Rockelstad Castle

Castle Rockelstad (also written Rockelsta, an older spelling is Råckelsta ) is a reconstructed Neo-Renaissance to the early 20th century castle in the Swedish province of Södermanland County. It is located 15 kilometers east of the city Flender.

The palace since 1973 is privately owned by the family of post and now houses a hotel. A part of the castle is used as a museum. Here exhibits belonging to the family of the current owners of the castle, as well as old furnishings from the history of the castle are exhibited.

History

The castle was built near the Båven, the third largest lake in Södermanland. It was first mentioned in the late 14th century, when the Bishop of Strängnäs acquired the land. The first buildings were built around 1380. The property had its preserved today proportions at this time. As part of the expropriation of the Swedish Church, the Good came into possession of the Swedish krona in 1520. King Gustav I Vasa gave it to his son, the Duke of Södermanland Charles IX.

Charles IX. in turn give away the property to one of his loyal officers, Sean Stuart quartermaster. This came from a branch of the Scottish royal family of Stuart. He went as mercenaries in the service of the son of Gustav I Vasa to Sweden to serve in the war against Denmark. The castle remained in the family for several generations Stuart. The last Stuart in the possession of the castle was the Baron and Lieutenant General Carl Magnus Stuart. After the return of the Stuart family to Scotland, the castle came into the possession of the Rose Holm family.

From 1788 to 1874 the castle belonged to the Holst family, after the death of the last descendant of the castle often changed hands. In 1900 the Count Eric von Rosen purchased the estate. The old manor house, which was extremely dilapidated, was renewed. Under the leadership of Carl Sylvan the roof with copper was covered and extended to include two round and two square towers at the corners of the mansion.

Eric von Rosen was a typical adventurer of the early 20th century. In his castle he wore a large collection of objects which he had made ​​on his research trips to Central Africa, together. Von Rosen was a Schwippschwager of Hermann Goering and maintained relations with Nazi Germany. There are several photographs of Herman Goering, as he visits the Rockelstad castle. Among others, in 1933, as the daughter of Eric and Mary married of roses.

During a devastating fire in 1927, the approximately 3,000 -volume library and a wealth of art treasures were destroyed.

The farm was bought in 1973 by Helen and Chris von Post and converted to a hotel.