Castles in Denmark: – Sold after bitter sibling strife
Do you dream of your own castle – on a Danish island? Well, the dream can come true. You just have to turn over just over 220 million kroner.
With an apartment of 550 square meters and six acres with both shoreline and landscape park, it’s probably smart if you also have a few million for future maintenance budget.
Castles can end up in forced dissolution
Regardless, it is a unique opportunity that now offers itself on the Danish real estate market, but then it is also a special story that lies behind.
– This is one of Denmark’s most special and historical goods – a piece of Danish cultural heritage, says real estate agent Asger Olsen to TV 2 Fyn.
Annoying quarrel
Valdemar’s Castle was built in the middle of the 17th century by Christian Kvart himself, who had it built for his son, Count Valdemar Christian. Later it was taken over by naval officer Nils Juel, who rebuilt the castle to a (then) more contemporary baroque style, according to the castle’s own website.
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Over the years, descendants of Naval Officer Juel have inherited the castle. Well worth noting until today, where sisters Caroline Flemming and Louise Iuel Albinus own in the twelfth (and last) generation.
The sisters have in fact smoked thoroughly unclear in a harrowing quarrel, according to Finans.
The background is a disagreement about the accounts for Valdemars Slot Gods AS – which is the company behind the estate. Flemming accuses Iuel and her husband of having provided for the castle treasury for private purposes, and she has therefore refused to approve the accounts.
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– Insane
Thus, the company ends up in forced dissolution – and the castle property on the open market.
This is the latest development in a long and heated conflict over the property. A number of actors have been involved in the case, including Count Christian Ahlefeldt-Laurvig – who previously sat on the board of the company that has operated Valdemars.
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– The fact is that we are talking about one of Denmark’s biggest cultural treasures, and right now no one is responsible for anything. I think that is insane, he thundered over Danish BT this summer.
The Danish count was one of several who had to leave his post when the castle was sent for forced dissolution in May. Who now gets the responsibility for managing «one of Denmark’s biggest cultural treasures», remains to be seen.