Folehavegård is an 18th-century farmhouse in

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. It has been owned by

Karen Blixen Baroness Karen Christenze von Blixen-Finecke (born Dinesen; 17 April 1885 – 7 September 1962) was a Danish author who wrote works in Danish and English. She is also known under her pen names Isak Dinesen, used in English-speaking countrie ...

's father Wilhelm Dinesen, as well as her younger sister Ellen Dahl (née Dinesen), and was owned by the family for more than a hundred years. The main building, barn and stable are listed. Much of the land has been sold off. The remaining 35 hectares consist mostly of open farmland but adjoins the woodlands

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and Rungsted Hegn.

History

The property was originally a farm under Hørsholm Manor but it was sold off to the naval officer Conrad von Schindel in 1759. He had been stationed in the Mediterranean as commander of the frigate Dokken in 1761–63 where he negotiated a trade treaty with Tunesia. Schindel initially named the estate Christinegaard but renamed it Folehavegård after a major rebuilding of the house. He owned it until 1788. Folehavegård anno 1875

Wilhelm Dinesen,

's father, acquired Folehavegård in 1879. He renovated the buildings and introduced various improvements. Dinesen was also the owner of

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and Rungstedgård. Mary Bess Westenholz, a sister of

's mother, lived at Folehavegård from 1881 until her death in 1947. In 1909, she stormed the Danish

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and gave a speech to the all-male politicians. In 1920, Hørsholm Municipality purchased a large portion of land from Folehavegård and used tp redevelop it with new housing. In 1944, Hørsholm acquired additional land, this time just under 20 hectares, which was also redeveloped.

The grounds

The estate covers approximately 35 hectares. It consists mostly of open farmland but a marshland, Slettemose, is located in its northern part. The estate was subject to a voluntary but binding conservation in 1944.

List of owners

* (1759-1786) Conrad von Schindel * (1786-1789) Ulrich Lodberg * (1789-1791)

Johan Leonhard Fix Johan Leonhard Fix (28 December 1735 - 2 February 1807) was a German-Danish merchant who served as governor of Frederiknagor in Danish India. He moved to Copenhagen in 1787 where he served as director of Danish Asiatic Company from 1791 to 1805. H ...

* (1791-1794)

Jacob Brønnum Scavenius Jacob Brønnum Scavenius (2 April 1749 – 20 June 1820) was a Danish landowner. Early life and career Scavenius was born in Skagen in 1749 as the 9th of 11 children of merchant Peder Christensen Brønnum (or Brøndum) and Anne Ibsdatter. He gra ...

* (1794-1798) Frederik Claesson * (1798-1821) Paulin-Philippe-Henri de Dompierre de Jonquières * (1821-1824) A. Christian Christensen * (1824-1834)

Johan Frederik Vilhelm Vally Johan * Johan (given name) * ''Johan'' (film), a 1921 Swedish film directed by Mauritz Stiller * Johan (band), a Dutch pop-group ** ''Johan'' (album), a 1996 album by the group * Johan Peninsula, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada * Jo-Han Jo-H ...

* (1834-1851) Gottlieb Frederik von Wildenradt * (1851-1866) Aron Nathan David * (1866-1869) Harald David * (1869-1871) Frederik Horsens Block * (1871-1879)

Carl Christian Brøchner Carl may refer to: * Carl, Georgia, city in USA * Carl, West Virginia, an unincorporated community *Carl (name), includes info about the name, variations of the name, and a list of people with the name * Carl², a TV series * "Carl", an episode of ...

* (1879-1895) Wilhelm Dinesen * (1895-1932) Ingeborg Dinesen * (1932-1958)

Ellen Dahl Ellen Dahl (13 September 1886 – 17 February 1959) was a Danish writer and philanthropist. She was the younger sister of Karen Blixen. Further reading * Keller, Morten Vilhelm: ''Ellen Dahl - Mols og litteraturen''. Aarhus Universitetsforlag ...

née Dinesen * (1958-2000) Anne Kopp née Dinesen * (2000-2010) Anders Kopp / Henrik Kopp / Niels Kopp * (2010-) Mikael Lunøe / Lotte Bønnelycke

References

External links

Wilhelm Dinesen in Hørsholm
Houses in Hørsholm Municipality Listed buildings and structures in Hørsholm Municipality Buildings and structures in Denmark of the Dinesen family {{Denmark-struct-stub

History

The grounds

List of owners

See also

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