Gyllebo Manor: A 19th-century manor house with a 16th-century past

Gyllebo Manor in southern Sweden initially appears as a 19th-century manor house. However, adjacent to the manor, the ruins of a 16th-century stronghold, Gyllebohus, catch the eye. Laurids Lauridsen Knob built Gyllebohus in 1538-1544, making it one of the biggest fortresses in Scania. However, it burnt down in the early 18th century. The manor was owned by Christina Beata Dagström between 1713 and 1754. Because of the law of the minority of married women, her husband Olof Dagström owned it formally but he had no interference. Olof Dagström was sentenced to life imprisonment for treason. After her death in 1754, the Schönström family owned the manor until 1904. In 1927, the authorities bought the manor house and converted it into a resting home.

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