200 years with the Reedtz family

The noble family Reedtz purchased Palsgaard in 1665 and owned the place for more than 200 years. In the 1730s, they transformed the old courtyard into the building you see today: a three-winged manor house in the Baroque style. In the 1840s, the family began establishing a landscaped garden.

The family also played an important role in the local community around Palsgaard. Niels Juel Reedtz founded Færgegården, a ferry inn known as "Juels Minde", which later gave its name to the town of Juelsminde.

Chancellor Peder Reedtz (pictured) owned Palsgaard from 1665 until his death in 1674 and was the most prominent of Palsgaard's historical owners.

A German prince develops the estate

In 1877, the Reedtz family sold Palsgaard to the German Prince Emil von Schoenaich-Carolath. He continued the development of the garden and planted the first of Palsgaard's many tree-lined avenues. He also drained the wetland area known as "Håbet" to make it suitable for grazing and hay production.

A Norwegian baron with grand visions

In 1898, Palsgaard changed hands once again. This time, it was the diplomat Baron Frederik Wedel Jarlsberg who took over the estate - and he had ambitious plans for its development. Central heating, water closets, and electric lighting were installed in the main building. 

In "Håbet", the baron planted miles of windbreaks and began cultivating the land. The garden was expanded into a park, and several avenues were planted so that the gentry could arrive in true Palsgaard style and stroll in the shade of the trees to the bathhouse in the bay.