Jørgen Ottesen Rosenkrantz

• In April 1559, Jørgen Rosenkrantz acquired the farm Holm outside Hornslet from the King. In the following years, he built a castle on that spot and named it Rosenholm after his family.
• Jørgen Rosenkrantz, also known as Jørgen Ottesen Rosenkrantz , 14.5.1523-9.4.1596, Danish councilor; brother of Erik Ottesen Rosenkrantz and Holger Ottesen Rosenkrantz . Rosenkrantz became closely associated with the Reformation in his youth, first as a student of the reformer Frands Vormordsen in Malmö, then as a student at the universities of Copenhagen and Wittenberg. From 1548 he was in the personal service of Elector Moritz of Saxony , until he was attached to the Danish court in 1552. Rosenkrantz held several sheriff's posts and in 1563 became a member of the council of the kingdom. From 1588 until his death he was a member of Christian IV's guardian government, and upon the death of his friend Chancellor Niels Kaas in 1594 he became a leading member of the council of the kingdom. Rosenkrantz was very concerned with church affairs and warmly supported young students and scientists. As the youngest son, he only inherited scattered property, but built the main estates Rosenholm and Skaføgård himself .
• The family Rosenkrantz has owned the castle ever since, and today Rosenholm is the Danish house which has been in the possession of the same family for the longest time. During the period 1740-45, the castle was renovated and the large park covering approx. 5 hectares were laid out complete with lime tree avenues and bowers and beech hedges.
• In 1574 the Danish nobleman and humanist Jørgen Rosenkrantz (d. 1596) commissioned an altarpiece for his parish church in Hornslet, located in eastern Jylland (or Jutland). The altarpiece was assembled by an itinerant Netherlandish sculptor, Albret Gluxmester, from two separate pre-Reformation altarpieces – one German and wooden, the other English and alabaster – with a number of new alabaster additions and repairs made by Gluxmester himself. Around the same time, Rosenkrantz arranged for the exhumation and transfer of the long-buried bodies of fourteen generations of his family from multiple locations across Denmark to the church, where he had them reburied. He also commissioned new monuments to mark their presence within the church. These linked instances of recycling and reburial prompt us to think about the temporalities of reuse in Denmark in the wake of the Protestant Reformation. Rosenkrantz witnessed the establishment of Lutheranism as the dominant religion of Denmark in his own lifetime. As one of the most powerful men in the country, serving on the council of Frederik II, of Denmark, and taking a leading role in the Regency period after the King's death, he would have his own ideological part to play in this.1 The Hornslet altarpiece both enriches our understanding of Rosenkrantz's relationship to the past and by extension a particular attitude towards temporality embedded within Danish Lutheranism, and invites us to consider medieval English alabasters in their wider European context.

Rosenholm Slot

The Castle

The rose garden surrounding the fountain is an enchanting place. The castle is fully furnished with hundreds of items of furniture, paintings, and tapestries, which provide the visitor with a fascinating view of a noble family’s life through centuries.

Today Rosenholm Castle unites past and present culture as the organiser of exciting tours, conferences, company parties, weddings, etc. The castle is one of the biggest and most beautiful Danish manors from the Renaissance.

Ridder af Elefantordenen 1563.

ROSENHOLM SLOTS's HISTORIE:

The east wing was built first. It is the tallest of the four wings, and is flanked by two domed towers. The remarkable thing about that wing is that it was originally built with an open loggia (colonnade) facing the courtyard. However, it was quickly bricked up - probably after the first Danish winter. One must still admire that the architect was able to sell the idea of ​​an open loggia to the Danish knight Jørgen. If you stand in the courtyard, you can still clearly see where the openings were.

The west wing was built around 1570, meaning that the two wings were not connected at the beginning. A couple of times across the courtyard on a cold winter morning was probably one of the reasons why this was changed relatively quickly, and within the next ten years the two side wings were added. In 1580 Rosenholm thus had the shape that we still see today.

The estate today: In the 1930s, the estate, which until the death of Hans Lensbaron Rosenkrantz, the director of the National Bank, had been upheld as a gathering place for the family's great and precious traditions, completely fell into disrepair and the forests and the breeding farm were sold off and Rosenholm gained its current size of 33 hectares of park, meadow and forest.

After the death of Lensbaroness Carin Rosenkrantz in 1996, Rosenholm passed from the family to the Rosenholm Foundation, which today has Christian Rosenkrantz as chairman of the board and Baron Erik Christian Rosenkrantz who today acts as general manager - so the family continues to influence the development of the place to this day.

Restorations: Contrary to the exterior, Rosenholm has undergone major changes over time. The interior decoration is mainly due to Iver Rosenkrantz (1674 - 1745) who had the main building renovated from basement to ceiling, had the park redeveloped and had the magnificent linen floors planted.

In the 19th century, Rosenholm underwent a rather heavy-handed restoration, where, among other things, the limestone used in the castle was replaced with cement. Cement was a new and exciting product at that time. At the small pavilion in the park where the limestone has been preserved, you can get an idea of ​​what it looked like in its time. Furthermore, all the farms that bordered the castle were demolished and gathered south of the courtyard.

Under Holger and Carin Rosenkrantz, major maintenance work has been carried out. The roof was replaced in the 1960s and the bridge over the moat was also completely renovated. In the late 1990s, Rosenholm underwent a number of improvements under the current management and today stands as a fine example of how, despite difficult times for castles and manors, it is possible to preserve part of Danish cultural heritage.

Rosenkrantz: The Rosenkrantz family is both one of the oldest and wealthiest Danish noble families. As is the case with several medieval families, the earliest history is surrounded by legends. The Rosenkrantz family has thus often been seen in connection with the Stygge family. These two families are said to have the same common ancestor, - Prince Stygge in 650. However, the family can be traced back to 1308 to Knight Iver.

The family name Rosenkrantz: Knight Erik of Hveringeholm is said to have gone to Rome around 1350 and received the rosary from the Pope, which later gave the family its name. (The rosary is not depicted in the coat of arms itself, but is located as a wreath in the horns, on the helmet that is often shown in connection with the coat of arms.) However, the family name did not become common until 1524, after Frederick I's decree to adopt fixed family names.

The Rosenkrantzs and their significance: From the end of the 15th century, the family was a permanent part of the political elite in Denmark and is one of the families that has provided the most members to the Council of State and other leading positions in political life. From the first years of Christian IV's life until he came of age, it was Jørgen Rosenkrantz (1523 - 1596) who effectively ruled Denmark in collaboration with the two other noble families.

The first Rosenkrantzs on Rosenholm Jørgen Rosenkrantz was also the person who started Rosenholm in 1559. His son Holger (1572 - 1642) also called "learned Holger" is probably one of the most famous members of the family. In addition to being prime minister for a period, a leading cultural personality, he educated the sons of other noble families at his small university out in the park called "Pirkentavl". This small pavilion is considered the first university in Jutland. It is difficult to describe the development of the family through history in a few words, but it is characteristic that it continued to hold important and political offices right up until the last century. The last important post was held by the lord baron, chamberlain, court hunter Hans Carl Oluf Rosenkrantz (1870 - 1936), who served as director of the National Bank.

The family until today: Lensbaron Hans, Carl Oluf Rosenkrantz, entered into two marriages: from the first marriage - he had a son Lensbaron Holger Julius Frederik Knud Lavard Josef til Rosenholm (1902 - 1975) who was the last Lensbaron

Links

• http://www.denstoredanske.dk/Danmarks_geografi_og_historie/Danmarks...
• https://academic.oup.com/arthistory/article-abstract/43/2/412/74559...

http://www.denstoredanske.dk/Danmarks_geografi_og_historie/Danmarks...

Ridder af Elefantordenen 1563.

ROSENHOLM SLOTS's HISTORIE:

Østfløjen er den der er bygget først. Den er den højeste af de fire fløje, og er flankeret af to kuppelformede tårne. Det bemærkelsesværdige ved den fløj er at den oprindeligt er opført med en åben loggia (søjlegang) ind mod gården. Den blev dog hurtigt muret til - sikkert efter den første danske vinter. Man må alligevel beundre, at arkitekten har været i stand til sælge ideen om en åben loggia til danske ridder Jørgen. Står man i gården kan man stadig tydeligt se hvor åbningerne har været. 

Omkring 1570 er vestfløjen blevet bygget, d.v.s. at de to fløje ikke hang sammen i starten. Et par gange henover gårdspladsen en kold vintermorgen, har sikkert været en af grundene til, at der relativt hurtigt blev ændret på dette, og indenfor de næste ti år blev de to sidefløje føjet til. I 1580 har Rosenholm således fået den form som man stadig ser i dag.

Godset i dag: I 1930’erne gik besiddelsen, som indtil nationalbankdirektør Hans Lensbaron Rosenkrantz’s død i 1936 havde været holdt i hævd som et samlingsted for slægtens store og kostbare traditioner, helt i opløsning og skove og avlsgården blev solgt fra og Rosenholm fik sin nuværende størrelse på 33 ha park, eng og skov.

Efter lensbaronesse Carin Rosenkrantz’s død i 1996 overgik Rosenholm fra familien til Rosenholm fonden, der i dag har Christian Rosenkrantz som bestyrelsesformand og baron Erik Christian Rosenkrantz der idag fungerer som daglig leder - så slægten påvirker forsat udviklingen på stedet den dag i dag.

Restaureringer: I modsætning til det ydre har Rosenholm, været underkastet store forandringer gennem tiden. Det indre udstyr skyldes hovedsageligt Iver Rosenkrantz (1674 - 1745) der lod hovedbygningen istandsætte fra kælder til loft, fik parken omlagt og lod de prægtige linneallér plante.

I 1800 tallet gennemgik Rosenholm en temmelig hårdhændet restaurering, hvor bl.a. de kalksten der var anvendt på slottet blev erstattet med cement. Cement var på dette tidspunkt et nyt og spændende produkt. På den lille pavillion i Parken hvor kalkstenene er bevaret kan man få en idé om hvordan det har set ud i sin tid. Endvidere blev alle gårdene der grænsede op til slottet, revet ned og samlet syd for borggården.

Under Holger og Carin Rosenkrantz er der gennemført store vedligeholdelse arbejder. Taget er således udskiftet i 1960’erne og broen over voldgraven er ligeledes total renoveret. I slutningen af 1990´erne har Rosenholm gennemgået en lang række forbedringer under den nuværende ledelse og fremstår i dag som et flot eksempel på, at det trods vanskelige tider for slotte og herregårde er muligt at bevare en del af dansk kulturarv.

Rosenkrantz: Slægten Rosenkrantz er både en af de ældste og godsrigeste danske adelsslægter. Som for flere middelalderslægter vedkommende, er den tidligste historie omgivet af sagn. Rosenkrantz slægten er således ofte blevet set i sammenhæng med slægten Stygge. Disse to slægter skulle have samme fælles forfader, - Prins Stygge år 650. Slægten kan dog med sikkerhed føres tilbage til 1308 til Ridder Iver.

Familie navnet Rosenkrantz: Ridder Erik af Hveringeholm skulle i sin tid ca. 1350, have draget til Rom og af Paven modtaget den rosenkrans, som senere gav slægten sit navn. (Rosenkransen er ikke afbilledet i selve våbenskjoldet, men ligger som en krans i hornene, på den hjelm, der ofte vises i sammenhæng med våbenskjoldet.) Slægtsnavnet blev dog først almindeligt i 1524, efter Frederik den 1.s forordning om at antage faste familienavne.

Rosenkrantz’erne og deres betydning: Slægten var fra slutningen af 1400 tallet en fast bestanddel af den politiske elite i Danmark og er en af de familier, der har leveret flest medlemmer til Rigsrådet og andre førende stillinger indenfor det politiske liv. Fra Christian den 4.s første leveår frem til han blev myndig, var det således Jørgen Rosenkrantz (1523 - 1596), der reelt styrede Danmark i samarbejde med de to andre adelige familier.

De første Rosenkrantz’er på Rosenholm Jørgen Rosenkrantz var også den person, der påbegyndte Rosenholm i 1559. Sønnen Holger (1572 - 1642) også kaldet ”lærde Holger” er nok en af slægtens mest kendte medlemmer. Udover i en periode at være statsminister, førende kultur personlighed, uddannede han andre adelige familiers sønner på sit lille universitet ude i parken kaldet ”Pirkentavl”. Denne lille pavillon bliver betragtet som det første universitet i Jylland. Det er vanskeligt i få ord at beskrive slægtens udvikling op gennem historien, det er dog karakteristisk, at den forsætter med at beklæde betydningsfulde og politiske embeder helt frem til forrige århundrede. Den sidste betydningsfulde post var besat af lensbaron, kammerherre, hofjægermester Hans Carl Oluf Rosenkrantz (1870 - 1936), der fungerede som nationalbank direktør.

Slægten frem til i dag: Lensbaron Hans, Carl Oluf Rosenkrantz, indgik i to ægteskaber: af første ægteskab - fik han sønnen lensbaron Holger Julius Frederik Knud Lavard Josef til Rosenholm (1902 - 1975) som var den sidste lensbaron på Rosenholm. Holger Rosenkrantz adopterede sønnen Christian Rosenkrantz (1950 - ) i dag bosat i Kassel i Tyskland. Han sidder som bestyrelsesformand for Rosenholmfonden, hvortil Rosenholm Slot overgik ved hans moder Carin Rosenkrantz’s død i 1996. af andet ægteskab - fik han sønnen adm. direktør, cand. polit baron Oluf Henrik Rosenkrantz (1927 - ) som ligeledes er bestyrelsesmedlem i Rosenholm fonden. Oluf Rosenkrantz fik sønnen direktør, civiløkonom HD baron Erik Christian Rosenkrantz (1960 - ). Erik Rosenkrantz fungerer i dag som direktør for Rosenholm fonden.

Rosenkrantz og Gyldenstjerne; Nogle danskere har måske undret sig over, at Shakespeare i “Hamlet” hovedsageligt bruger græske navne såsom Laertes, Polonius, Ophelia osv, da stykket jo foregår i Danmark. To danske adelsslægter har dog sneget sig ind på rollelisten: Rosenkrantz og Gyldenstierne, hvilket har gjort disse to familie navne internationalt berømte.

Slægtskrøniken beretter, at dette skyldes, at de to unge herrer var på studietur i England, da Shakespeare skrev sin berømte tragedie. Her mødte de den store forfatter på en kro, og efter mange fyldte pokaler var behørigt tømt, fik Shakespeare ideen til at flytte historien fra Grækenland til det mærkværdige og åbenbart temmelig dystre Danmark.

Gyldenstiernes værelse, der i gamle dage var Rosenholms stateligeste gæsteværelse, har sit navn fordi Gyldenstiernerne, fra nabogodset Møllerup, boede her, når de overnattede på Rosenholm. (Det er også det værelse der er mest besøgt at spøgelser. I gamle dage lagde man uønskede gæster i dette værelse og hvis det ikke var en Gyldenstjerne, rejste de altid næste dag).

04-01-2011 indsat på geni af Jette Husum Rosborg