Krenkerup
Krenkerup is an old manor house located 3 km southwest of Sakskøbing on the Danish island of Lolland. It is one of Denmark's oldest estates and manors, documented as early as the 1330s. Between 1815 and 1938, it was known as Hardenberg.
History
Gøye family
The first known owner of the estate was Axel Mogensen Gøye.Brahe family, 15581622
Margrethe Gøye brought the estate into her marriage to Peder Brahe.Rosenkrantz family
In 1622, Krenkerup was once again transferred to a new noble family, when Otte Pedersen Brahe's widow Elisabeth married to Palle Rosenkrantz. His descendents owned the estate until 1677.Reventlow family
In 1731, the Reventlows established a family property consisting of Krenkerup, Rosenlund and Nørregård which in 1815 became the countyship of Hardenberg-Reventlow, including the subsidiary estates of Nielstrup, Sæbyholm and Christiansdal.Hardenberg-Reventlow family
In 1774 Juliane Frederikke Christiane Reventlow brought Krenkerup into her marriage to Carl August Hardenberg. Their son Christian Heinrich August Hardenberg-Reventlow became the owner of the estate in 1793. In 1815, he renamed the estate Hardenberg. It was dissolved in 1924. After his death in 1840 the estate was passed to his daughter Ida. Her son Carl adopted the name Holck-Hardenberg-Reventlow.Today
Covering an area of, the estate is one of the largest in Denmark. Today it is an active agricultural concern and also houses a brewery and the only professional full size polo field in Denmark.Architecture
The three-winged building stands on a narrow, rectangular mound surrounded by a moat. The original stone house from 1490 was extended by statesman Mogens Gøye with three new wings, forming an enclosed courtyard. A tower was added on the west side. In 1631, Palle Rosenkrantz built an extra storey on the north wing and an octagonal tower on the southeast corner. The south wing was destroyed by fire in 1689 and never rebuilt. The entire complex was renovated in 1780.List of owners
- Axel Mogensen Gøye
- Laurids Nielsen Kabel
- Mogens Gøye
- Karen Madsdatter
- Oluf Axelsen Gøye
- Mogens Axelsen Gøye
- Mette Christiernsdatter,
- Jens Jensen
- Evert Moltke
- Mathias Moltke
- Eskil Gøye
- Mogens Gøye
- Birgitte Gøye
- Albrecht Gøye
- Margrethe Albrechtsdatter Gøye,
- Otte Gøye
- Margrethe Gøye,
- Peder Brahe
- Axel Brahe
- Otte Pedersen Brahe
- Elisabeth Rosensparre
- Palle Rosenkrantz
- Lisbeth Lunge
- Jørgen Rosenkrantz
- Mette Rosenkrantz
- Birgitte Rosenkrantz
- Johan Rantzau
- Jørgen Rantzau
- Palle Rantzau
- Jørgen Skeel
- Benedicte Margrethe Brockdorff
- Christian Ditlev Reventlow
- Benedicte Margrethe Brockdorff
- Conrad Detlev Reventlow
- Christian Ditlev Reventlow
- Juliane Frederikke Christiane Reventlow
- Carl August Hardenberg
- Juliane Frederikke Christiane Reventlow
- Christian Heinrich August Hardenberg-Reventlow
- Ida Augusta Hardenberg-Reventlow,
- Carl Ludvig August Rudolph Holck-Hardenberg-Reventlow
- Princess Lucie of Schönaich-Carolath,
- Heinrich Bernhard Carl Paul Georg Curt Haugwitz-Hardenberg-Reventlow
- Henrik Ludwig Erdmann Georg Haugwitz-Hardenberg-Reventlow
- Rupert Gorm Reventlow-Grinling
- Patrick Reventlow-Grinling
Literature
Category:Listed buildings and structures in Guldborgsund Municipality
Category:Manor houses in Guldborgsund Municipality
Category:1510 establishments in Denmark
Category:Buildings and structures of the Gøye family
Category:Buildings and structures of the Brahe family
Category:Buildings and structures of the Rosenkrantz family
Category:17th-century disasters in Denmark