{{Infobox historic site | name = Schackenborg Castle | native_name = Schackenborg Slot | native_language = da | image = Schackenborg Castle, Denmark, Carl Curman.jpg | coordinates = {{coord|54|56|33.8|N|8|48|31.69|E}} | locmapin = Denmark Region of Southern Denmark }}[[File:Schackenborg slot - Schloss Schackenborg Castle Møgeltønder Denmark Danmark- Foto Wolfgang Pehlemann DSC02397.jpg|300px|thumb|Schackenborg Castle - total view east side (2023)]] [[File:Schackenborg slot.jpg|300px|thumb|Entrance front of Schackenborg Castle]] '''Schackenborg Castle''' ({{langx|da|Schackenborg Slot}}, {{IPA|da|ˈɕɑkŋ̍ˌpɒˀ ˈslʌt|pron}}) is a [[château]] located in [[Møgeltønder Parish]], [[Southern Jutland]]. From 1993 until 2014, it was the private residence of [[Prince Joachim of Denmark]], the second son of Queen [[Margrethe II of Denmark]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://kongehuset.dk/menu/materiale/schackenborg-slot |title=Schackenborg Slot |access-date=2016-07-14 |archive-date=2016-08-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806170134/http://kongehuset.dk/menu/materiale/schackenborg-slot |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==History== Originally called Møgeltønderhus (Møgeltønder House), the former stronghold on the site was the property of the [[Roman Catholic bishopric of Ribe|Roman Catholic bishops of Ribe]]. It served as protection against the [[Frisians]] in the south, and guarded the waterway that joined [[Vidå]] to [[Tønder]].
During the [[Reformation in Denmark]], the mansion was confiscated from the Church by the [[Danish monarchy|Danish crown]]. [[Hans Schack|Count Hans von Schack]], a [[Schleswig]] nobleman and soldier, was given Møgeltønderhus as a token of King [[Frederick III of Denmark]]'s gratitude for his military achievements in the [[Northern Wars]].<ref name=monarchy>{{cite web |url=http://kongehuset.dk/publish.php?dogtag=k_en_pal_sch |title=Shackenborg Castle |access-date=21 January 2009 |publisher=The Danish Royal House |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081223212041/http://kongehuset.dk/publish.php?dogtag=k_en_pal_sch |archive-date=23 December 2008 }}</ref><ref name=bender>{{cite book |title=Denmark: From Castles to Windmills |last=Bender |first=Andrew|author2=Michael Grobserg |author3=Sally O'Brien |author4=Rick Starey |author5=Andrew Stone |year=2005 |publisher=Lonely Planet |isbn=978-1-74059-489-9 |page=229 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1AJqoYpKoQcC&dq=Schackenborg+%22Hans+Schack%22&pg=PA229 }}</ref> Schack demolished most of the mansion in 1661 due to its bad condition,<ref>{{cite book |title=Jutland Architecture Guide |last=Lind |first=Olaf |year=2002 |publisher=Danish Architectural Press|page=314 |isbn=9788774072638 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ypJQAAAAMAAJ&q=Schackenborg+%22Hans+Schack%22 }}</ref> building the more impressive, [[baroque]] style "Schackenborg Castle".
In 1680, a street was laid out from the manor house, leading toward the local church.<ref>{{cite book |title=Architecture in the Scandinavian |last=Donnelly |first=Marian |year=1992 |publisher=MIT Press |isbn=978-0-262-04118-8 |page= [https://archive.org/details/architectureinsc00donn/page/131 131] |url=https://archive.org/details/architectureinsc00donn |url-access=registration }}</ref> For eleven generations, the castle belonged to the von Schack family before reverting to the [[Danish Royal Family]] again in 1978.
===Prince Joachim residency=== In 1993, Schackenborg and the extensive estate were transferred to Prince Joachim of Denmark, the younger son of Queen Margrethe II. In 1995, it was announced that Prince Joachim and then-[[Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg|Princess Alexandra]] would finally be moving into the residence. For their wedding, a national collection was made, known as the "Nation's Gift". Several million [[Danish kroner]] were raised. Prince Joachim announced that the money would be spent on a restoration programme for the castle.<ref name=monarchy/>
The castle and the surrounding park are not open to the general public; however, guided tours of the gardens are sometimes available during the summer.<ref name=bender/> Since 2014, it has been owned by a foundation and not by any member of the royal family.
==See also== *[[County of Schackenborg]]
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