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Hagestedgaard
Hagestedgaard is a manor house and estate located at the village of Hagested, near Holbæk, Holbæk Municipality, some 60 kilometres west of Copenhagen, Denmark. The estate traces its history back to the 13th century but the current asymmetrical complex of single-storey, white-washed buildings surrounding a central courtyard was constructed for Hans Didrik Brinck-Seidelin in 1747 with the exception of the remains of a tower built by Johan Friis in 1555. The estate has been owned by members of the Castenskiold family since 1769. History Middle Ages Hagestedgård is first mentioned in the Danish Census Book from 1230 when it was owned by the Crown and known as "Hakastæthe", It is only mentioned sporadically during the following centuries but the estate probably served as a fief. Vassals included Peder Jensen Pilegrim in 1347, Markvard Tiinhuus in 1502 and Otte Tiinhuus in 1521 and 1540. In 1540, Hagestedgaard was granted to chancellor Johan Friis in exchange for property in Ods ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peder Benzon
Peder Benzon (26 July 1684 – after 13 May 1735) was a Danish landowner and Supreme Court justice. He was the owner of seven manors on Zealand at the time of his death in 1735. Early life Bentzon was born in Copenhagen, the son of Danish Chancellery secretary Niels Benzon and Else Pedersdatter Scavenius. He was the brother of Jacob Benzon and Lars Benzon. He attended the Knight's Academy from 1699. Career Benzon was appointed as judge first at the Hofretten in 1710 and as Supreme Court Justice from 1712. He was dismissed from the Supreme Court on 13 May 11735. Property Bentzon purchased Hagestedgaard in 1711. He acquired Gjeddesdal from his brother Lars Benzon in 1714 and sold Hagestedgaard to him the following year. He acquired Tryggevælde and Alslevgård in 1716 but ceded the estates to King Frederick IV in exchange for Vibygård in 1718. He acquired Aggersvold from his brother Jacob Benzon in 1720 but ceded it to Lars Benzon in 1723. He was also the founder of a number ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caspar Bartholin The Younger
Caspar Bartholin the Younger (; Latinized: ''Caspar Bartholin Secundus''; 10 September 1655 – 11 June 1738), was a Danish anatomist who first described the "Bartholin's gland" in the 17th century. The discovery of the Bartholin's gland is sometimes mistakenly credited to his grandfather. Early life and education Bartholin was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. He came from an eminent family. He is the grandson of theologian and anatomist Caspar Bartholin the Elder (1585–1629) and son of physician, mathematician, and theologian Thomas Bartholin (1616–1680). His uncle was scientist and physician Rasmus Bartholin (1625–1698). Academic career Bartholin started his medical studies in 1671 at the age of 16. From 1674, he studied in the Netherlands, France and Italy. When he returned to Denmark in 1677, he was appointed lecturer of natural philosophy at the University of Copenhagen. The following year he gained his medical degree and was made full professor at the University of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Adolph Von Castenschiold
Carl Adolph Castenschiold (1740 – 30 July 1820) was a Danish landowner and royal official. He owned the Knabstrup Manor and Hagestedgaard estates, and was the brother of Joachim Castenschiold. Early life Castenschiold was born on St. Thomas in the Danish West Indies, the son of plantation owner Johan Lorentz Carstens and Jacobe von Holten. The family moved to Copenhagen around the time of his birth. They lived in Store Kurkestræde. His father purchased Knabstrup and was ennobled under the name Castenschiold in 1745. Property and titles He inherited Knabstrup Manor Knabstrup Manor is a manor house located near Holbæk on the Danish island of Zealand. It traces its history to before 1288. History Knabstrup is one of the oldest manor houses in Denmark. It is first mentioned in 1288 when it was confiscated fr ... in 1760 but sold the estate in 1764. He purchased Hagestedgaard in 1769. He was appointed to ''etatsråd'' in 1777 and chamberlain in 1780. Personal life He married ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frants Hvass
Frants Hvass (29 April 1896 - 21 December 1982) was a Danish diplomat. Early life and education Hvass was born in Copenhagen, the son of barrister Anders Hvass (1858–1916) and Anna Augusta S. E. Hvass née Saxild (1864–1955). He graduated from Henrik Madsen's School in 1914 and completed his law studies (cand.jur.( at the University of Copenhagen in 1921. Career In January 1922, Hvass became a secretary if the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He served as minister secretary from 1925 to 1927 and was then appointed as vice consul in Hamburg. In 1930–33, he returned to the job as minister secretary. He then worked at the Danish embassy in London from 1933 to 1936. He then worked in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for 12 years, from 1941 to 1945 as head of the political-legal department and in 1945–48 as director. In 1949, with title of Major-General, he was appointed as head of the Danish military mission in Berlin and the diplomatic mission in Rome. He served as Danish a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae
Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae (14 March 1821 – 15 August 1885) was a Danish archaeologist, historian and politician, who was the second director of the National Museum of Denmark (1865–1874). He played a key role in the foundation of scientific archaeology. Worsaae was the first to excavate and use stratigraphy to prove C. J. Thomsen's sequence of the Three-age system: Stone, Bronze, Iron. He was also a pioneer in the development of paleobotany through his excavation work in the peat bogs of Jutland. Worsaae served as Kultus Minister of Denmark (the cultural and education minister) for Christen Andreas Fonnesbech from 1874 to 1875. Early life and education Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae was born in Vejle, Denmark in 1821. He was the fifth of eleven children born into a wealthy, educated family. His father was a civil servant (a county treasurer) for the County of Vejle and also a member of the Royal Society of Northern Antiquities. Worsaae's archaeological interests began in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Didrik Brinck-Seidelin
Hans Diderik de Brinck-Seidelin (1 August 1720 - 5 March 1778) was a Danish Supreme Court justice and landowner who was raised to the peerage under the name Brinck-Seidelin in 1753. He owned the estates Hagestedgård (1748-1769), Holbæk Ladegård (1748-1778) and Eriksholm (1762-1778). Early life He was born on 1 August in Copenhagen, the son of the Royal confessor ( da, kongelig confessionarius) Iver Brinck (1665-1728) and Sophie Seidelin (1693-1741). His maternal grandfather was Post Master-General Hans Seidelin. Property Brinck-Seidelin's maternal uncle, Hans Hansen Seidelin, had no male heirs. He therefore endowed the estates Hagestedgård and Holbæk Ladegård to Hans Diedrik Brinck-Seidelin with the intention that they be turned into a ' (entailed estate or family trust) for future generations of the Seidelin family. Brinck-Seidelin purchased Eriksholm and established Stamhuset Hagested from his now three estates in 1752. He was at the same time ennobled under the name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eriksholm
Eriksholm Castle is a manor house located at the foot of the Isefjord inlet, 6 km south-east of Holbæk, in east Denmark. The history of the estate dates back to 1400 but today's house was built in 1788 to a Neoclassical design by Caspar Frederik Harsdorff, the leading Danish architect of the time. It was listed in the Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 1918. History Vinderup Manor The estate traces its history back to 1400 when it was owned by Peder Jensen and known as Vinderup. It was crown land from 1536 to 1556 and again from 1573 to 1585. Vasspyd, Pax and Juel, 1600–1752 In the year 1600 it was acquired by Erik Madsen Vasspyd who constructed a new main building and named it Eriksholm. In 1682, the estate was acquired by Admiral Niels Iuel in exchange for Sæbygaard. He owned it until his death in 1697 and after that it remained in the possession of his descendants until 1752, Seidelin Family, 1752–1824 The new owner was Hans Diderik de Brinck ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Diderik Brinck-Seidelin
Hans Diderik de Brinck-Seidelin (1 August 1720 - 5 March 1778) was a Danish Supreme Court justice and landowner who was raised to the peerage under the name Brinck-Seidelin in 1753. He owned the estates Hagestedgård (1748-1769), Holbæk Ladegård (1748-1778) and Eriksholm (1762-1778). Early life He was born on 1 August in Copenhagen, the son of the Royal confessor ( da, kongelig confessionarius) Iver Brinck (1665-1728) and Sophie Seidelin (1693-1741). His maternal grandfather was Post Master-General Hans Seidelin. Property Brinck-Seidelin's maternal uncle, Hans Hansen Seidelin, had no male heirs. He therefore endowed the estates Hagestedgård and Holbæk Ladegård to Hans Diedrik Brinck-Seidelin with the intention that they be turned into a ' (entailed estate or family trust) for future generations of the Seidelin family. Brinck-Seidelin purchased Eriksholm and established Stamhuset Hagested from his now three estates in 1752. He was at the same time ennobled under the name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Seidelin (1665–1740)
Hans Seidelin (14 May 1665 - 19 January 1740) was a Danish civil servant and landowner who was raised to peerage in 1731. He was district governor of Copenhagen County from 1724 to 1730 and later served as Post Master General of Royal Danish Mail. Early life Seidelin was born on 14 May 1776 in Helsingør, the son of pastor Hans Hansen Seidelin and Sophie Davidsdatter. Career He worked as an amanuensis in Danish Chancellery from 1677 to 1679. He then became a clerk (''skriver'') at the General Commission (''Generalkommissariatet'') and 10 years later a bookkeeper (''krigsbogholder''( for the cavalry. In 1708-09, he was appointed as War Commissioner and secretary of the General Commission (''generalkommisariatssekretær''). In 1710, he was promoted to bookkeeper at the General Commission and Senior Field War Commissioner (''overkrigskommissær til felts''; until 1712) and ''kancelliråd''. In 1713, he was appointed as ''land- og krigskommissær'' for Xealand. Møn, Lolland and Fal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Møn
Møn () is an island in south-eastern Denmark. Until 1 January 2007, it was a municipality in its own right but it is now part of the municipality of Vordingborg, after merging with the former municipalities of Langebæk, Præstø, and Vordingborg. This has created a municipality with an area of and a total population of 46,307 (2005). It belongs to the Region Sjælland ("Zealand Region"). Møn is one of Denmark's most popular destinations for tourists with its white chalk cliffs, countryside, sandy beaches and the market town of Stege. In June 2017, UNESCO designated Møn as Denmark's first biosphere reserve, consisting of "a series of islands and islets in the southern Baltic Sea, over approximately 45,118 hectares (131,890 acres). Its landscapes include woodlands, grasslands, meadows, wetlands, coastal areas, ponds and steep hills." Location Møn is located just off the south-eastern tip of Zealand from which it is separated by the waters of the ''Hølen'' strait betwe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holbæk Ladegård
Holbæk Ladegård is a former manor house at Holbæk, Denmark. It is now home to Kunsthøjskolen, a folk high school specializing in art programmes. Holbæk Ladegård was for centuries a home farm under Holbæk Castle, which was built to protect Holbæk and was held in fee by royal vassals. History The estate is first mentioned in 1199 in a letter of gift from Bishop Absalon in which he grants it to Sorø Abbey. Holbæk later developed into a small market town, which Holbæk Castle was built to defend during troubled times. The castle was held in fee by royal vassals and Holbæk Ladegård served as the administrative center of the land. The estate was pawned several times and for a while referred to as the Duchy of Holbæk. Christoffer Festenberg Pax was granted the land in 1563 and farmed it until his death in 1608. He constructed a new home farm at the Castle but it later fell into neglect. A new home farm was finally built after a report in 1627 described the old one as "dilap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
