Krageholm Castle () is an estate at

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History

The original estate castle is named in the 14th century as belonging to the Due family, and then to the

Tott The Tott family or Thott is the prominent Swedish noble family, whose members occupied many important positions in Sweden and Denmark. Notable members * Åke Henriksson Tott or Achatius Tott (1598–1640), Swedish soldier and politician * Brid ...

Brahe The Brahe family (originally ''Bragde'') refers to two closely related noble families of Scanian origin that played significant roles in both Danish and Swedish history. The Danish branch became extinct in 1786, and the Swedish branch in 193 ...

, Marsvin and Krabbe families. In Danish times, the castle was called Krogholm and its most famous owner was Baron Jörgen Krabbe who was a native Scanian Dane who chose to pledge faith to the Swedish Crown when Scania was ceded to Sweden in 1658. During the Scanian war of 1676–1679, Krabbe was imprisoned and executed on the charge of collusion with the Danes and high treason. Several of his employees, including the estate manager Christopher, also got executed by the Swedes. The castle was consequently contested by both Danish and Swedish troops and there was intense fighting on the castle grounds, including bombardments. Krabbe's widow, Jytte Thott, had to sell most of the family properties, including Krogholm, because they had been impoverished during the war. In 1704, the castle was sold to

Carl Piper Count Carl Piper (July 29, 1647, Stockholm – May 29, 1716, Schlüsselburg) was a Swedish statesman. He entered the foreign office after completing his academical course at Uppsala, accompanied Bengt Gabrielsson Oxenstierna on his embassage ...

(1647–1716) and its name was changed to the more Swedish-sounding 'Krageholm' which it has kept all since. The castle was restored and remodeled in baroque by Carl Piper's widow

Christina Piper Christina Piper (; 1 January 1673 – 25 March 1752) was a Swedish countess, landowner and entrepreneur who was married to the statesman and military count Carl Piper. During the tenure of her spouse in office, she played a considerable pol ...

(1673–1752) in the 1720s, who used it as her main residence until her death in 1752. The castle belonged to the Piper family in 1752–1897, the Brahe family 1907–30 and since then again to the Piper family.

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Castles in Skåne County Ystad Municipality {{Sweden-castle-stub

History

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