{{Short description|Castle located on Tåsinge}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}} [[Image:Valdemars Slot TRS 060930 258.jpg|right|thumb|280px|Valdemars Castle, Tåsinge]]
'''Valdemar's Castle''' (Danish: '''Valdemars Slot''') is a manor house situated on the island of [[Tåsinge]] near [[Svendborg]] in southern [[Denmark]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.danskeherregaarde.dk/nutid/valdemars-slot|title = Valdemars Slot|website= Danske Herregaarde|access-date=1 August 2020}} </ref> Louise Eleonora Kathleen Iuel-Brockdorff Albinus (born Baroness) has been the owner of Valdemar's castle since 2022.
== History == Valdemar's Castle was commissioned by [[Christian IV of Denmark|King Christian IV]] (1588–1648) and built between 1639 and 1644 under the plans designed by architect [[Hans van Steenwinckel the Younger|Hans van Steenwinckel d.y.]] (1587–1639). It was not a fortification, but rather a large [[manor house]]. King Christian was well known for his interest in building. Tåsinge, the island where Christian planned to have Valdermar's Slot built, belonged to his mother in law [[Ellen Marsvin]]. He intended the new mansion should become the home of his son [[Valdemar Christian of Schleswig-Holstein|Valdemar Christian]] (1622–1656) whose mother was [[Kirsten Munk|Kirstine Munk]]. Valdemar Christian never occupied the manor but was killed during a battle in [[Poland]] in 1656. In 1678, the naval hero, Admiral [[Niels Juel]] (1629–1697) was given title to the castle and the land on [[Tåsinge]] after his victory over [[Sweden]] in the [[Battle of Køge Bay (1677)|Battle of Køge]]. The estate was transferred to him as payment for the Swedish ships captured in the battle.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://denstoredanske.lex.dk/Hans_van_Steenwinckel_d.y.|title = Hans van Steenwinckel d.y. |website= Den Store Danske|access-date=1 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://runeberg.org/nfck/0214.html|title = Valdemar Kristian|website= Nordisk familjebok|access-date=1 August 2020}}</ref>
== Previous ownership == The previous owner, Lensbaron Niels Krabbe Iuel-Brockdorff, who is 10th generation of the Juel family, took over his childhood home from his father in 1971 and lived in the castle with his wife and family until his death on January 20, 2017. Valdemar's Slot has been open to the public since 1974. The mansion is open from May to October and on public holidays. It features a large chapel, a toy museum, the Iuel-Brockdorff family's big game trophy collection and a local maritime museum. As it stands close by the shore, many visitors make the trip from Svendborg using the veteran ferry Helge.
== Gallery == <gallery mode=packed> Image:Svendborg valdermars slot.jpg|Gate Image:Svendborg valdermars slot 2.jpg|Tea pavilion Image:Valdermars slot garden.jpg|Garden behind church Image:Valdemars Slot.jpg|Drawing from 1872 </gallery>
==Panoramas== {| class="left" border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 |- align=center valign=top caption |[[File:Valdemars Slot Pano 2010.jpg|thumb|650px|Valdemar's Castle]] |} {| class="left" border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 |- align=center valign=top caption |[[File:Valdemars Slot 4001.jpg|thumb|485px|Castle and gate]] |} {| class="left" border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 |- align=center valign=top caption |[[File:Valdemars Slot - Pier.jpg|thumb|385px|Ferry dock]] |[[File:Valdemars Slot - view from pier.jpg|thumb|320px|View from pier]] |}
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== External links == *[http://www.valdemarsslot.dk/?page=151 Valdemars Slot Official homepage]
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