Krenkerup

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Krenkerup
Krenkerup Gods.JPG
Krenkerup
General information
LocationKrenkerupvej 27, 4990 Sakskøbing
CountryDenmark
Coordinates 54°46′37″N11°40′13″E / 54.77694°N 11.67028°E / 54.77694; 11.67028
Completedc.1500-1631

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. [1] Between 1815 and 1938, it was known as Hardenberg. [2]

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History

Gøye family

The first known owner of the estate was Axel Mogensen Gøye. [3]

Brahe family, 15581622

Margrethe Gøye brought the estate into her marriage to Peder Brahe.

Rosenkrantz family

Palle Rosencrantz in 1622. Palle Rosencrantz 1622.jpg
Palle Rosencrantz in 1622.

In 1622, Krenkerup was once again transferred to a new noble family. This haooened when Otte Pedersen Brahe's widow Elisabeth (née Rosensparre) married to Palle Rosenkrantz. His descendents owned the estate until 1677.

Reventlow family

In 1731, the Reventlows established a family property consisting of Krenkerup, Rosenlund and Nørregård which in 1815 became the countyship of Hardenberg-Reventlow, including the subsidiary estates of Nielstrup, Sæbyholm and Christiansdal.

Hardenberg-Reventlow family

Gardenberg on a watercolour by created by Ole Jorgen Rawert on 2 August 1820. Hardenberg, ved Saxkobing d. 12. Aug. 1820. No. 73.jpg
Gardenberg on a watercolour by created by Ole Jørgen Rawert on 2 August 1820.

In 1774 Juliane Frederikke Christiane Reventlow brought Krenkerup into her marriage to Carl August Hardenberg. Their son Christian Heinrich August Hardenberg-Reventlow became the owner of the estate in 1793. In 1815, he renamed the estate Hardenberg. [4] It was dissolved in 1924. [4] After his death in 1840 the estate was passed to his daughter Ida. Her son Carl adopted the name Holck-Hardenberg-Reventlow.

Today

Covering an area of 3,700 ha (9,100 acres), the estate is one of the largest in Denmark. [4] Today it is an active agricultural concern and also houses a brewery [5] and the only professional full size polo field in Denmark. [6]

Architecture

The three-winged building stands on a narrow, rectangular mound surrounded by a moat. The original stone house from 1490 was extended by statesman Mogens Gøye with three new wings, forming an enclosed courtyard. A tower was added on the west side. In 1631, Palle Rosenkrantz built an extra storey on the north wing and an octagonal tower on the southeast corner. [5] The south wing was destroyed by fire in 1689 and never rebuilt. The entire complex was renovated in 1780.

List of owners

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References

  1. "Krenkerup" (in Danish). Lolland-Falsters Herregarde. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  2. "Krenkerup" (in Danish). Dansk Center for Herregårdsforskning. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  3. "Krenkerup". danskeherregaarde.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 16 June 2022.
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  6. "Krenkerup Polo". Krenkerup Polo. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
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