Brahetrolleborg
Brahetrolleborg | |
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Former names | Holme Abbey (1172–1536) Rantzauholm (1568–1667) |
General information | |
Town or city | Faaborg-Midtfyn Municipality |
Country | Denmark |
Coordinates | 55°09′N 10°22′E / 55.150°N 10.367°E |
Owner | Catharina Reventlow-Mourier Bottke |
Brahetrolleborg (lit. 'Brahetrolle Castle') is a castle about 10 kilometres north-west of
The church dates to the 13th century, while the main structure was originally constructed in the 15th century. Significant extensions and refurbishments have changed the building since, altering its original romanesque style.
The estate has been owned by the Reventlow family since 1722. It is currently owned by Catharina Reventlow-Mourier, the 9th generation of the family.
History
Holme Abbey
The abbey was founded and settled in 1172 from the Cistercian
After the Reformation in Denmark, the monastery, along with all other religious properties, became a property of the crown. In 1538, the property was leant to Clemens von der Wisch for 9,000 Lübeck Marks. In exchange, von der Wisch was to oversee the maintenance of the remaining monks at the abbey. In 1539, the monastery was leant to Christoffer Johansen Lindenov, who was to maintain the property, but no mention of the monks was made in his lease. It is likely that the abbey was quickly vacated by the Cistercian monks in the wake of the reformation.[4][5]
In 1540, Jakob Hadenberg purchased the property from the crown. After Jakob's death, his widow Sophie Lykke maintained the property until 1551 when it was reacquired by the crown. The crown reimbursed Sophie the 42,000 Lübeck Marks her late husband had paid for the property, but ordered that she return the object which they had removed from the property, including: some lead, a bell, and other ornaments.[4] She was also required to compensate the crown for lands which had been sold off from the property and for the deterioration and demolition of some of the monastery's buildings which had occurred under her ownership.[4][6] After the property had been reacquired by the crown, it was managed by Eskil Oxe and then Queen Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg.[4][5]
Rantzausholm
The crown maintained ownership of the property until 1568 when
After the Carl Gustav wars, the manor had become dilapidated and was in severe disrepair. In 1664, Frederick III granted the estate to his court favourite, the German merchant and politician Christoffer Gabel. In 1667, the estate again was returned to the crown.[4]
Brahetrolleborg
In 1668 the estate, along with patronage of its two churches, was deeded to Birgitte Trolle. Brigitte married into the
On 28 December 1722,
In 1979, the church passed into private ownership in 1979.[4]
Architecture
The former Cistercian church, laid out according to the plan of Saint Bernard, is now the chapel of Brahetrolleborg. The church was constructed between c. 1250 and 1325. The church's tower was an addition made between 1868 and 1870.[14] The church possesses a crucifix sculpted by Claus Berg around 1500.[citation needed]
The main structure consists of a partially enclosed quadrangle surrounded by four wings, with the church constituting the northern wing. The west wing contains an inscription in sandstone commemorating the transfer of the property to Heinrich Rantzau in 1568. The west wing was part of the original monastery and is complete with vaulted cellars containing the original well. The southern wing has similar vaulted cellars and was likely constructed as part of the monastery too, but was rebuilt in 1585 by Breide Rantzau who left an inscription on the wing's north wall. The eastern wing was likely built in 1620 by Kai Rantzau. It has two short octagonal towers, one at the south-east corner of the building and the other facing the interior courtyard. The entrance gate outside of the eastern wing has an inscription commemorates the restoration of the building in 1768. By 1870, a square stairwell was installed in the south-east corner of the courtyard and a covered passage was built on the southern side of the courtyard.[5]
On 14 September 1888, a memorial obelisk was erected in honour of Johan Ludvig Reventlow in the property's garden.[5]
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Interior of the church, 2019
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Illustration of Brahetrolleborg, published 1865
List of owners
- 1172–1536, Order of Cistercians
- 1536–1541, Crown land
- 1541–1551, Jacob Hardenberg
- 1551–1568, Crown land
- 1568–1575, Heinrich Rantzau
- 1575–1618, Breide Rantzau
- 1618–1632, Kai Breidesen Rantzau
- 1623–1632, Franzs Breidesen Rantzau
- 1632–1635, Sophie Caisdatter Ulfeldt née Rantzau
- 1635–1641, Anne Lykke
- 1641–1646, Frantz Henriksen Lykke
- 1646–1661, Kai Lykke
- 1661–1664, Crown land
- 1664–1667, Christoffer Gabel
- 1667–1687, Baroness Birgitte Brahe née Trolle
- 1687–1700, Baron Frederik Trolle
- 1700–1722, Baron Niels Trolle
- 1722–1738, Christian Detlev Reventlow (1671–1738)
- 1738–1750, Conrad Detlev Reventlow
- 1750–1759, Christian Detlev Reventlow (1735–1759)
- 1759–1775, Christian Ditlev Reventlow (1710–1775)
- 1775–1801, Johan Ludvig Reventlow
- 1801–1828, Sybille Reventlow née Schubart
- 1828–1854, Ditlev Christian Ernst Reventlow
- 1854–1875, Ferdinand Otto Carl Reventlow
- 1875–1929, Christian-Einar Ferdinand Ludvig Eduard Reventlow
- 1929–1960, Lucie-Marie Ludovika Anastasia Adelheid Karola Hedevig Haugwitz-Hardenberg-Reventlow
- 1960, Naka Mourier née Reventlow
- 1960–1972, Erik Mourier
- 1972–2009, Ove Detlev Frederik Reventlow-Mourier
- 2009–present, Catharina Bottke née Reventlow-Mourier
References
- ^ "Brahetrolleborg". kroneborg. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ "Historie". Brahetrolleborg (in Danish). Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ "Markprøvemesterskab 2009" (PDF). Retrievernes Jagthundeklub (in Danish). 2009. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Brahetrolleborg Kirke". Danmarks Kirker (PDF) (in Danish). 2022. pp. 3313–3486. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ Projekt Runeberg.
- ^ Venge, Mikael (1982). "På sporet af Holme Kloster" (PDF). Fynske Årbøger (in Danish): 39–64.
- ^ Rasmussen Søkilde, Niels (1876). Kaj Lykkes Fald (in Danish). Odense: Hempelske boghandel.
- ^ Rasmussen Søkilde, Niels (1880). "Et Par oplysende Meddelelser om Kaj Lykke". Historisk Tidsskrift (in Danish). Vol. 5 (2nd ed.). pp. 235–238. Archived from the original on 6 November 2016.
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- ^ "Rantzau, Henrik 1526-98". Dansk biografisk Lexikon. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ "Gabel, Christoffer 1617-73". Dansk biografisk Lexikon. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ "Reventlow, Christian Ditlev 1671-1738". Dansk biografisk Lexikon. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ Kock, Elers (1893). Brahetrolleborg Skovdistrikt, 1786–1886 (PDF) (in Danish). Copenhagen: Johan Møller.
- ^ "Brahetrolleborg Kirke". Brahetrolleborg Kirke (in Danish). Retrieved 9 March 2024.
Further reading
- "Brahetrolleborg Kirke". Danmarks Kirker (PDF) (in Danish). 2022. pp. 3313–3486.
- Venge, Mikael (1982). "På sporet af Holme Kloster" (PDF). Fynske Årbøger (in Danish): 39–64.