Worry Fri Castle
Worryfri Castle (Danish Sorgenfri Slot ) is a royal Danish castle in the Copenhagen suburb of the same name, in the municipality of Lyngby-Taarbæk on the island of Zealand . The extensive parks are partly open to the public, the castle and its outbuildings can be seen from the street and from the park.
history
Worryfri Castle was built in the years 1705–1706 for the Danish statesman Carl Graf von Ahlefeld . 1730 the castle was acquired by the Danish royal family and then served various members of the Danish royal family as a residence, including King Frederick V . His aunt Sophie Caroline von Ostfriesland had extensive extensions and alterations carried out, including a new construction of the main building by court architect Lauritz de Thurah in the years 1756–57. From 1789 to 1805, Hereditary Prince Friedrich used the castle as a summer residence. From 1805 his son Christian VIII and his wife Caroline Amalie used the castle very regularly. Caroline Amalie spent over 60 summers in worry.
A renovation by court architect Peter Meyn around 1790 gave the palace its current, classicist appearance. The castle was supplemented by the free-standing residential wing Damebygningen .
20th century until today
In the 20th century the castle played a prominent role in the lives of King Christian X and his wife Queen Alexandrine : the castle was their favorite summer residence, and their two sons, who later became King Frederick IX. von Denmark as well as his younger brother Prince Knut were born here. When the queen's brother, Grand Duke Friedrich Franz IV of Mecklenburg, had to abdicate on November 14, 1918, he and his family first went into exile in Denmark and lived there for a few months in Sorgefri Castle.
Prince Knut and his wife Princess Caroline-Mathilde used Sorgefri Castle as their main residence until they died in 1976 and 1995 respectively. Her son Count Christian von Rosenborg , a cousin of the Danish Queen Margrethe II , lived in the so-called Damebygningen , a free-standing wing of the castle , until his death in 2013 . His wife, Countess Anne Dorte von Rosenborg , lived there until her death in January 2014. In April 2014 it was announced that Elisabeth was moving to Denmark in Damebygningen . She lived here until her death in June 2018.
In the years 2001–2002 the palace facades and the roof were restored. A subsequently added glass veranda and another unfortunate extension, which can be seen on many older pictures of the castle, were removed.
Parks
The castle has a romantic landscape garden that is well worth seeing, which was laid out in the 1790s and replaces the earlier baroque garden. In the park there are two garden houses by the artist and architect Nicolai Abildgaard : The so-called tea house or Swiss house is a half-timbered building that is located in the south of the park on one of its highest points. The Norwegian House from 1810 was intended to demonstrate the close connection between the royal family and Norway . The Mølleåen River runs through the park.
See also
List of castles, chateaus and fortresses in Denmark
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://kongehuset.dk/english/palaces/sorgenfri-palace Website of the Danish royal family (English).
- ^ Niels Peter Stilling: Danmarks Soltte og Herregårde. Politics Forlag. 3rd edition, Copenhagen 2005. ISBN 87-567-7014-6 . Pp. 79-80.
- ↑ Website of the Danish Royal Family (English)
- ^ Sabine Bock : Grand Ducal Art in Ludwigslust Palace. Compensation for princes, expropriation and restitution. Thomas Helms Verlag Schwerin 2014, ISBN 978-3-940207-98-2
- ↑ Website of the Danish Royal Family (English)
- ↑ Dronning Margrethes kusine flytter snart ind på Sorgenfri Slot , online article in the weekly Billedbladet (Danish), accessed on April 11, 2014.
- ^ Niels Peter Stilling: Danmarks Soltte og Herregårde. 3rd edition, Politikens Forlag, Copenhagen 2005, ISBN 87-567-7014-6 , p. 80.
Coordinates: 55 ° 46 ′ 43.52 " N , 12 ° 29 ′ 48.82" E