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Bogstad
Bogstad Manor (''Bogstad gård'') is a historic Manor House and former estate located in the borough of Vestre Aker in Oslo, Norway. It is situated in the northwestern part of Oslo. Background Bogstad has its origin in a farm which was located near Bogstadvannet, a lake in the valley of Sørkedalen. The farm was owned by several notable people. It went from merchant and councilman Peder Nielsen Leuch (1692–1746) and his family to Norwegian Prime Minister Peder Anker, then to his son-in-law Governor of Norway Herman Wedel Jarlsberg via his marriage to Karen Anker, the only child of Peder Anker. The property included forested acreage which provided the basis for sawmills and timber trade. Timber trader and landowner Morten Leuch was the owner of Bogstad estate from 1756. Bernt Anker later acquired the estate through marriage with Leuch's widow, Mathia Collett. Peder Anker utilized the slope from the main house down to Bogstadvannet for development with curved paths a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Bogstad Manor (''Bogstad gård'') is a historic Manor House and former estate located in the borough of Vestre Aker in Oslo, Norway. It is situated in the northwestern part of Oslo. Background Bogstad has its origin in a farm which was located near Bogstadvannet, a lake in the valley of Sørkedalen. The farm was owned by several notable people. It went from merchant and councilman Peder Nielsen Leuch (1692–1746) and his family to Norwegian Prime Minister Peder Anker, then to his son-in-law Governor of Norway Herman Wedel Jarlsberg via his marriage to Karen Anker, the only child of Peder Anker. The property included forested acreage which provided the basis for sawmills and timber trade. Timber trader and landowner Morten Leuch was the owner of Bogstad estate from 1756. Bernt Anker later acquired the estate through marriage with Leuch's widow, Mathia Collett. Peder Anker utilized the slope from the main house down to Bogstadvannet for development with curved paths and ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bogstadvannet
Bogstadvannet ( en, Lake Bogstad) is a lake between the city of Oslo and the municipality of Bærum, Akershus, Norway. It is part of Sørkedalsvassdraget, which in turn is part of Oslomarkvassdraget. Originally, the lake was named Få(d)vannet after an earlier name for Lysakerelven, but has since taken the name of the Bogstad estate and manor, on the east shore of the lake. In addition to the manor, Norway's first 18-hole golf course (from 1924) is owned and operated by Oslo Golfklubb on the south shore and a large camping ground (Bogstad Camping) on the east shore south of the manor. The lake is a popular destination for swimming and sunbathing in the summer. In winter, inhabitants from all Oslo go skiing and skating on the lake and the surrounding area when conditions permit. It is also a venue for Christiania Roklub, a rowing club. During the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany from 1940 to 1945, the camping ground was used for military barracks. Structures from this time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morten Leuch
Morten Leuch (15 April 1732 – 24 January 1768) was a Norwegian timber trader and landowner. He was the owner of Bogstad Manor at Sørkedalen . Biography Morten Leuch was born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was the son of merchant Peter Mortensen Leuch (1692–1746) and Anna Catharina Hellesen. His father had founded the company Collett & Leuch together with Peter Collett (1694–1740). After several years of education abroad, Morten Leuch returned to Norway in 1754 and joined the company Collett & Leuch with his future brother-in-law James Collett (1728–1794). Leuch was the owner of Bogstad (''Bogstadgodset''), which he inherited in 1756 after his grandmother's death. He was married in 1758 to Mathia Collett, (1737-1801) the sister of his partner. Christian Braunmann Tullin wrote the poem "Maidagen" to their wedding. Leuch died at the age of 36 in 1769. After his death, his widow married landowner Bernt Anker Bernt Anker (22 November 1746 – 21 April ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karen Wedel-Jarlsberg
Christiane Andrea "Karen" Wedel-Jarlsberg (née Anker; 2 November 1789 in Christiania (now Oslo) – 19 June 1849 on Bogstad gård), was a Norwegian countess and lady in waiting. Life Karen Wedel-Jarlsberg was the only surviving child and heir of landowner and prime minister Peder Anker and Anna Elisabeth Cold (1749–1803). She was one of the richest heirs in Norway. She married count Herman Wedel-Jarlsberg 19 May 1807 on Bogstad. Her spouse was one of the influential Norwegians who supported a union between Norway and Sweden. Court career In 1814, Norway and Sweden were united and shared the same royal house. During the visits of the royal family in Norway, it was to have a separate Norwegian court, who met them at the border and served them during their stay in Norway. Karen Wedel-Jarlsberg was given the task to be the head lady in waiting of the first Norwegian court since the Middle Ages. From 1817 onward, she served as principal lady-in-waiting to three Swedish-Norwegian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westye Parr Egeberg
Westye Parr Egeberg (21 April 1877 – 2 February 1959) was a Norwegian military officer, businessperson and politician for the Conservative Party. Personal life He was born in Kristiania as a son of Ferdinand Julian Egeberg (1842–1921). He was an uncle of Ferdinand Finne, nephew of Einar Westye Egeberg, Sr., a great-grandson of Westye Egeberg and a grandnephew of Westye Martinus Egeberg, surgeon Christian Egeberg and composer Fredrikke Egeberg. Career He finished his secondary education in 1896 and studied one year at the Norwegian Military Academy, earning the rank of Second Lieutenant in 1897. After a stay abroad from 1898 to 1900 he then took the cand.philol. degree in 1903, but continued his military career and became a Premier Lieutenant in 1905 and Captain in 1916. He was the vice president of Norges Forsvarsforening from 1923, having chaired the Kristiania branch from 1921. The vice presidency of this organization had been vacant since the death of Otto Andersen i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sørkedalen
Sørkedalen is a valley located in the northwestern part of Oslo municipality, northwest of Oslo's western suburbs, in Norway. The valley stretches from the suburb of Røa to Skansebakken. The valley is frequently used as an entry point to Nordmarka, the large wilderness recreational area to the north of Oslo. Sørkedalen is an agricultural valley with several small farms, and stables for recreational horse riding. The valley is a popular destination for outdoor activities like skiing, riding and golfing for the population of West End Oslo and Bærum. Sørkedalen Church is a stone church from 1865 which was built of brick and has 250 seats. The church is in neo-Gothic style. In the southern part of this valley is the old manor of Bogstad, which was owned by Peder Anker. On the manor grounds there are the lake ''Bogstadvannet'' and the Oslo Golf Club (''Oslo Golfklubb'') which was the first golf club to be established in Norway. The Sørkedalselva river runs through the valley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peder Anker
Peder Anker (8 December 1749 – 10 December 1824) was a prominent Norwegian landowner, businessman and politician. He served as the prime minister of Norway from 1814 until 1822. Biography Peder Anker was a member of a Danish-Norwegian noble family. He was born in Christiania, the son of the wealthy merchant Christian Ancher. He had three brothers Iver (1745–1772), Bernt (1746–1805) and Jess (1753–1798). Following education in Christiania and a year as student at the University of Copenhagen, Peder Anker and his brothers spent five years traveling with private tutors in Great Britain, France, Germany, and Italy. They were pupils of the noted Swedish naturalist Carl von Linné at Uppsala University in 1764. He was granted Danish nobility in 1778 and was awarded the title of General War Commissioner in 1788. Peder Anker bought Bogstad Manor with additional forest land and extended the existing house to make a splendid mansion. Bogstad had for about 100 years belonge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oslo
Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of in 2019, and the metropolitan area had an estimated population of in 2021. During the Viking Age the area was part of Viken. Oslo was founded as a city at the end of the Viking Age in 1040 under the name Ánslo, and established as a ''kaupstad'' or trading place in 1048 by Harald Hardrada. The city was elevated to a bishopric in 1070 and a capital under Haakon V of Norway around 1300. Personal unions with Denmark from 1397 to 1523 and again from 1536 to 1814 reduced its influence. After being destroyed by a fire in 1624, during the reign of King Christian IV, a new city was built closer to Akershus Fortress and named Christiania in honour of the king. It became a municipality (''formannskapsdistrikt'') on 1 January 1838. The city ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herman Wedel Jarlsberg
Count Johan Caspar Herman Wedel Jarlsberg (21 September 1779 – 27 August 1840) was a Norwegian statesman and nobleman. He played an active role in the constitutional assembly at Eidsvoll in 1814 and was the first native Norwegian to hold the post of Governor-general of Norway with the authority of a viceroy, representing the absent king of Norway as head of the Norwegian cabinet during the union with Sweden.Knut Dørum''Herman Wedel Jarlsberg'' (Store norske leksikon)/ref> Background Wedel Jarlsberg was born in Montpellier, France, son of diplomat Frederik Anton Wedel-Jarlsberg (1748–1811) and Catharina von Storm (1756–1802). His younger brother Ferdinand Carl Maria Wedel-Jarlsberg (1781–1857) was a military officer and commanding general of the Royal Norwegian Army. He grew up in London, where his father were serving as diplomat on behalf of Denmark. From 1794 to 1798, he was tutored by Friedrich August Nitsch, who had studied under Immanuel Kant. Wedel Jarlsberg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
