Countship of Schackenborg | |
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Creation date | 23 June 1676[1] |
Created by | Christian V |
First holder | Otto Didrik Schack[1] |
Last holder | Otto Didrik Schack |
Extinction date | 1924 |
Seat(s) | Schackenborg Castle |
Former seat(s) | Schack's Palace, Copenhagen |
The Countship of Schackenborg was a Danish and for a period German majorat in the southern part of Jutland, which existed from 1676 to 1924.
The Countship of Schackenborg was established on 23 June 1676 by King Christian V of Denmark for Otto Didrik Schack, a member of the noble family of Schack.[1][2] It consisted of the manors of Schackenborg, Sødamgård, Solvig, and Store Tønde. The holder of the county carried the title of enfeoffed count (Danish: lensgreve).[3]
The countship was inherited by members of the Schack family during its entire existence. It was dissolved in 1924.