Peder Benzon (26 July 1684 – after 13 May 1735) was a Danish landowner and Supreme Court justice. He was the owner of seven manors on

Zealand Zealand ( ) is the largest and most populous islands of Denmark, island in Denmark proper (thus excluding Greenland and Disko Island, which are larger in size) at 7,031 km2 (2715 sq. mi.). Zealand had a population of 2,319,705 on 1 Januar ...

at the time of his death in 1735.

Early life

Bentzon was born in

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...

, the son of Danish Chancellery secretary Niels Benzon and Else Pedersdatter Scavenius. His father inherited Aastrup from his father-in-law. Oeder Venzon was the brother of Jacob Benzon and

Lars Benzon Lars Benzon (July 21, 1687 – October 5, 1741) was a landowner and a Deputy Director (''deputeret'') in the General Affairs Commission of the Danish Royal Navy. Biography Lars Benzon was born at Sæbygård Manor on the island of Zealand, Denma ...

. He attended the Knight's Academy from 1699.

Career

Benzon was appointed as judge first at the Hofretten in 1710 and as Supreme Court Justice from 1712. He was dismissed from the Supreme Court on 13 May 11735.

Property

In 1708, Benzon inherited Aastrup from his father. In 1714, he sold Aastrup again and bought

Hagestedgaard Hagestedgaard is a manor house and estate located at the village of Hagested, near Holbæk, Holbæk Municipality, some 60 kilometres west of Copenhagen, Denmark. The estate traces its history back to the 13th century but the current asymmetrical ...

in 1711. He acquired

Gjeddesdal Gjeddesdal is a manor house located in Greve Municipality, some 20 kilometres west of central Copenhagen, Denmark. The estate was created in the 1670s but the current main building was built after a fire in 1916. History 1782–1761:Vind and Ben ...

from his brother Lars Benzon in 1714 and sold Hagestedgaard to him the following year. He acquired

Tryggevælde Tryggevælde is a manor house and estate in Faxe Municipality, some fifty kilometres southwest of Copenhagen, Denmark. The estate was a royal fief until the middle of the 18th century and was later owned by the Moltke family at Bregentved from 175 ...

and Alslevgård in 1716 but ceded the estates to King Frederick IV in exchange for

Vibygård Vibygård is a manor house located in the northeastern outskirts of Viby, Roskilde Municipality, some 30 km west of Copenhagen, Denmark. The estate covers 833 hectares of land and comprises the farms Slåenkær, Ørstedgård, Arnakke and Drag ...

in 1718. He acquired

Aggersvold Aggersvold is a manor house and estate located just north of Jyderup, Holbæk Municipality, some 80 kilometres west of Copenhagen, Denmark. Aggersvold traces its history back to the Middle Ages when it was referred to as Markegaard, taking its nam ...

from his brother Jacob Benzon in 1720 but ceded it to Lars Benzon in 1723. He was also the founder of a number of new manors. He founded Benzonseje (now Risbyholm) in 1721 and the manors of Benzonslund (now Dønnerup),

Benzonsdal Benzonsdal is a manor house located at Torslunde, south of Taastrup, in the northern part of Ishøj Municipality, some 20 kilometres west of central Copenhagen, Denmark. It has been owned by members of the noble Lerche family since 1853. The main b ...

and

Gislingegård Gislingegård is a manor house and estate located close to Gislinge, Holbæk Municipality, some 60 kilometres west of Copenhagen, Denmark. History 18th century Gislingegaard was founded by Peder Benzon on 30 April 1730 from two farms in the vill ...

in 1730.

Personal life

Bentzon married Anne Sophie Wissing (1692-1762) in 1709. He was the father of military officer and landowner, Christian Benzon (1718–1801).

References

Danish judges 18th-century Danish landowners 1684 births 1735 deaths Benzon family {{Denmark-bio-stub