Neergaard (noble family)

Neergaard is a Danish noble family descended from War Councillor Peter Johansen Neergaard, whose two sons Jens Bruun Neergaard (1742–1788) and Johan Thomas Neergaard (1745–1806) were ennobled on 2 May 1788. The descendants of Jens Bruun Neergaard are referred to as the "elder branch" and the descendants of Johan Thomas Neergaard are referred to as the "younger branch".[1]

De Neergaard
Noble family
Danmarks Adels Atlas (1915): the de Neergaard family coat of arms by Anders Thiset
Country Denmark
Founded1780
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Jens Bruun de Neergaard branch

Jens Bruun Neergaard took over Svenstrup after his father in 1763. He married Ane Marie Møller (23 March 1743 – 23 October 1802). They had four children:[2]

  • Jens Peter Bruun de Neergaard (7 December 1764 – 7 January 1848)
  • Johan Andreas Bruun de Neergaard (4 August 1770 – 2 July 1846)
  • Tønnes Christian Bruun de Neergaard (26 November 1776 – 14 January 1824)
  • Ellen Cathrine Kirstine Bruun de Neergaard (19 July 1778 – 19 July 1845)

Johan Thomas Neergaard branch
Johan Thomas Neergaard branch and Anna Joachimine Qvistgaard.

Johan Thomas Neergaard inherited Ringsted Kloster. He married Anna Joachimine Qvistgaard (19 August 1750 – 5 January 1829). They had 11 children:

  • Peter Johansen de Neergaard (24 July 1769 – 9 January 1835)
  • Marie de Neergaard (January 1770 – ?)
  • Lucia Kirstine de Neergaard (5 February 1773 – 9 November 1817)
  • Jørgen de Neergaard (29 July 1775 – 27 February 1795)
  • Johan Michael de Neergaard (16 November 1776 – 26 July 1783)
  • Jacob de Neergaard (24 April 1778 – 19 October 1833)
  • Johanne Birgitte de Neergaard (1780 – 1790)
  • Mette Dorothea de Neergaard (1781 –1782)
  • Johan Michael de Neergaard (11 January 1784 – 9 August 1837)
  • Marie Christine Jacobæa Elisabeth de Neergaard (19 December 1789 – 21 August 1859)
  • Johanne (Hanne) Birgitte Mette Dorothea de Neergaard (29 March 1792 – 5 June 1824)

Insignia

The family's coat of arms features three ears of wheat penetrating a golden crown on a blue shield on which a laurel wreath is casually arranged; above the shield a helmet with a golden crown resting a braided wreath in blue and gold.

Property

The de Neergaard family has been a major landowner, especially in the eastern part of Denmark, for generations. Estates that are currently owned by family members include: Svenstrup (since 1751), Gunderslevholm (since 1793), Gyldenholm Manor (since 1862) and Løvegård (since 1963).

Estates that have been owned by members of the family for several generations include: Kærup (1711–1804), Ringsted Abbey, Skjoldnæseholm, Fuglsang Manor (1819–1947), and Tybjerggård.

Estates that have been owned by members of the family more briefly include: Tølløsegård, Bonderup, Meerløse, and Rønnebæksholm.

Notable family members

References
  1. "Neergaard". danskeherregaarde.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  2. "Jens Bruun de Neergaardanguage=Danish". skeel.info. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
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