From Danish royalty to 11 Swedish families: Marsvinsholm Castle's unique journey

Marsvinsholm Castle, situated in Ystad Municipality, Scania, southern Sweden, is a four-storey Dutch Renaissance-style structure dating back to the 14th century. Initially part of the Danish royal crown, it was owned by King Valdemar Atterdag and his daughter, Queen Margrethe. However, the present castle was constructed by Otte Marsvin between 1644 and 1648 after Palle Ulfsted sold the property in 1630.

The castle has undergone renovations by count Erik Ruuth in 1786 and Danish architect Ch. F. Zwingmann in 1857, preserving its Dutch Renaissance-style. The Scanian War in 1675 led to the castle's stripping from Danish owner Holger Thott.

Since then, the castle has been passed through 11 Swedish families: von Königsmarck, de la Gardie, Sjöblad, Ruuth, Piper, Tornerhielm, Wachtmeister, and finally count Carl Wachtmeister sold it to baron Jules Stjernblad in 1854.

The castle was passed down to Stjernblad's daughter, countess Ida Eherensvärd, and was owned by her children until 1910 when they sold it to Johannes Johannesen from Denmark. In 1938, he gave the property to his daughter, Anna Margrethe, and her husband Jørgen Wendelboe-Larsen. In 1978, their son, Erik Wendelboe-Larsen, sold the property to Bengt Iacobaeus, whose son, Tomas Iacobaeus, is the current owner of Marsvinsholm.

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