Ledreborg
{{Short description|Palatial mansion}}
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| location = Ledreborg Allé 2
4320 Lejre
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Ledreborg is a palatial mansion near Lejre, {{convert|12|km|abbr=on}} to the southwest of Roskilde on the Danish island of Zealand. Today's Baroque building was completed in 1746 by Minister of State Johan Ludvig Holstein (1694–1763) who commissioned J.C. Krieger to carry out the work.{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.denstoredanske.dk/Danmarks_geografi_og_historie/Danmarks_geografi/Danske_slotte_og_herreg%C3%A5rde/Ledreborg?highlight=ledreborg|title=Ledreborg|encyclopedia=Den Store Danske|access-date=15 June 2014 |language=da}}
History and architecture
The first reference to Lejreborg is fairly recent, dating to 1523 when Otto Tinhuus owned the property under the ancient Diocese of Roskilde. At the time, the estate was called Udlejre and consisted of four or five farms. After the Reformation, in 1545 Lejre became a fief in its own right under the jurisdiction of Copenhagen. In 1663, the statesman Henrik Müller purchased eight farms and five houses in Lejre including Udlejre. He presented the property to his daughter Drude and her husband, statesman Thomas Finke, who built a house called Lejregård.{{cite web|url=http://www.dumong.dk/Skitser_sma_hist/10%20Lejreborg%20Slot%20og%20Gods.pdf|title=Lejreborg Slot og Gods|author=Robert Dumong|publisher=Dumong.dk|access-date=15 June 2014|language=da|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304210219/http://www.dumong.dk/Skitser_sma_hist/10%20Lejreborg%20Slot%20og%20Gods.pdf|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}} In 1661, Udlejregård was bought by the statesman Henrik Müller who built the first Lejregård manor house. in 1739, Johan Ludvig Holstein bought the property and developed the modest building into one of the country's finest mansions.{{cite web|url=http://naturstyrelsen.dk/naturoplevelser/naturguider/gl-lejre/historie/|title=Gl. Lejre: Historie|publisher=Miljøministeriet: Naturstyrelsen|access-date=15 June 2014 |language=da}} He commissioned Johan Cornelius Krieger to extend the building to the east and west. Krieger also added a chapel and a monumental staircase designed by Jacob Fortling.{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.denstoredanske.dk/Kunst_og_kultur/Arkitektur/Norden/Jacob_Fortling|title=Ledreborg|encyclopedia=Den Store Danske|access-date=16 June 2014 |language=da}} In 1745, Niels Eigtved developed the interior, including the Rokoko banqueting hall, while Lauritz de Thurah decorated the inner courtyard with two pavilions and obelisk-shaped lampposts. A gatehouse was also added.{{cite book|last=Sommer|first=Anne-Louise|title=Den danske arkitektur|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kRwjOggRbRsC&pg=PA171|year=2009|publisher=Gyldendal A/S|isbn=978-87-02-05401-9|pages=171–}}
Gardens
Also designed by Krieger from 1742 until the mid-1750s, the terraced Baroque park extends from the mansion down the steep slopes of the Kornerup Valley. In the wooded area to the east, the Dyrehaven was laid out in 1757–1762 with paths leading past sculptures and obelisks in line with the trends of the time. The terraced garden was completely renovated in 2004–2006 with a waterfall and fountain designed by Erik Heide who also included sculptures of Adam and Eve.{{cite web|url=http://www.fremtidensherregaard.dk/projekter/ledreborg|title=Ledreborg|publisher=Fremtidens Herregård|access-date=16 June 2014 |language=da}}
Ledreborg today
The mansion can now be rented for meetings or conferences which can be accommodated in the banqueting hall or in the spacious reworked barn.{{cite web|url=http://www.ledreborg-slot.dk/en/meeting-and-conference/functions/|title=Meeting & Conference|publisher=Ledreborg Slot|access-date=16 June 2014 |language=da}} Every August since 1994, the Danish National Chamber Orchestra has held popular concerts of film music and musicals in Ledreborg Park which enjoys exceptionally good acoustics.{{cite web|url=http://www.ledreborg-slot.dk/en/concert/information/|title=Concert|publisher=Ledreborg Slot|access-date=16 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301133950/http://www.ledreborg-slot.dk/en/concert/information/|archive-date=1 March 2012|url-status=dead}}
List of owners
- (1536-1559) Christian 3.
- (1559-1588) Frederick II
- (1588-1625) Christian IVV
- (1625-1661) Lauritz Jensen
- (1661-1663) Henrik Müller
- (1663-1677) Thomas Fincke
- (1677-1704) Drude Henriksdatter Müller gift Fincke
- (1704-1705) Henrik Thomsen Fincke
- (1705-1711) Karen Gyldensparre gift Fincke
- (1711-1712) Fincke family
- (1712-1733) Mette Reedtz gift Lindenov
- (1733-1739) Hans Henrik Mandix
- (1739-1763) Johan Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg
- (1763-1799) Christian Frederik Holstein
- (1799-1853) Christian Edzard Holstein-Ledreborg
- (1853-1895) Christian Edzard Moritz lensgreve Holstein-Ledreborg
- (1895-1912) Johan Ludvig Carl Christian Tido Holstein-Ledreborg
- (1912-1951) Josef Ignatius Maria lensgreve Holstein-Ledreborg
- (1951-1990) Knud Johan Ludvig lensgreve Holstein-Ledreborg
- (1990-) Silvia Knudsdatter komtesse Holstein-Ledreborg gift Munro / John Munro
See also
References
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Literature
- {{cite book|last=Scavenius|first=Bente|title=Danmarks dejligste haver: en kystvandring|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_NHCz4V0GyQC&pg=PA131|year=2008|publisher=Gyldendal A/S|isbn=978-87-02-06210-6|pages=131–}}
- {{cite book|last=Sommer|first=Anne-Louise|title=Den danske arkitektur|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kRwjOggRbRsC&pg=PA172|year=2009|publisher=Gyldendal A/S|isbn=978-87-02-05401-9|pages=172–}}
External links
{{Commons category|Ledreborg Slot|Ledreborg Palace}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110719125604/http://www.ledreborg-slot.dk/en/ Ledreborg Slot website]
- [https://danmarkshistorien.lex.dk/N%C3%A5digherren_og_ridefogeden Source]
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Category:Houses completed in 1746
Category:Listed buildings and structures in Lejre Municipality
Category:Manor houses in Lejre Municipality
Category:Castles in Region Zealand
Category:Listed castles and manor houses in Denmark