Reventlow is the name of a Holstein and Mecklenburg Dano-German noble family, which belongs to the Equites Originarii Schleswig-Holstein. Alternate spellings include Revetlo, Reventlo, Reventlau, Reventlou, Reventlow, Refendtlof and Reffentloff.
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.
Frederikke Louise Stolberg, also known as Luise 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 estate owner.
Rudbjerggaard, situated 7 km south of Nakskov, is the only half-timbered manor house on the island of Lolland in south-eastern Denmark.
Ditlev is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Horslunde is a village on the island of Lolland in south-eastern Denmark. In January 2022 its population was 610. Horslunde is now part of Lolland Municipality and belongs to Region Zealand.
Birket Church is located south of the little village of Birket, some 14 km (8.7 mi) northeast of Nakskov on the Danish island of Lolland. Its chancel was originally the nave of the brick Gothic church built in 1350. The bell tower, which stands apart from the church, is believed to be Denmark's oldest standing wooden structure.
Tillitse Church is a Romanesque building west of the village of Dannemare, some 8 km (5.0 mi) south of Nakskov on the Danish island of Lolland. Built of red brick in the first half of the 13th century, it has an intricately carved auricular altarpiece created by Jørgen Ringnis in 1642. An 11th-century runestone stands outside the church entrance.
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.
Lyngby Church is the oldest church in Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality in the northern suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is perched on a hill above Lyngby Hovedgade.
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.
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.
Købelev Church is a parish church in the village of Købelev on Lolland in southeastern Denmark. It consists of a Late Romanesque chancel and nave and a Late Gothic tower. The poets Poul Martin Møller and Christian Winther grew up in the associated rectory to the west of the church.
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.
