| Von der Maase | |
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| Noble family | |
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| Country |  Denmark |
| Founded | 1712 |
| Deposition | !-- |
The Maase family or von der Maase is a Danish noble family of German origin. The family descended from the German theologian and landowner Hector Gottfried Masius, whose children were ennobled by letters patent in 1712.
Hector Gottfried Masius was born in Mecklenburg and came to Copenhagen where he served as court preacher and professor. He achieved great wealth through his marriages to Birgitte Magdalene Engberg and acquired a number of large estates on the southern part of Zealand. His children were ennobled by letters patent with the name von der Maase in 1712. [1]
Major Frederik Masius von der Maase (1696-1728), a son of Hector Gottfried Masius by his second wife, married Conradine Sophie Rostgaard (1704-1758), the daughter Frederik Rostgaard and granddaughter of Hans Rostgaard, thereby founding a branch of the von der Maase family that uses the name Rostgaard von der Maase.
Frederik Masius von der Maase (1696-1728) owned Tybjerggaard and Førslevgaard and acquired Stamhuset Kragerup with Krogerup Manor as well as most of the island of Anholt through his marriage.
Members of the family have owned a number of large estates and manor houses. These include Ravnstrup, Gunderslevholm, Førslev, Fuglebjerg, Lundbygård and Farumgård. Members of the family have also owned most of the island of Anholt since the 1820s.
Krogerup Højskole is a folk high school located outside Humlebæk in Fredensborg-Humlebæk Municipality north of Copenhagen, Denmark. Founded in 1953, it is based in a former manor house built from 1772 to 1777.
The House of Falkenskiold was a Danish and Norwegian noble family of high nobility that descended from a medieval Danish patrician family the Düssel (Dyssel) family who were members of the Rigsrådet.
Events from the year 1712 in Denmark.
Farumgård is a former manor house overlooking Farum Lake at Farum, Furesø Municipality, in the north-western outskirts of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located just east of Farum Church and the original Farum village. The land has been sold off and redeveloped, except for the 6 hectares park which is laid out in the Baroque style.
Vedbygård is a former manor house located within the village of Ruds Vedby, 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) north-east of Høng, Sorø Municipality, Denmark. The oldest parts of the house date from the 15th century and are in the Late Gothic style.
Kongsdal, previously, Tygestrup, is a manor house and estate located approximately 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) southwest of Holbaek, between Undløse and Mørkøv, Holbæk Municipality, some 60 km west of Copenhagen, Denmark. The three-winged main building from the 1590s is listed.
Poul Abraham Lehn, Baron of Lehn and Baron of Guldborgland, was a feudal baron of the Danish and Norwegian nobility and one of the greatest landowners of his time in Denmark.
Selsø is a historic manor house located near Skibby, on the Hornsherred peninsula, Frederikssund Municipality, some 50 km (31 mi) west of Copenhagen, Denmark. The estate traces its history back to the 13th century. The current main building dates from 1576 but was renovated in the Baroque style in 1734. The estate has been owned by the Scheel-Plessen family since 1721 but the recently restored main building and its immediate surroundings have been ceded to a self-owning foundation. The building is now operated as a museum and is also used as a venue for concerts and other events. The knight's hall is decorated with paintings by Hendrick Krock. The main building, a gatehouse from 1734 and the east wing of the adjacent home farm (Avlsgården) were listed on the Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 1918.
Rønningesøgaard, also Rønninge Søgård, is a two-winged Renaissance manor house located 12 km (7.5 mi) northwest of Nyborg on the Danish island of Funen. The east wing and the octagonal tower overlooking the waters of Vomme Sø date from 1596. The north wing was erected as a half-timbered structure in 1672 and completed in brick in 1757.
Carl von Ahlefeldt was a German-Danish statesman. He was a stadtholder and by birth a member of the House of Ahlefeld. He was part of the inner circle around Frederick IV until 1712 and then became Governor-general of Slesvig-Holsten.
Lundbygård is a manor house and estate located in Lundby, Vordingborg Municipality, in the southeastern part of Denmark. It has been owned by the Collet family since 1827. Its current owner is former Danish Defence Minister Bernt Johan Collet. The Neoclassical main building from 1815 was listed on the Danish registry of protected buildings and places by the Danish Heritage Agency on 6 July 1918.
Hector Gottfried Masius was a German Lutheran theologian serving as vice-chancellor of the University of Copenhagen from 1691 to 1692 and, again, from 1700 to 1701. He acquired wealth through marriages and owned a number of estates. His children were ennobled in 1712 with the surname von der Maase.
Hans Rostgaard was a Danish bailiff (ridefoged) and county administrator (amtsforvalter) at Helsingør who is remembered for his achievement in the Second Northern War and especially his role during the Swedish siege of Copenhagen and subsequent assault on the city in 1659. He is also associated with Krogerup Manor in Humlebæk where a statue of him by Hans Peder Pedersen-Dan was installed in 1904. He was the father of Frederik Rostgaard and the uncle of Jens Rostgaard.
Ravnstrup is a manor house and estate situated north of Næstved, on the southern part of Zealand, Denmark.
Ny Vestergade 13 is a Neoclassical townhouse located opposite the main entrance to the National Museum in central Copenhagen, Denmark. Countess Danner used it as a winter residence after Frederick VII of Denmark in 1863 while spending the summers at Skodsborg.
Gunderslevholm is a manor house and estate located 12 km northwest of Næstved in southeastern Denmark. Gunderslevholm has been owned by members of the de Neergaard family since 1803. The main building is located on high ground just west of the Susaa river. It was originally a Baroque-style mansion built in 1729 for Carl Adolph von Plessen but was in 1787 adapted to the Neoclassical style. Gunderslevholm covers 2,020 hectares of land and 276 hectares of lake (2023).
Carl Adolph von Plessen was a Danish statesman and landowner. He played a central role during the early reign of Christian VI but fell out of favour at the court and resigned in 1733. He was a major stakeholder in the Danish Asia Company and the Danish West Indies Company and owned a number of estates in Denmark and the Danish West Indies.
Tybjerggaard is a manor house and estate in the parish of Tybjerg, Næstved Municipality, approximately 80 km southwest of Copenhagen, Denmark. The Rococo-style main building was built for Tyge Rothe in 1653. It was listed on the Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 1918. The estate covers 475 hectares of land.
Førslevgaard is a manor house and estate located close to Fuglebjerg, Næstved Municipality, approximately 90 kilometres southwest of Copenhagen, Denmark. It has since 1803 been owned by members of the de Neergaard family. The three-winged, Baroque-style main building was built for Carl Adolph von Plessen in 1726. It was listed on the Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 1827.
Frihedslund is a manor house and estate located on the east side of Tissø, Kalundborg Municipality some 70 kilometres (43 mi) west of Copenhagen, Denmark. The estate is now owned by the Jarl Foundation and operated as an educational centre for agriculture students under the name Frihedslund Lærergård.
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