Maribo, Denmark
c. 1200
Nakskov, Denmark
c. 1300
Søllested, Denmark
12th century
Nakskov, Denmark
c. 1250
Guldborg, Denmark
c. 1270
Nysted, Denmark
c. 1200
Rodby, Denmark
c. 1200
Nakskov, Denmark
c. 1300
Rødby, Denmark
c. 1220
Maribo, Denmark
c. 1200
Sakskøbing, Denmark
12th century
Søllested, Denmark
c. 1100
Sakskøbing, Denmark
13th century
Spjald, Denmark
12th century
Horslunde, Denmark
c. 1300
Horbelev, Denmark
c. 1300
Nørre Alslev, Denmark
c. 1100
Horbelev, Denmark
c. 1200
Nykøbing Falster, Denmark
12th century
Idestrup, Denmark
12th century
Rosenborg Palace was built in the period 1606-34 as Christian IV’s summerhouse just outside the ramparts of Copenhagen. Christian IV was very fond of the palace and often stayed at the castle when he resided in Copenhagen, and it was here that he died in 1648. After his death, the palace passed to his son King Frederik III, who together with his queen, Sophie Amalie, carried out several types of modernisation.
The last king who used the place as a residence was Frederik IV, and around 1720, Rosenborg was abandoned in favor of Frederiksborg Palace.Through the 1700s, considerable art treasures were collected at Rosenborg Castle, among other things items from the estates of deceased royalty and from Christiansborg after the fire there in 1794.
Soon the idea of a museum arose, and that was realised in 1833, which is The Royal Danish Collection’s official year of establishment.