Charlottenlund Palace

The origins of the estate date back to 1663, when King Frederick III granted the land to his valet Jacob Petersen, who built an inn there. In 1671, Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve, an illegitimate son of the king, acquired the property, named it Gyldenlund, and had gardens with irrigation ditches and fish ponds laid out. Around 1690, the estate returned to royal possession, and a country residence was built. Crown Prince Christian, later King Christian VI, took over Gyldenlund around 1715 and gifted it in 1730 to his sister, Princess Charlotte Amalie. The palace was subsequently named Charlottenlund after her. Under the direction of architect Johan Cornelius Krieger, renovations were carried out, and the princess used it as her summer residence until her death in 1782.