Dragsholm Slot Review
Dragsholm Slot offers 34 accommodations with safes and complimentary bottled water. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Bathrooms include slippers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply).
One such romance took place many years ago at one of the oldest castles in Sealand, Denmark called Dragsholm Slot. The castle was built in the 12th century by a Roskilde bishop. One of a long line of owners was a nobleman with a young daughter who, unable to help herself, fell in love with a common man who was employed for the nobleman. The young man also fell in love with the young noble girl.
The girl knew that her father would be furious if he found out about their relationship so they kept their desire for each other a secret.
As tends to happen in these kinds of romances, the father caught the couple in an amorous embrace. He was so angry that he ordered his servants to wall up his daughter inside the castle. She was imprisoned there, unable to escape until her imminent death.
A female apparition in a white dress is often seen, even to this day, walking the castle corridors, and roaming the castle grounds at Dragsholm Slot.
The castle was updated with new bathroom facilities in the 1930s, and old disintegrating walls were removed at that time. The construction workers found a skeleton wearing a white dress behind one of the decaying walls!
The Lady in White is one of several ghosts inhabiting the Dragsholm Slot. James Hepburn, the 4th Earl of Bothwell was captured in 1578, and held in the castle dungeon suffering from deplorable conditions (which eventually drove him insane) for five to ten years before his death. He is often seen in the courtyard riding in his carriage accompanied by the sound of horse hooves pounding the pavement. The pillar to which Hepburn was chained is still visible in the dungeon of the hotel.
A maiden known as The Gray Lady is seen in the castle occasionally. She appears to be checking to be sure all is in order.
The castle is now a well known hotel, gourmet restaurant, eatery, and museum renovated and owned by the Bottger family since 1939.
References:
https://www.unexplainable.net/artman/publish/article_7196.shtml
https://www.rawfear.net
https://theshadowlands.net
https://www.dragsholm-slot.dk/en
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Hepburn,_4th_Earl_of_Bothwell
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| Dragsholm | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Baroque |
| Town or city | Dragsholm, Odsherred, Zealand |
| Country | Denmark |
| Client | Peder Sunesen [Wikidata] (original) Frederik Christian Adeler (current building) |
Dragsholm Castle (Danish: Dragsholm Slot) is a historic building in Zealand, Denmark.
For about 800 years there has been a building on the islet by the “drag”. From the original palace over the medieval castle to the current baroque style, Dragsholm Castle has had an influence on and been influenced by changing times and the surrounding community.Today, Dragsholm Castle has restaurant and hotel facilities.
The name Dragsholm[edit]
Prior to the damming of Lammefjord, Odsherred was connected to the rest of Zealand by a narrow stretch. A ”draugh” or ”drag” means a small stretch of land, which in this case connected Odsherred to the rest of Zealand. The stretch of land was located east of Dragsholm where the mill, Dragsmølle, lies today. In the Viking Age, “drag” meant that you could drag the ships across the land and thereby avoid the dangerous waters north of Zealand. The islet on which Dragsholm Castle was built is surrounded by lakes and meadows just south of the border moraine deposit, which ends at Vejrhøj (123 m) to the north.Consequently, Dragsholm means the islet by the ”drag”.
History[edit]
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Early history[edit]
Dragsholm Slot is one of the oldest secular buildings in Denmark. The original Dragsholm Castle was built around 1215 by the Bishop of Roskilde. During the Middle Ages, the building was modified from the original palace to a fortified castle. During the Count's Feud (1534–36) (Grevens Fejde) it was so strong that it was the only castle on Zealand to withstand the armies of Count Christoffer.[1]
Crownland and prison, 1536–1664[edit]
In connection with the Reformation, Dragsholm was confiscated by the Crown along with all other property of the Catholic church. As Crownland during the period from 1536 to 1664, Dragsholm Castle was used as a prison for noble and ecclesiastical prisoners. In the large tower at the northeast corner of the medieval castle, prison cells were made and equipped with toilets and windows depending on the prisoner's crimes, behaviour and the seriousness of his insults towards the King.
Some of the best known prisoners at Dragsholm Castle include: the last Catholic Bishop in Roskilde and former owner of the castle, Joachim Rønnow; The 4th Earl of Bothwell, third husband of Mary, Queen of Scots; and the seemingly raving mad squire, Ejler Brockenhuus.[2][3]
Baroque castle[edit]
During the wars against Charles X Gustav of Sweden, an attempt was made to blow up Dragsholm Castle, and the place was a ruin until the King, as part payment of his outstanding debts, gave the castle to the grocer Heinrich Müller, and he started the restoration.
In 1694, Dragsholm Castle was sold to the nobleman Frederik Christian Adeler (1668-1726) and finally rebuilt as the baroque castle we see today. Several owners from that family have made a lasting imprint on the development, including G. F. O. Zytphen Adeler, who took the initiative to drain the Lammefjord. The family line became extinct in 1932, and Dragsholm Castle passed over to the Central Land Board which sold the place to J.F. Bøttger, but only with the land belonging to the main estate.[4]
Architecture[edit]
Today, the baroque style of the castle remains intact, but the interior of the Castle has been subject to restorations and modernisations over the years. The most recent major restoration took place after the first world war, where the Baron aimed for a Late Romantic Style, which still prevails in the salons and ballrooms.
Hauntings[edit]
Witnesses and psychics have claimed that there are three ghosts who are residents at the castle: a grey lady, a white lady and Lord Bothwell.[5][6] The Earl is said to ride through the courtyard with a full horse and carriage.[7][8][9]
Dragsholm Castle today[edit]
In recent years, the Bøttger family has managed the running of the castle after a number of minor restorations, which in addition to general conservation of the building has had the purpose of raising the level of quality of the castle as a hotel, restaurant and attraction. The hotel rooms at the castle have been refurbished and modernised, and more rooms have been added in the porter's lodge on the other side of the moat.
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List of owners[edit]
- ( -1536) Roskilde Bispestol
- (1536-1664) Kronen
- (1664-1682) Henrik Müller
- (1688-1694) Manuel de Texeira
- (1694-1726) Frederik Christian von Adeler
- (1726-1727) Boet efter Frederik Christian von Adeler
- (1727-1757) Christian von Lente Adeler
- (1757-1785) Conrad Wilhelm Adeler
- (1785-1816) Frederik Adeler
- (1816-1839) Bertha Moltke, gift Adeler
- (1839-1878) Georg Frederik Otto Zypten-Adeler
- (1878-1908) Frederik Herman Christian de Falsen Zypthen-Adeler
- (1908-1932) Georg Frederik de Falsen Zypthen-Adeler
- (1932-1936) Slægten von Zytphen-Adeler
- (1936) Statens Jordlovsudvalg
- (1936-1985) Johan Frederik Bøttger
- (1985-2002) Flemming Frederik Bøttger
- (2002- ) Inge Merete og Peter Bøttger
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^'Dragsholm Slot'. Gyldendal. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
- ^Mikkel Leth Jespersen Jarlen af Bothwell historie-online.dk
- ^'Joachim Rønnow'. roskildehistorie. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
- ^'Frederik Christian Adeler 1668-1726'. Dansk biografisk Lexikon. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
- ^Erikson, Lars (February 13, 2011). 'There is nothing like a Dane: Denmark may be at the forefront of a cooking revolution, but a night spent in a 13th-century castle eating foraged food proves the new Nordic cuisine has ancient roots'. The Observer.
- ^Cheung, Theresa (2006). The Element Encyclopedia of the Psychic World. Harper Element. p. 166. ISBN978-0-00-721148-7.
- ^O'Donnell, Frank (April 16, 2001). 'Even Bothwell Deserves a Decent Burial'. The Scotsman.
- ^Womersley, Tara (April 17, 2001). 'Queen of Scots' bigamist earl 'is really a hero''. The Daily Telegraph. p. 5.
- ^'Bothwell's bones rattle in Denmark'. Daily Mail. February 5, 2005. p. 103.
Sources and external links[edit]
- Ellingelyng.dk (Odsherred history website): Dragsholm Castle: history and images(in Danish)
Coordinates: 55°46′18″N11°23′27″E / 55.77167°N 11.39083°E