Knutstorp Castle () is a manor house situated in the
Svalöv Municipality of
Scania
Scania ( ), also known by its native name of Skåne (), is the southernmost of the historical provinces of Sweden, provinces () of Sweden. Located in the south tip of the geographical region of Götaland, the province is roughly conterminous w ...
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Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...
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History
A manor already in the middle of the 14th century, it was owned by the Danish Brahe noble family from the end of the Middle Ages until 1663, after Scania was ceded to Sweden in the
treaty of Roskilde
The Treaty of Roskilde was negotiated at Høje Taastrup Church and was concluded on 26 February ( OS) or 8 March 1658 ( NS) during the Second Northern War between Frederick III of Denmark–Norway and Karl X Gustav of Sweden in the Danish ci ...
. The main building was completed in 1551 by the Danish Royal Privy Councilor
Otte Brahe (1518–1571) and his wife
Beate Clausdatter Bille (1526–1605). The estate was the birthplace of their children; the famous astronomer
Tycho Brahe (1546–1601) and his astronomer sister
Sophia Brahe (1556–1643).
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The estate was sold in 1771 to the Swedish Count
Fredrik Georg Hans Carl Wachtmeister af Johannishus (1720–1792), and has since belonged to the members of his family.
See also
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List of castles in Sweden
References
External links
Knutstorps Borg website
Houses completed in the 16th century
Castles in Skåne County
16th-century establishments in Scania
Svalöv Municipality
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