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Kværndrup
Kværndrup is a town located on the island of Funen in south 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 a ..., in Faaborg-Midtfyn Municipality. Places of interest The Egeskov Castle is located about two kilometres from the town, which dates back to the 1400s and is Kværndrup's main attraction. In the middle of the town lies Kværndrup Church, a Romanesque church with Gothic extensions from the 15th and 16th centuries with a cross-building, tower and porch. It formerly served as a church for Egeskov Castle. Notable people Michael Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille (born 1965) a Danish count and landowner of Egeskov Castle near Kværndrup References Cities and towns in the Region of Southern Denmark Faaborg-Midtfyn Municipality {{SouthernDK-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egeskov Castle
Egeskov Castle () is located near Kværndrup, in the south of the island of Funen, Denmark. The castle is Europe's best preserved Renaissance water castle. History Egeskov was first mentioned in 1405. The castle structure was erected by Frands Brockenhuus in 1554. Due to the troubles caused by the civil war known as the ''Count's Feud'' (Danish: ''Grevens fejde''), general civil unrest, and a civil war introducing the Protestant Reformation, most Danish noblemen built their homes as fortifications. The castle is constructed on oaken piles and located in a small lake with a maximum depth of . Originally, the only access was by means of a drawbridge. According to legend, it took an entire forest of oak trees to build the foundation, hence the name ''Egeskov'' (oak forest). The estate has belonged to the Bille-Brahe family since 1784, when they acquired it from descendants of the Brockenhuus family. In 1882 it was inherited by the counts Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille, who still own ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille
Michael Preben, Count Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille () (born 26 February 1965) is a Danish Count and a landowner. By birth he is a member of an ancient German Ahlefeldt, House of Ahlefeldt. Early life He was born as the only son of Count Claus Christian Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille (Copenhagen, 6 March 1932 - 2014), Landlord in Havnø Gods, Hadsund, and his second wife (m. Tranekær Kirke, Tranekær, 21 September 1963, divorced in 1971) Countess Merete-Anette von Lüttichau, ''née'' Ahlefeldt-Laurvig (b. Rudkøbing, 1 April 1943), Nurse, who was also her husband's third cousin. He has one sister, Countess Suzanne Ingrid Jessie Dorthe Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille (b. Svendborg, 4 March 1967), lady-in-waiting to Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg, Princess Alexandra, who married in Mahé, Seychelles, Mahé, Seychelles, on 15 February 1993 Erik Ove Carl John Emil Vind til Sanderumgaard (b. Hellerup, 5 May 1954), grandson of Prince Erik, Count of Rosenborg, Prince Erik of Denmark. His father mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
