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Knabstrup Manor is a manor house located near Holbæk on the Danish island of Zealand. It traces its history to before 1288.




History


Knabstrup is one of the oldest manor houses in Denmark. It is first mentioned in 1288 when it was confiscated from Niels Henriksen, a member of the Hvide dynasty, for his participation in the murder of Eric V in 1286.
Nothing is known about the earliest building but in 1460 Iver Axelsen Thott, who then owned the property, began constructing a complex similar to Lilø Manor in Scania which he also owned.
The estate was acquired by Frederik Nielsen Parsberg after a fire had destroyed the main building in 1620 and he decided to rebuild it approximately 700 m from the location of the old site.
In 1776, the estate was sold on foreclosure and acquired by Christian Ditlev Lunn, a theologian who had turned to farming. After his death in 1812, the property was taken over by his son, Willars Knudsen Lunn, but slowly fell into a state of disrepair. It was finally decided to build a new main building, a project which was carried out by his son, Carl Frederik August, who had taken over management of the estate in 1846.
The project also included a brickyard and an oven was constructed from 1856 to 1859.
The new main building was designed by Vilhelm Dahlerup, then a young, unknown architect but later a prominent figure in Danish architecture. Construction took place from 1861 to 1862.




Buildings


Knabstrup is a three-winged building in Historicist style. The east wing of the old building was incorporated in the new house but redesigned to fit the two other wings. Building materials were re-used as far as possible, and the main wing has Baroque doors in from the old manor house. The widow seat Dorotheaslyst was built from 1799 to 1802 by Philip Lange, the son of Philip de Lange, and is listed.




Horse breeding


The Danish horse breed Knabstrupper is named after the estate where it was bred by Major V. Lunn in the early 19th century.




Owners


pre-1259: The Crown
1259–1375: Roskilde Bishop's seat
1375–1436: The Crown
1436–1444: Poul Laxmand
1444: Margrethe Poulsdatter Laxmand néeThott
1444–1487: Iver Axelsen Thott
1487: Beate Ivarsdatter Thott néeTrolle
1487–1505: Arild Birger Trolle
1505–1541: Jacob Trolle
1541–1546: Else Poulsdatter Laxmand née Gyldensterine
1546–1561: Gjørvel Abrahamsdatter Gyldenstierne (1) Ulfstand (2) Ulfstand
1561–1681: Lisbeth Trolle néeSparre
1681–1610: Gabriel Sparre
1610–1622: Johan Sparre
1622–1653: Frederik Parsberg
1653–1662: Sophie Kaas néeParsberg
1662–1672: Niels Frederiksen Parsberg / Jørgen Frederiksen Parsberg / Verner Frederiksen Parsberg
1672–1685: Jørgen Frederiksen Parsberg
1685: Assessor Sidenborg
1685: Enke Fru Sidenborg
1685–1695: Frederik Wittinghoff baron Scheel
1695–1730: Schack baron Brockdorff
1730–1732: Sophie Charlotte Scheel néeBrockdorff
1732–1745: Maximilian Wilhelm von Dombroich
1745–1747: Johan Lorentz Castenschiold
1747–1760: The estate after Johan Lorentz Castenschiold
1760–1764: Carl Adolph Castenschiold
1764–1770: Jørgen Jørgensen
1770–1772: Enke Fru Jørgensen née von Hielmcrone
1772–1776: Jørgen von Hielmcrone
1776–1814: Christian Ditlev Lunn
1814–1865: Willars Knudsen Lunn
1865–1886: Carl Frederik August Willarsen Lunn
1886–1929: Erasmus Sigismund Lunn
1929–1931: Knud William Lunn
1931–1960: Knabstrup Gods A/S v/a Kurator Knud William Lunn
1960–1980: Knabstrup Gods A/S v/a Kurator Bodil Lunn
1980–2007: Knabstrup Gods A/S v/s Kurator Gerda Lunn Gram
2008-present: Knbstrup Gods A/S v/s Kurator Gorm Lunn




References

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• Knabstrup Manor
• Knabstrup
• Holbæk
• Carl Adolph Castenschiold
• List of historic houses in Denmark
• Gislinge
• Holbæk Municipality
• Vognserup
• Vipperød
• Dønnerup