Louisenlund

Stiftung Louisenlund

Stiftung Louisenlund

Co-ed boarding school in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Stiftung Louisenlund is a privately run boarding school for boys and girls in Güby, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Louisenlund manor

History

The school's main building is in Louisenlund Palace, which was built by Hermann von Motz between 1772 and 1776 for Prince Charles of Hesse-Kassel as a gift for his wife, Princess Louise of Denmark, the daughter of King Frederick V of Denmark.[1][2]

Louisenlund later became part of the property owned by the dukes of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, who remodeled the castle to its present state. An English traveler, Horace Marryat, wrote in 1860, "Louisenlund is a charming residence in summer time, with its dark beech woods, in spring a carpet of lilies, herb-paris, hepaticas; and the bright blue waters of its deep fiordes, waters which could reveal sad tales".[3]

Advised by Kurt Hahn, in 1949 Wilhelm Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein decided to build a boarding school on the grounds and established the Louisenlund Foundation. A foundation set up to administer the Stiftung Louisenlund, a member of the Round Square Conference of Schools.[4][5] The present chairwoman is Wilhelm Friedrich's granddaughter, Ingeborg, Princess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (born 1956).

References

  1. [1]
    Bricka, Carl Frederik. Dansk Biografisk Lexicon (in Danish). Copenhagen: Gyldendalske Boghandels Forlag (F. Hegel & Søn). Retrieved November 18, 2009.
  2. [2]
    "Hans Majestæt Kong Christian den Niendes Forældre" (PDF). Illlustreret Tidende (in Danish). 59 (16). April 21, 1918. Retrieved November 18, 2009.
  3. [3]
    Marryat, Horace (1860). Denmark: Description and travel. London: Murray. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
  4. [4]
    "History of Louisenlund". Güby, Germany: Stiftung Louisenlund. Archived from the original on 4 February 2010. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
  5. [5]
    Westgaard, Erik (2001). "Tankefulde haver, en vandring i tre havers frimureriske symbolverden, Erik Westengaard" (in Danish). Copenhagen: Christian Ejlers: 118 pages: ill. in color. Retrieved November 18, 2009. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)[permanent dead link]

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