Borgestad Manor ( no, Borgestad gård) is an estate and manor house in the municipality of Skien in

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History

Borgestad is located in the former parish of Gjerpen near

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. It is one of the largest estates in the region. The farm was originally a church estate and was confiscated as a crown estate after the Reformation. The estate was acquired in 1700 by Anna Clausdatter (1659-1713) and her husband Major General Johan Hanssøn Arnold (1638––1709). Anna Clausdatter was the daughter of estate owner Claus Andersen (1624–1681). Johan Arnold had been commander of the regiment at

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. The manor house was built in approx. 1702. The

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was laid out at that same time. Other notable owners have included merchant and shipowner Diderik von Cappelen (1761–1828) and former Prime Minister

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(1848–1928).''Borgestad Gård''
''Norges bygdekvinnelag''

Owners

*1638–ca. 1650 Christen Andersen and his widow Anne Gundersdatter *ca 1650–1691 Gjert Clausen (Niemand) and his widow Anne Gundersdatter (formerly married to Christen Andersen) *1692–1695 Halvor and Søren Borse (son in law and grandchild of Anne Gundersdatter) *ca 1695–1713

Anne Clausdatter Anne Clausdatter, also known as Anne Arnold and ''Anna Clausdatter'' (born 5 June 1659 in Skien, died 11 April 1713 at Borgestad Manor) was a Norwegian landowner; owner of Borgestad Manor in Skien, one of the largest estates of Bratsberg. Anne ...

(grandchild of Anne Gundersdatter) *1719–1731 Hans Holmboe (married to a relative of Anne Clausdatter) *1731–1760 Herman Leopoldus ( Løvenskiold from 1739) (son of Søren Borse's sister) *1760–1787 Bartholomæus Herman Løvenskiold (son of the former owner) *1787–1822 Jacob Aall (son in law of the former owner) *1822–1823 Didrich von Cappelen (stepson of the former owner) *1823–1853 Realf von Cappelen (brother of the former owner) *1853–1881 Erik Johan Cappelen (son of the former owner) *1881–1928 Sofie Knudsen née Cappelen (daughter of the former owner) and her husband

*1928–1953 Erik Cappelen Knudsen (son of the former owners) *1953–1975 Gunnar Knudsen Borgestad (son of the former owner) *1975–2003 Erik Robert Knudsen Borgestad (son of the former owner) *2003 Stiftelsen Borgestad Gård (The Foundation Borgestad Manor) with Petter Borgestad (son of the former owner) as chairman

References

Other sources

*Christensen, Terje (1985) ''Gjerpen bygds historie. Bind III Gårdshistorie'' (Skien: Gjerpen kommune) pp. 189–194 * Rian, Øystein (1997) ''Bratsberg på 1600-tallet Stat og samfunn i symbiose og konflikt'' (Universitetsforl)

External links

Qvisling, Jon Lauritz: ''Borgestad''
En bygdebok, ''Gaardhistorie I'',

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1921, pp. 108–130
Rian, Øystein: ''Bratsberg på 1600-tallet: stat og samfunn i symbiose og konflikt''

External links

Borgestad Gård website
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