Anne Cathrine Collett (19 February 1768 – 27 January 1846), was a Norwegian-Danish landowner and one of the wealthiest women of Denmark in her time. Collett was born into the wealthy

Collett family Collett (also spelled Collet) is a Norwegian family of English origin, descended from English-born merchant James Collett (born 1655 in London, died 1727 in Christiania), who settled in Christiania in 1683. He married Karen Leuch, and died as ...

of timber merchants in Christiania (now Oslo). Her parents were Peter Collett (1740–86) of Buskerud and Maren Kirstine Holmboe (1745–68). She married Peter Nicolaj Arbo who subsequently entered the family's company Collett & Søn. The couple moved to Copenhagen where they lived in the

Peschier House The Peschier House (Danish language, Danish: Peschiers Gård) is a listed property at Holmens Kanal in the Old Town of Copenhagen, Denmark. The building is currently part of Danske Bank's headquarters but it has been sold to Standard Life and the b ...

at Holmens Kanal 12. He acquired the country house Aldershvile north of Copenhagen and the manors of

Lundbygård Lundbygård is a manor house and estate located in Lundby, Vordingborg Municipality, in the southeastern part of Denmark. It has been owned by the Collet family since 1827. Its current owner is former Danish Defence Minister Bernt Johan Collet. T ...

and

Oremandsgaard Oremandsgaard is a manor house and estate located seven kilometres south of Præstø, Vordingborg Municipality, in southeastern Denmark. The estate traces its history back to the 14th century, but the current main building is from 1933. Oremandsg ...

at Præstø. After his death in 1827, she ran the estate with the assistance of count Knuth. Collet died on 27 January 1846. Having no children, she left her estate to her nephews

Bernt Anker Collet Bernt Anker Collet (8 August 1803 - 2 February 1857) was a Norwegian-born Danish landowner who founded the Danish branch of the Norwegian Collett family. He owned Lundbygård from 1846. Biography Bent Anker Collett was born into the wealthy Collet ...

and Peter Collet (1820-1860).

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