Peter Johansen (de) Neergaard (24 July 1769 – 9 January 1835) was a Danish landowner. He was one of the largest landowners of his time in Denmark. His father was ennobled under the name de Neergaard in 1788.

Early life

Neergaard was born at

Tølløsegård Tølløsegård, also known as Tølløse Castle (Danish language, Danish: ), is a former manor house and estate located at Tølløse, Denmark. It has since 1997 been operated as a school under the name . The current main building was built after a ...

, the eldest son of ''kancelliråd'' Johan Thomas Neergaard and Anna Joachimine Qvistgaard (1750–1829). His father was ennobled by

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in 1780. Neergaard graduated in law from the University of Copenhagen in 1790 .

Property

Peter Johansen Neergaard was the owner of the estates Ringsted Abbey, Kærup (1793–1804),

Merløsegaard Merløsegaard is a manor house located 9 kilometres north of Ringsted, close to the village of Store Merløse, Holbæk Municipality, some sixty kilometres southwest of Copenhagen, Denmark. Merløsegaard and nearby Bonderup are owned by Den Suhrske ...

(1795–1796),

Gyldenholm Gyldenholm Manor is a manor house located 10 km south-east of Slagelse, between Gimlinge and Sørbymagle, Slagelse Municipality, some 70 kilometres southwest of Copenhagen, Denmark. The history of the estate dates back to 1774 but the current ...

(1810–1812), Førslev (1803–1830),

Gunderslevholm Gunderslevholm is a manor house and estate located 12 km northwest of Næstved in southeastern Denmark. Gunderslevholm has been owned by members of the Neergaard (noble family), de Neergaard family since 1803. The main building is located on high ...

(1803–1835), Kastrup, Fuglebjerg and Fodbygård (1803), Det Plessenske fideikommis (1803),

Gerdrup Gerdrup, formerly Gjerup, is a manor house and estate located three kilometres north of Skælskør, Slagelse Municipality, Denmark. The estate was from 1760 to 1919 owned by members of the Qvistgaard family and has since then been owned by the F ...

(1814–1831), Lyngbygård (1814–1831), Fuglsang (1819–1835), Priorskov (1819–1835), Nørlund, Torstedlund (1820–1826) and Albæk (1812). He was a co-founder of the Store Larsbjørnsstræde Sugar Refinery in 1803. He managed to get through the crisis of the 1820s with most of his estates and divided them between his sons from 1830 to 1835, He was a land commissioner (''landvæsenskommissær'') in

Sorø County Sorø () is a town in Sorø municipality in Region Sjælland on the island of Zealand (''Sjælland'') in east Denmark. The population is 7,999 (2022).

. He was appointed as ''Kammerråd'' in 1793, ''justitsråd'' in 1803 and ''etatsråd'' in 1819.

Personal life

Neergaard married twice. His first wife was Elisabeth Jacobine Vilhelmine Mourier (1778–1813), a daughter of supercargo and later owner of

Aagaard Aagaard or Ågård is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Carl Frederik Aagaard (1833–1895), Danish landscape painter * Christen Aagaard (1616–1664), Danish poet * Gudrun Stig Aagaard (1895–1986), Danish textile artist * Ja ...

Pierre Paul Ferdinand Mourier (1746–1836) and Elisabeth Cornelia Courtonne (1744–83). They married on 25 August 1794 in the

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in Copenhagen. Three children survived childhood: * Johan Ferdinand de Neergaard (3 August 1796 – 10 April 1849), who owned Fuglsang, Priorskov and Lindersvold * Carl de Neergaard (1800 – 2 August 1850), who owned Gunderslevholm and Kastrupgaard * Peter Johansen de Neergaard (7 May 1803 – 13 February 1872), who owned Førslev, Fuglebjerg, Mejlgaard and Faarevejle. Neergaard's second wife was Anna Henriette Elisabeth Schow (1781–1859), a daughter of ''kancellideputeret'' Christen Schow (1738–1806) and Caroline Marie Suhr (1754–1824) and the widow of captain and ''kommerceråd'' Peter Christoffer Qvistgaard of Gerdrup and Lyngbygård, 1775–1807). They had four children: * Elisabeth Vilhelmine Jacobine de Neergaard (13 February 1814 – 25 September 1889) * Peter Christopher de Neergaard (7 February 1816 – 14 August 1870), who owned Julianeholm, Aunsbjerg, Sjørslev * Johan Thomas de Neergaard (5 July 1818 – 15 August 1865) * Victor Amadeus de Neergaard (19 April 1825 – 16 February 1886), who owned Olufskjær

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Peter Johansen Neergaard
{{DEFAULTSORT:Peter Johansen Neergaard (1769-1835) 19th-century Danish landowners University of Copenhagen alumni People from Holbæk Municipality 1769 births 1835 deaths Neergaard (noble family)