Førslevgaard

History

Førslevgaard is named after the nearby village of Førslev. Its earliest known mention comes from 1347, when Jep Andersen Halvegge purchased it from Hælenborg Olufsdatter Bille. Jep’s son, Evert Jepsen Halvegge, took over, and Evert’s only child, a daughter, married Peder Mogensen.

Their daughter Margrethe wed Lasse Beck, and their son Joachim Beck—who served as regional judge and royal treasurer for eastern Denmark—enlarged the estate by adding land and tenant farms. In 1544, the property was granted birk status. When Joachim died, Førslevgaard went to his son Lauge Beck.

Lauge’s own son, Sivert Beck, inherited Førslevgaard along with Vibygård and Tågerød in 1607. The estate left the family after Lauge’s widow, Margrethe Grubbe, married Steen Hohendorff, who bought out the other heirs. Hohendorff sold Førslevgaard to Hans von Bøfke in 1685. Von Bøfke dissolved five tenant farms, bringing more land directly under the manor.

Over the following decades, the property changed owners repeatedly, none of whom lived there, so the buildings fell into disrepair. In 1723, Carl Adolph von Plessen acquired Førslevgaard. He built a new main house, bought additional land, and dissolved the remaining eight tenant farms in Førslev village.