# Rosenholm Castle > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rosenholm_Castle > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rosenholm_Castle.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosenholm_Castle > Source revision: 1293149928 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Castle in Denmark You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Danish. (June 2023) Click [show] for important translation instructions. Machine translation, like DeepL or Google Translate, is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must follow the LLM translation guideline, revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy-pasting machine-translated text into the English Wikipedia. Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low-quality. If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign-language article. You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation. A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Danish Wikipedia article at [[:da:Rosenholm Slot]]; see its history for attribution. You may also add the template {{Translated|da|Rosenholm Slot}} to the talk page. For more guidance, see Wikipedia:Translation. Rosenholm Castle, Djursland Corner tower at Rosenholm Castle Pirkentavl gazebo **Rosenholm Castle** ([Danish](/source/Danish_language): *Rosenholm Slot*) is [Denmark](/source/Denmark)'s oldest family-owned castle. It is located on [Djursland](/source/Djursland), north of [Hornslet](/source/Hornslet) and northeast of [Aarhus](/source/Aarhus). It is one of the best-preserved complexes from the golden age of the manor house – from 1550 to 1630. [1] ## History The manor Holm is known from the 14th century. It was owned by the [Catholic Church](/source/Catholic_Church), but at the [Reformation](/source/Protestant_Reformation) in 1536 it came in possession of [The Crown](/source/The_Crown). King [Frederick II](/source/Frederick_II_of_Denmark) exchanged it for some other estates owned by [Danish](/source/Denmark) nobleman and diplomat Jørgen Ottesen Rosenkrantz (1523-1596). The [Rosenkrantz](/source/Rosenkrantz_(noble_family)) family is among the oldest and most famous in Danish history. [Shakespeare](/source/Shakespeare) chose to use the surname in the play *[Hamlet](/source/Hamlet)*.[2][3] Jørgen Rosenkrantz had two sons: Otto Rosenkrantz (1560-1582) and Holger Rosenkrantz (1574-1642). He built a manor for both of them: [Skaføgård](/source/Skaf%C3%B8g%C3%A5rd) for Otto and Rosenholm for Holger. Unfortunately Otto died early, after which Skaføgård became a dower house for Jørgen's wife, Dorthe Lange (1541-1613) and after her death passed to their surviving son Holger. [4] Rosenholm Castle was founded in 1559. Jørgen Rosenkrantz built three wings, while the fourth and last was first added by his son Holger Ottesen Rosenkrantz (1517-1575). Its [architecture](/source/Architecture) was very much different from other [castles](/source/Castle) in Denmark. It was mostly inspired from Italy. On the main [facade](/source/Facade) there was an open [loggia](/source/Loggia). It was later extended, standing complete in 1607 with four wings, clearly influenced by the French and Italian [Renaissance](/source/Renaissance) styles. The castle interior was modernised in the 1740s in the [Baroque style](/source/Baroque_architecture), at which time a large baroque garden was laid out, covering an area of 5 ha., with avenues of limetrees and hedgerows of beech.[5] ### Sights & attractions - Manor house milieu over 450 years - [Anthroposophic](/source/Anthroposophy) paintings by the painter [Arild Rosenkrantz](/source/Arild_Rosenkrantz).[6] - Baroque park with symmetrical avenues. - Pirkentavl gazebo from around 1560. ## See also - [List of castles and palaces in Denmark](/source/List_of_castles_and_palaces_in_Denmark) - [Rosenkrantz (noble family)](/source/Rosenkrantz_(noble_family)) - [Skaføgård](/source/Skaf%C3%B8g%C3%A5rd) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Historien om Rosenholm Slot"](https://rosenholm.dk/historie/). *Rosenholm Slot*. Retrieved August 1, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Rosenkrantz, Jørgen 1523-96"](https://runeberg.org/dbl/14/0253.html). *Dansk biografisk Lexikon*. Retrieved August 1, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Rosenkrantz - dansk adelsslægt"](https://denstoredanske.lex.dk/Rosenkrantz_-_dansk_adelssl%C3%A6gt). *Den Store Danske*. Retrieved August 1, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Skaføgård"](https://denstoredanske.lex.dk/Skaf%C3%B8g%C3%A5rd). *Den Store Danske*. Retrieved August 1, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Rosenkrantz, Holger 1574-1642"](https://runeberg.org/dbl/14/0225.html). *Dansk biografisk Lexikon*. Retrieved August 1, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["SArild Rosenkrantzlot"](http://www.arildrosenkrantz.dk/uk/uk_nn.html). *arildrosenkrantz.dk*. Retrieved August 1, 2020. ## External links - [Rosenholm Slot website](https://rosenholm.dk/) Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Rosenholm Slot](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Rosenholm_Slot). [56°20′0.01″N 10°19′50.86″E / 56.3333361°N 10.3307944°E / 56.3333361; 10.3307944](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Rosenholm_Castle¶ms=56_20_0.01_N_10_19_50.86_E_source:dawiki_region:DK_type:landmark) v t e Castles and manor houses in Denmark Capital Region Amalienborg Arresødal Bernstorff Palace Christiansborg Farumgård Fredensborg Frederiksberg Frederiksborg Jægerspris Kronborg Rosenborg Selsø Sorgenfri Svanholm West and South Zealand Borreby Bregentved Dragsholm Eriksholm Gammel Køgegård Gavnø Gisselfeld Gjorslev Gyldenholm Holsteinborg Jomfruens Egede Ledreborg Lerchenborg Knabstrup Nysø Rosenfeldt Rønnebæksholm Skjoldnæsholm Torbenfeldt Vallø Vedbygård Vemmetofte Lolland-Falster Aalholm Berritzgaard Corselitze Fuglsang Klintholm Manor Knuthenborg Krenkerup Liselund Orupgaard Pederstrup Rudbjerggaard Funen Brahetrolleborg Broholm Dallund Egeskov Glorup Hesselagergård Holckenhavn Hvedholm Hvidkilde Krengerup Lykkesholm Nyborg Rønninge Søgård Skovsbo South Jutland Augustenborg Engelsholm Gråsten Haderslevhus Nordborg Sandbjerg Schackenborg Sønderborg Castle Central Jutland Bygholm Clausholm Frijsenborg Gammel Estrup Hald Katholm Meilgaard Nørre Vosborg Rosenholm Skrøbelev Spøttrup Tjele Ulstrup North Jutland Aalborghus Børglum Dueholm Dronninglund Højrus Kongstedlund Kokkedal Odden Store Restrup Voergaard v t e Castles in Denmark Aalborghus Aalholm Amalienborg Borreby Castle Christiansborg Palace Clausholm Castle Copenhagen Castle Dragsholm Castle Dronninglund Castle Egeskov Castle Engelsholm Castle Frederiksborg Castle Gamleborg Gammel Estrup Manor Gammel Ryomgård Gavnø Gjorslev Haderslevhus Holckenhavn Castle Hvedholm Castle Jægerspris Castle Kalø Castle Katholm Castle Koldinghus Kongsgård Kronborg Lerchenborg Lilleborg, Bornholm Liselund Lykkesholm Castle Marienlyst Castle Meilgaard Castle Nordborg Castle Nykøbing Castle Rosenborg Castle Rosenholm Castle Schackenborg Castle Sønderborg Castle Valdemar's Castle Vallø Castle Voergaard Castle Vordingborg Castle Also See: Castles in Denmark --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Rosenholm Castle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosenholm_Castle) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosenholm_Castle?action=history)). 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