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Founded: 14th centuryCategory: Miscellaneous historic sites in Finland
Historical period: Middle Ages (Finland)
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Stenberga was an ancient castle built probably in the 14th century. It was fist mentioned in 1389 and built probably by Jakob Abrahamsson, the bailiff of Turku. In 1438 the castle was donated as the site for Naantali Bridgettines Abbey, but in 1443 the abbey was decided to move to the Ailos. The castle was located to the rock hill near Masku River. There has probably been a 13 x 13m tower made of stone.
References: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.