Ingeborg Skeel

Deceased Person

1545 – 1604

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Who was Ingeborg Skeel?

Ingeborg Skeel was a Danish noblewoman, a major land owner and a county sheriff in the Vendsyssel region of northern Jutland. She resided at Voergaard, a large estate which she expanded into a fine Renaissance castle from 1588 to 1591. A talented business women, she personally managed her estates and held several lifelong endowments. In her own day, she had an infamous reputation for greed and cruelty but there is no historical evidence for any of the rumours associated with her name.

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Born
1545
Died
1604

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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