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Borreby Castle (Danish: Borreby Slot, pronounced [ˈpoːɐˌpyˀ ˈslʌt]) is a fortified manor house located near Skælskør, Slagelse Municipality, in the south-west corner of the island of Zealand, in eastern Denmark. The present main building was constructed for chancellor Johan Friis in the middle of the 16th century. The estate was acquired by Joachim Melchior Holten Castenschiold in 1783 and has remained in the hands of his descendents since then.
The main building and a number of other buildings were listed in the Danish register of protected buildings and places in 1918. A barn from 1593 has been converted into a theatre and music venue. The estate covers 722 hectares of land.
First mentioned in 1345, by the end of the century Borreby had come into the possession of the Urne family, an important house of high nobility in Denmark at that time. In 1410 the estate was acquired by Bishop Peder Jensen Lodehat and it was then held by the Bishops of Roskilde until its confiscation by the Crown in 1536 in connection with the Reformation in 1534.
In 1553, possibly somewhat earlier, King Frederick II ceded the property to Chancellor Johan Friis, one of the most powerful men in the country at the time, who also owned Hesselagergård on the island of Funen. In 1456 he built the current castle at a site 300 metres (980 ft) north of the old building.
After Johan Friis' death in 1570, Borreby was passed to his nephew, Christian Friis, who later followed in his uncle's footsteps as Chancellor from 1594 to 1616. Christian Friis expanded the complex with an extra moat and several new buildings, including two castle yard wings to the east and west, a gatehouse and several large farm buildings west of the castle.
Christian Friis' daughter Dorthe Friis brought Borreby into her marriage to Claus Daa. The estate was later passed down to his son Jørgen Daa and grandson Claus Daa. The latter's brothers Oluf and Valdemar Daa ran it into economic ruin during their ownership from 1652 to 1681. Valdemar Daa spent large sums on experiments with alkymism.
The next owner was Ove Ramel. His daughter Else sold Borreby in 1732 to Christian Berregaard. On his death, Borreby was passed first to his son Willum and then to his grandson Frederik.
In 1776, Frederik Berregaard sold Borreby to Hans Georg Faith (1751–1795). In 1783, Feith sold Borreby. In 1786, he purchased Edelgave noirthwest of Copenhagen. In 1791, he sold Edelsgave and bought Bødstrup at Kalundborg.
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Borreby Castle (Danish: Borreby Slot, pronounced [ˈpoːɐˌpyˀ ˈslʌt]) is a fortified manor house located near Skælskør, Slagelse Municipality, in the south-west corner of the island of Zealand, in eastern Denmark. The present main building was constructed for chancellor Johan Friis in the middle of the 16th century. The estate was acquired by Joachim Melchior Holten Castenschiold in 1783 and has remained in the hands of his descendents since then.
The main building and a number of other buildings were listed in the Danish register of protected buildings and places in 1918. A barn from 1593 has been converted into a theatre and music venue. The estate covers 722 hectares of land.
First mentioned in 1345, by the end of the century Borreby had come into the possession of the Urne family, an important house of high nobility in Denmark at that time. In 1410 the estate was acquired by Bishop Peder Jensen Lodehat and it was then held by the Bishops of Roskilde until its confiscation by the Crown in 1536 in connection with the Reformation in 1534.
In 1553, possibly somewhat earlier, King Frederick II ceded the property to Chancellor Johan Friis, one of the most powerful men in the country at the time, who also owned Hesselagergård on the island of Funen. In 1456 he built the current castle at a site 300 metres (980 ft) north of the old building.
After Johan Friis' death in 1570, Borreby was passed to his nephew, Christian Friis, who later followed in his uncle's footsteps as Chancellor from 1594 to 1616. Christian Friis expanded the complex with an extra moat and several new buildings, including two castle yard wings to the east and west, a gatehouse and several large farm buildings west of the castle.
Christian Friis' daughter Dorthe Friis brought Borreby into her marriage to Claus Daa. The estate was later passed down to his son Jørgen Daa and grandson Claus Daa. The latter's brothers Oluf and Valdemar Daa ran it into economic ruin during their ownership from 1652 to 1681. Valdemar Daa spent large sums on experiments with alkymism.
The next owner was Ove Ramel. His daughter Else sold Borreby in 1732 to Christian Berregaard. On his death, Borreby was passed first to his son Willum and then to his grandson Frederik.
In 1776, Frederik Berregaard sold Borreby to Hans Georg Faith (1751–1795). In 1783, Feith sold Borreby. In 1786, he purchased Edelgave noirthwest of Copenhagen. In 1791, he sold Edelsgave and bought Bødstrup at Kalundborg.
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