Christian Ditlev Frederik, Count of Reventlow was a Danish statesman and reformer, the son of Privy Councillor Christian Ditlev Reventlow (1710–1775) by his first wife, baroness Johanne Sophie Frederikke von Bothmer. His influence on the life of the Danish people and, particularly, the conditions of the peasantry, made him very popular. He was the brother of Johan Ludvig Reventlow, who in the late 1700s served as his colleague; salonist Louise Stolberg, who was his intellectual partner and opponent through their extensive mail correspondence; and Commodore Conrad Georg Reventlow.
Christian Detlev, Count von Reventlow (1671–1738) was a Danish military leader and diplomat.
Conrad, Count von Reventlow was a Danish statesman who was "Grand Chancellor of Denmark", a predecessor title of the Prime Minister of Denmark, from 1699 until his death. His chancellorship occurred during the reign of King Frederick IV.
Brahetrolleborg is a castle about 10 kilometres north-west of Fåborg on the Danish island of Fyn. Before the Reformation, the structure was a Cistercian monastery known as Holme Abbey. After the reformation, the property was renamed Rantzausholm in 1568 before receiving its current name in 1667.
Countess Frederikke Louise von Stolberg, previously known as Luise von Gramm was a Danish saloniste, playwright and letter writer. She is attributed with a certain degree of political influence upon various power holders in the policy of Denmark and Germany; she participated in the 1784 coup in Denmark. Her preserved correspondence is regarded as a valuable historic source about the courtiers of the Danish royal court of her time.
Christian Ditlev, Count of Reventlow was a Danish Privy Councillor, nobleman and a landowner.
Rudbjerggaard, situated 7 km south of Nakskov, is the only half-timbered manor house on the island of Lolland in south-eastern Denmark.
The Diocese of Lolland–Falster is a diocese within the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Denmark. It comprises Lolland and Falster as well as a number of smaller islands in the south-eastern corner of Denmark. The diocese was disjoined from the Diocese of Funen in 1803 and is the smallest of the 10 dioceses within the Danish state church. The main church is Maribo Cathedral in Maribo but the bishop resides in Nykøbing Falster.
Ditlev is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Horslunde Church is a Church of Denmark parish church located in the village of Horslunde, on the island of Lolland, in southeastern Denmark. The altarpiece and the pulpit date from 1594. Former Danish prime minister, Christian Ditlev Frederik Reventlow is buried in the churchyard.
Pederstrup is a historic manor house located 12 km (7.5 mi) north of Nakskov on the Danish island of Lolland. The half-timbered building from 1686 was rebuilt from 1813 to 1822 in the Neoclassical style by the statesman Christian Ditlev Frederik Reventlow. Since 1940, it has housed the Reventlow Museum.
Krenkerup is an old manor house located 3 km (2 mi) southwest of Sakskøbing on the Danish island of Lolland. It is one of Denmark's oldest estates and manors, documented as early as the 1330s. Between 1815 and 1938, it was known as Hardenberg.
Amaliegade 12 is a historic property in the Frederiksstaden Quarter of central Copenhagen, Denmark. Count Christian Ditlev Frederik Reventlow lived in the building when he was appointed prime minister in 1797 and it has also housed the American diplomatic mission to Denmark. The law firm Moltje-Leth Advokater is now based in the building. The building was listed on the Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 1918.
Christianssæde is a manor house and estate located close to Maribo on the island of Lolland in southeastern Denmark.
Lungholm is a manor house and estate located on the island of Lolland in southeastern Denmark. It has been owned by members of the Lehn family since 1784. The three-winged main building was listed on the Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 1988. It consists of a main wing from 1856 and two side wings from the 16th or early 17th century.
Adam Christopher (von) Knuth was the first Count of Knuthenborg. He established the manor of Knuthenlund. He was married twice, first to Hedevig Ulrikke Luxdorph and second time to Ida Margrethe von Reventlow.
Fredsholm is a manor house and estate located close to Nakskov on the island of Lolland in southeastern Denmark. Fredsholm and Rudbjerggaard had the same owners in the period 1674–1819.
Frederiksdal is a manor house and estate located 10 km northwest of Nakskov on Lolland, in southeastern Denmark. The estate covers 538 hectares of land. It is known for its fortified cherry wine.
Lucie Marie Ludovika Anastasia Adelheid Karola Hedwig Reventlow (1884–1984) was a German-born Danish philanthropist who is remembered for supporting the scout movement in Denmark. In particular, she adapted her home, Brahetrolleborg Manor on the island of Funen, as a scouting school. In addition, she created a housekeeping school on the premises. After spending the Second World War in England, where she served in the Air Raid Precautions, she returned to Brahetrolleborg, upholding its historical traditions until she died, almost 100 years old.
Sophie Frederikke Louise Charlotte Reventlow née von Beulwitz or von Beulwiz (1747–1822) was a Danish countess, author and letter writer. She contributed to improvements in children's education and upbringing and, encouraged by her husband, the statesman Christian Ditlev Frederik Reventlow, published an account of her children's upbringing in Vore opblomstrende Børn which she had compiled as her large family developed in the 1770s and 1780s. Her correspondence, which has been preserved, reveals much about her concerns and feelings.
