Åkerö Manor (''Åkerö slott'') is a

manor house A manor house was historically the main residence of the lord of the manor. The house formed the administrative centre of a manor in the European feudal system; within its great hall were held the lord's manorial courts, communal meals with ...

Södermanland Södermanland ( or ), locally Sörmland, sometimes referred to under its Latin form ''Sudermannia'' or ''Sudermania'', is a historical province or ''landskap'' on the south eastern coast of Sweden. It borders Östergötland, Närke, Västman ...

, Sweden. Although an estate with a history going back to the

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, the presently visible manor house complex was commissioned in 1748 (completed in 1752-1757) by Carl Gustaf Tessin (1695-1770) and designed by

Carl Hårleman Baron Carl Hårleman (27 August 1700 – 9 February 1753) was a Swedish architect. Biography Hårleman was born in Stockholm, son of the garden architect and head of the royal parks and gardens Johan Hårleman, who had been ennobled in 1698. ...

. It is a fine example of

Rococo Rococo (, also ), less commonly Roccoco or Late Baroque, is an exceptionally ornamental and theatrical style of architecture, art and decoration which combines asymmetry, scrolling curves, gilding, white and pastel colours, sculpted moulding, ...

manor house architecture in Sweden.

History

The estate is one of the oldest in

, dating from the 13th century. It was first mentioned in 1281. During the 16th century, the owners at the time, the Bielke family, erected a

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manor house. During that time, from 1540 to 1590, it belonged to

Anna Bielke Anna Eriksdotter Bielke (1490 – 1525) was a Swedish noble, commander of the city and castle of Kalmar during the Swedish rebellion against Denmark. Biography Anna was born to the noble councillor of state Erik Turesson (Bielke) and Gunilla Jo ...

. In 1660, about a hundred years later, the building was damaged by fire and never completely restored. In 1748 Carl Gustaf Tessin bought the estate. He ordered the old, damaged buildings to be demolished and commissioned a new building to be built to the designs by Carl Hårleman (it was built in 1752-1757). Louis-Joseph Le Lorrain was commissioned to design the interiors.

References

External links

Åkerö website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Akero Castle Castles in Södermanland County Manor houses in Sweden Houses completed in 1757

History

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