Caroline Fleming: – Nobility drama: – A tragedy
The Danish TV profile Caroline Fleming (47), who until 2001 bore the title baroness, is currently in the middle of an ever-so-small noble drama, writes Danish BT.
In our neighboring countries, there are still traces of aristocracy, something which means that some bear titles such as baron and duke. That also includes Fleming, who lost the title in 2001 when she married a Briton.
Sold after bitter sibling dispute
Fleming, who is the eleventh generation heir to Juel, is the daughter of Baron Niels Krabbe Juel-Brockdorff and Baroness Margaretha Juel-Brockdorff. Until 2011, she owned Valdemar’s castlewhich is located on the island of Tåsinge in Denmark.
The castle was then inherited by Alexander to her son, who at the time of the takeover was just 12 years old.
However, it had started a long dispute over the castle – which had a new renaissance after the takeover. The castle, which was completed in 1644, was in financial ruin when it was taken over by young Alexander.
– A tragedy
The long inheritance dispute, and the financial problems, resulted in Fleming’s sister, Louise Iuel Albinus, choosing to buy the castle. It wasn’t completely problem-free either.
Albinus could not get the castle’s historic contents in the bargain. It belongs to the now 18-year-old Alexander. When the two sisters could not agree on the continuation of the castle, mother and son Fleming therefore chose to collect the castle’s contents and put them up for sale.
So far, this has resulted in four auctions, where the 18-year-old was able to collect over eight million Danish kroner at the first auction – among other things for objects such as beds, chandeliers and family paintings.
However, a new auction from Valdemar’s castle has further torn up the inflamed relationship between the sisters, according to BT.
Countess fled from Russian billionaire
– I think it’s a tragedy, I must admit. A tragedy for Danish cultural heritage. I haven’t managed to describe it, because I really think it’s such an unpleasant situation to be in, says Albinus to the Danish newspaper, after mother and son Fleming made a fortune from books from the old castle.
– The only thing I can console myself with is that those who bought the books are box collectors, but of course that does not mean that it will not leave the country, so that Denmark will once again lose historical cultural heritage, she adds.
Announces more auctions
Alexander Fleming earned 1.3 million Danish kroner at the book auction.
Among other things, a large encyclopedia collection from the 18th century was sold for 240,000 Danish kroner.
– I am very, very sad about this situation. It’s that you split collections. It is tragic for Danish cultural heritage, says Albinus.
The former Bendtner surprises: – Fantastic
She herself was present at the first innboauksjonen, and among other things bought a number of paintings. She did not attend the last reservation.
She adds that she wants the books back, but that she has focused on getting the family portraits back – so that she can continue the family history.
Wednesday’s auction was not the last auction in rekka. The auction house Bruun Rasmussen has announced that it will be booked in 2023, but Alexander Fleming will probably earn additional millions.
Expensive divorce
The ex-baroness was listed as the owner of Valdemar’s castle until 2011, but is known for completely different reasons. She grew up in the castle, but eventually moved to England.
In 2001, she married the sky-rich heir Rory Fleming, from England’s fourth richest family at the time. Her chosen one was, among other things, the nephew of “James Bond” author Ian Fleming. They had a child together, son Alexander and daughter Josephine Margaretha (15).
The latter has none other than Danes Crown-Princess Mary as godmother.
The ex-baroness’s son (12) inherited the castle. But the luck had not run out
However, the marriage was not to last and the couple separated in 2008. They never went out with any official reason, but it must have been a very expensive divorce. Fyens claimed that year that the ex-baroness should receive approximately 400 million British pounds in the settlement, which at the exchange rate of the time would correspond to 4.4 billion Norwegian kroner.
Fleming has too hosted together with Rosenborg player Nicklas Bendtner (34). They were together from 2010 to 2012, and had a son Nicholas (11) together.
Russian nun in inheritance dispute
Valdemar’s castle is by no means the only castle that has been associated with a year-long dispute over the years.
In September, a year-long dispute – over the 140-year-old Hesbjerg castle in Denmark – between a Russian nun and a foundation was finally settled.
When the former owner of the castle, Jørgen Laursen Vig, added a small sentence to his will, it gave the new owners a 17-year headache, according to Danish TV 2.
Reveal breach
In the short sentence it was said that the Russian nonna “Mother Amvrosjia”, with the civil name Lioudmila Garaeva, must “be allowed to live in the castle as long as she wishes”.
This caused a dispute between nonna and Hesbjerg’s foundation, as the latter thought he could not live there anyway. In September, the court in Odense ruled that “Mother Amvrosjia” was allowed to stay.
– I think it’s a shame for us, and it’s a shame for the castle, because now we can’t go ahead with the plans we had for the castle, and use it for what we really wanted – peace research and a meeting place for all religions, he said Chairman of the foundation, Bo Morhorst Rasmussen, to TV 2.