was a feudalism, feudal baron of the Danish nobility, Danish and Norwegian nobility and one of the greatest landowners of his time in Denmark. Biography His father was Abraham Lehn (landowner), Abraham Lehn (1701–1757), an estate owner and collector of books and art. In 1731, Abraham Lehn and his brother Johan Lehn (1705-1760) were ennobled; this made Poul Abraham Lehn noble as well when he was born in 1732. After the death of his father in 1757, he inherited the estates Berritzgaard and Højbygård on Lolland. At the death of an uncle Johan Lehn in 1760, he received the Fyn estates Hvidkilde, Nielstrup and Lindskov. Poul Abraham Lehn created the Barony of Guldborgland from his holdings at Berritzgaard and the purchase of Orebygaard in 1775, combining all of his possessions northwest of Sakskøbing. In 1784, Baron Poul Abraham Lehn acquired Lungholm. In 1803, Højbygaard and L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orebygård
Orebygaard is a manor house and estate located on Lolland in southeastern Denmark. The current main building, a Renaissance Revival architecture, Neo-Renaissance style building with two towers, is from 1872 to 1874. It was listed on the Listed buildings in Guldborgsund Municipality, Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 1985. History Early history In the 13th century Orebygaard belonged to the crown, It seems to have played an important role in the defence of the coast against the Vens. The first known private owner was Sivert Lauridsen, a nobleman, who owned the estate from 1315 to 1316. Some sources mention Erik Sjællandsfar, possibly an illegitimate son of Christopher II of Denmark, Christopher II or Eric VI of Denmark, Erik Menved, but this is contested by other sources. According to the first-mentioned sources, Sjællandsfar's daughter Bodil Eriksdatter brought it into her marriage with Laurids Jensen Blaa. Their sons, Sivert and Oluf Lauridsen Blaa, divided ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De Danske Sukkerfabrikker
() was a Denmark, Danish sugar manufacturing company established in 1872 in Copenhagen, Denmark. It played a central role in the development of a thriving Danish sugar industry based on sugar beets from Lolland-Falster, Møn and Funen. The company merged with Danisco and Danish Distillers, De Danske Spritfabrikker in 1989. It then continued as Danisco Sugar Sector until 2011, when it was acquired by Nordzucker and renamed Nordic Sugar. The Danish Sugar Museum in Nakskov contains an exhibition about the history of the company. A number of historic factories and warehouses have survived. These include a monumental warehouse at Applebys Plads in Copenhagen. History Foundation was founded at the initiative of Carl Frederik Tietgen on 20 April 1872. The newly established company acquired two existing sugar refineries in Copenhagen from Rudolph Puggaard#Det kjøbenhavnske Skibsrederi, Det kjøbenhavnske Skibsrederi, a subsidiary of Hans Puggaard, H. Puggaard & Co. One of them was the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lolland
Lolland (; formerly spelled ''Laaland'', literally "low land") is the List of islands of Denmark#List of 100 largest Danish islands, fourth largest island of Denmark, with an area of . Located in the Kattegat, Belts and Sund area, it is part of Region Sjælland (Region Zealand). As of 1 January 2022, it has 57,618 inhabitants.statistikbanken.dk. People. Population. (Table) BEF4 (Islands). Danmarks Statistik. Retrieved 25 August 2022. Lolland is closely connected to the island of Falster to its east. The locality of Sundby, Lolland, Sundby forms a cross-island urban area with Nykøbing Falster, the largest conurbation partially on Lolland. The most populated settlement on Lolland proper is Nakskov. Overview Lolland is also known as the "pancake island" because of its flatness: the highest point of the entire island is above sea level, just outside the village of Horslunde. The island has been an important communication highway, among others for Nazi Germany during World War II. His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denmark
Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous administrative division, autonomous territories of the Faroe Islands and Greenland in the north Atlantic Ocean.* * * Metropolitan Denmark, also called "continental Denmark" or "Denmark proper", consists of the northern Jutland peninsula and an archipelago of 406 islands. It is the southernmost of the Scandinavian countries, lying southwest of Sweden, south of Norway, and north of Germany, with which it shares a short border. Denmark proper is situated between the North Sea to the west and the Baltic Sea to the east.The island of Bornholm is offset to the east of the rest of the country, in the Baltic Sea. The Kingdom of Denmark, including the Faroe Islands and Greenland, has roughly List of islands of Denmark, 1,400 islands greater than in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marshal Of The Realm (Denmark)
The Marshal of the Realm (, from 1536 ), was the chief advisor to the Monarchy of Denmark, King on military matters concerning the infantry and cavalry. It was the third highest office in the country after the Steward of the Realm (Denmark), Steward of the Realm and the Chancellor (Denmark), Chancellor. The Rigsmarsk was appointed by the king from among Danish-born nobles. In the beginning the Marsk was one of the king's men and Stig Andersen Hvide used the title () shortly before his conviction in 1287 for the murder of King Eric V of Denmark, Eric V. Over the course of the 15th century, the Marsk came to represent the Realm (Council of State (Denmark), Privy Council), rather than the King, and in 1536 the title was finally changed to ''Rigsmarsk'' or . After the Scanian War and with the introduction of absolute monarchy the office disappeared. Anders Bille died a Swedish prisoner of war and Axel Urup then served as a Rigsmarsk from 1658 to 1660 but was never formally appointed. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
