Juellund is a manor house and estate in

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. It was established by Jens Juel in 1694 but has been part of the Giesegaard estate since 1751.

History

Juellund was established when Jens Juel purchased and merged the old manors of Jonstrup and Herlufstrup in 1694. It is a typical example of the concentration of land on fewer manors that took place up through the 17th century. Juel belonged to the inner circle around first

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and then Frederick IV. He expanded the estate through the acquisition of more land prior to his death in 1700. Juel's widow,

Dorothea Krag Dorothea Krag (27September 167510October 1754) was a Danish Postmaster General and noble. Dorothea was married first to count Jens Juel in 1694, and second to the king's illegitimate half brother Christian Gyldenløve in 1701. As the widow of C ...

, married

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who sold Juellund to Hans Benzon om 1702. The estate changed hands several times over the next 50 years. In 1751, Juellund was sold to Anna Sophie Schack, one of the largest landowners in the country. She included the estate in stamhuset Giesegaard.stamhuset Giesegaard was dissolved in 1922 as a result of ''lansafløsningsloven''.

List of owners

* ( -1694) Jonstrup og Herlufstrup * (1694-1700) Jens Juel * (1700-1701) Dorothea Juel née Krag * (1701-1702)

* (1702-1715) Hans Benzon * (1715-1717) Søren Severin Benzon * (1717-1729) Morten Glede * (1729-1751) Niels Foss * (1751-1752) Fr. Ehlers * (1751-1752) Fr. Güntelberg * (1751-1752) H. Heglund * (1751-1752) E.L. Ernst * (1752-1760) Anna Sophie Schack née Rantzau * (1752-1922) Stamhuset Giesegård * (1922-1924) Adolph Brockehuus-Schack * (1924-1963) Frederik Brockenhuus-Schack * (1963-1993) Niels Brockenhuus-Schack* * (1993–present) Michael Brockenhuus-Schack

References

{{coord missing, Denmark Manor houses in Køge Municipality Buildings and structures of the Brockenhuus family