# Voergaard Castle

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Manor house in Brønderslev Municipality, Denmark

Voergaard Castle The east wing and bridge Interactive map of the Voergaard Castle area General information Architectural style Renaissance Location Brønderslev Municipality, Denmark Coordinates 57°14′33″N 10°20′07″E / 57.2425°N 10.3354°E / 57.2425; 10.3354 Construction started 1520 Completed 1588 Design and construction Architect Philip Brandin Website https://www.voergaardslot.dk/

**Voergaard Castle** ([Danish](/source/Danish_language): *Voergaard Slot*) is a [moated](/source/Moat) [Renaissance](/source/Renaissance_architecture) [manor house](/source/Manor_house) located 10 km north of [Dronninglund](/source/Dronninglund) on the [North Jutland](/source/North_Jutlandic_Island) peninsula in north-western [Denmark](/source/Denmark). It is open to the public and houses a significant art collection.

## History

### Early history

Voergaard's recorded history goes back to 1481. At the outbreak of the [Count's Feud](/source/Count's_Feud) it was owned by [Stygge Krumpen](/source/Stygge_Krumpen), [Bishop of Børglum](/source/B%C3%B8rglum_Abbey), taken by [Skipper Clement](/source/Skipper_Clement)'s army of peasants and then, after the [Reformation](/source/Reformation_in_Denmark%E2%80%93Norway_and_Holstein), confiscated by the Crown in 1536.[1]

### Ingeborg Skeel's castle

In 1578, King [Frederick II](/source/Frederick_II_of_Denmark) ceded the property to Karen Krabbe in exchange for Nygaard, an estate located between [Vejle](/source/Vejle) and [Kolding](/source/Kolding). Krabbe's daughter, [Ingeborg Skeel](/source/Ingeborg_Skeel), took over the property from her mother and carried out an expansion which was completed in 1588.

Over the following two centuries, Voergaard changed hands many times. Much of the land was sold.

### Scavenius era

Voergaard in 1884

In 1872 it was purchased by Peder Brønnum Scavenius, a politician and land owner, who re-acquired much of the land which had previously been sold. At the time of his death in 1914, the estate covered 1,944.4 ha of land, making it one of the largest in Denmark at the time. The next owner was his son, [Erik Scavenius](/source/Erik_Scavenius), Danish [Prime Minister](/source/Prime_Minister_of_Denmark) during [World War II](/source/World_War_II), who owned Voergaard from 1914 to 1945.

### An art venue

In 1955 Voergaard was acquired by Ejnar Oberbech-Clausen, a Dane who had lived in France since 1906 where he had become a count through his marriage with Marie Henriette Chenu-Lafitte, the widow of his former employer, and an [Imperial Count](/source/Imperial_Count) in the [Holy Roman Empire](/source/Holy_Roman_Empire). Chenu-Lafitte was the daughter of [Jules-Émile Péan](/source/Jules-%C3%89mile_P%C3%A9an), one of the great French surgeons of the 19th century, and owned an extensive art collection which originated both from her father and deceased husband.

The couple owned several châteaus in the area around [Bordeaux](/source/Bordeaux) but after his wife's death, in an air raid in 1941, Oberbech-Clausen moved to [Paris](/source/Paris) and later decided to return to his native Denmark. He acquired Voergaard and, with approval from the French state, brought 12 train cars of art with him back to Denmark. He undertook a comprehensive and costly restoration of the castle which went on for several years. After his death in 1963, the castle and collections were passed to a foundation and opened to the public.

## Architecture

Voergaard is a two-winged, L-shaped castle built in red brick in the [Renaissance](/source/Renaissance_architecture) style. The east wing is flanked by two octagonal corner towers and penetrated by a gateway. Its sandstone portal was a gift from King Frederick II and originally created for [Frederiksborg Castle](/source/Frederiksborg_Castle).

		- The east wing

		- The north tower and gable of the east wing viewed from the north

		- The north wing

		- The gable of the north wing

## Art collection

The art collection contains works attributed to [Francisco Goya](/source/Francisco_Goya), [Peter Paul Rubens](/source/Peter_Paul_Rubens), [Raphael](/source/Raphael), [El Greco](/source/El_Greco), [Watteau](/source/Watteau) and [Frans Hals](/source/Frans_Hals).[2]

The furniture includes pieces which have belonged to [Louis XIV](/source/Louis_XIV) and [Louis XVI](/source/Louis_XVI).

## Park

The building used by Voer Birk

The large park was originally laid out in 1768. In 1955 it was re-designed in the French style. Buildings in the grounds include a half-timbered building which in the 18th and 19th century was used by Voer Birk, a [manor court](/source/Manor_court) where people who had committed local misdemeanors and petty crimes would be dealt with

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Voergaard"](http://www.denstoredanske.dk/Danmarks_geografi_og_historie/Danmarks_geografi/Danske_slotte_og_herreg%C3%A5rde/Voerg%C3%A5rd) (in Danish). Gyldendal. Retrieved 2011-10-20.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Gå på opdagelse i kunsten"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180130013742/https://voergaardslot.dk/opdagelse_i_kunsten.php) (in Danish). Voergaard. Archived from [the original](http://www.voergaardslot.dk/opdagelse_i_kunsten.php) on 2018-01-30. Retrieved 2011-10-25.

## External links

Media related to [Voergaard Slot](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Voergaard_Slot) at Wikimedia Commons

- [Official website](https://www.voergaardslot.dk/en/home/)

- ["The Medieval Festival at Voergaard Castle"](http://www.middelalderdage.dk/)

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