Michael Herman Løvenskiold
Michael Herman Løvenskiold was a Danish landowner, county governor and chamberlain. He owned Løvenborg and Vognserup at Holbæk.
Early life and education
Løvenskiold was born on 15 November 1751 at Aggersvold, the son of the Norwegian baron Severin Leopoldus Løvenskiold and . He earned a law degree from the University of Copenhagen in 1772. He later worked as an assistant in Rentekammeret.Career
In 1781, Løvensjiold was appointed county governor of Holbæk County. In 1783, he was also appointed county governor of Kalundborg, Sæbygård and Dragsholm counties. He was also responsible for overseeing the royal holdings in Odsherred.In 1774, he was created chamberlain. In 1803, he was created a White Knight.
Landowner
After the father's death in 1776, Løvenskiold's mother charged him with managing Vognserup. In 1776–80, he kept a detailed journal of the operations. In 1678, Løvenskiold's mother transferred ownership of Vogneserup and Løvenborg to him.Both as a landholder and as county governor, he took a profound interest in the living conditions of the tenant farmers. He improved their living conditions, implemented reforms and constructed schools for their children. He also adopted a critical approach to the ruthless way many of his peer's treated the peasants on their land. In 1795, he was made a member of the hoveri commission of Zealand-Funen. From 2 October 1795 to 8 November 1797, he kept a detailed diary of the work in the commission. In one case, he mentions how it takes "the patience of an angel" not to beat up a fellow landholder for his brutal treatment of the peasants.
Personal life
On 18 May 1774, he married Frederikke Juliane Marie Knuth. She was a daughter of count Eggert Christopher Knuth til Knuthenborg and Maria von Numsen.He died on 19 April 1807 and is buried at Nørre Jernløse graveyard.