Skovsbo Manor
| Skovsbo Castle | |
|---|---|
 Skovsbo viewed from the south-west | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Renaissance |
| Location | Kerteminde Municipality |
| Country | Denmark |
| Coordinates | 55°23′35″N 10°37′57″E / 55.39306°N 10.63250°E |
| Construction started | 1572 |
| Completed | 1579 |
| Client | Erik Hardenberg |
Skovsbo Castle is a manor house located 6 km south-west of Kerteminde, on Funen, Denmark. The main building dates from the 1570s and is built in the Renaissance style.
History[edit]
Skovsbo traces its history back to the 14th century. The castle seen today was built from 1572 to 1579 for privy councillor Erik Hardenberg (1534-1604).[1]
Some of the land was sold off in lots in 1914.
Skovsby was in 2006 acquired by Jens Belling for circa FKK 66.5 million- In 2020, it was sold to Thomas Kirk Kristiansen.[2]
Architecture[edit]
Built in the Renaissance style, with Dutch gables, Skovsbo consists of two floors over a vaulted basement and an octagonal staircase tower with a spire to the west. An appendix in the south-eastern corner, with a second staircase, dates from the original house while another appendix built to a similar design at the north-eastern corner was added in 1891 by the architect August Klein (1839-1902).
Skovsbo Crufifix[edit]
Across the road from Skovsbo stands a roadside crucifix which was installed in about 1600 by Anna Rønnow, the wife of Erik Hardenberg, who unlike her husband was a Catholic. It is the second oldest roadside crucifix in Denmark, second only to the Crucifix of Holy Anders near Slagelse.[3]
Notable people[edit]
- Agnes Henningsen (1868–1962) a Danish writer and an activist for sexual freedom; she was born on the Skovsbo estate where her father was the farmer.
Skovsbo today[edit]
The estate covers 183 hectares of land. It is privately owned and was sold in 2006 for the price of DKK 66.5 million.
List of owners[edit]
- (1359-1369) Tue Nielsen Bild
- (1369-1410) Niels Tuesen Bild
- (1410-1450) Tove Andersdatter Hvide gift Bild
- (1450-1452) Johanne Nielsdatter Bild gift Lykke
- (1452-1458) Peder Lykke
- (1458-1480) Niels Lykke
- (1480-1541) Joachim Lykke
- (1541-1562) Peder Lykke
- (1562-1565) Eiler Hardenberg
- (1565-1604) Erik Hardenberg
- (1604-1609) Anne Eilersdatter Rønnow gift Hardenberg
- (1609) Mette Eriksdatter Hardenberg gift Gyldenstierne
- (1609-1616) Preben Gyldenstierne
- (1616-1629) Mette Eriksdatter Hardenberg gift Gyldenstierne
- (1629-1640) Knud Gyldenstierne
- (1640-1669) Henrik Gyldenstierne
- (1669-1680) Lisbeth Podebusk gift Gyldenstierne
- (1680-1689) Erik Lykke / Claus Brockenhuus / Eiler Brockenhuus
- (1689-1694) Erik Lykke / Claus Brockenhuus
- (1694-1701) Erik Lykke
- (1701-1705) Øllegaard Sehested gift (1) Lykke (2) Rosenkrantz
- (1705-1736) Christian Rosenkrantz
- (1736-1767) Frederikke Louise Krag gift Rosenkrantz
- (1767-1769) Hans Berg
- (1769-1803) Olave Marie Lange gift Berg
- (1803-1824) Jens Magnus Berg
- (1824-1844) Johanne Francisca von Westen gift Berg
- (1844-1851) Christian von Westen Berg
- (1851-1853) Enke Fru von Westen Berg
- (1853-1865) F. C. G. Busck
- (1865-1874) Frederik Ludvig Vilhelm lensgreve Ahlefeldt-Laurvig
- (1874-1912) Julius Ludvig greve Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille
- (1912-1914) Jessie baronesse Bille-Brahe gift Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille
- (1914) Udstykningsforening For Sjælland Og Fyns Stifter
- (1914) P. Christensen
- (1914-1915) Mejeriejer Jensen
- (1915-1916) Mads Larsen
- (1916-1923) K. Brandt
- (1923-1946) Kai Gustav Hamann
- (1946-1972) Aage Johannes Fast
- (1972-2006) Per Haustrup Normann
- (2006-2020) Jens Belling
- (2020-present) Thomas Kirk Kristiansen
References[edit]
- ^ "Skovsbo" (in Danish). Gyldendal. Retrieved 2011-11-22.
- ^ "Kæmpehandel: Lego-arving køber gods på Fyn" (in Danish). Ekstra Bladet. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ^ "Krucifiks ved Skovsbo på Fyn" (in Danish). Kulturarvsstyrelsen. Retrieved 2011-11-22.