In 1568, Sorø Abbey sold thefarm Landbytorp and the village of Davidsrød to Jens Hiort. In 1586, Landbytorp and Davidsrø were both incorporated in the fief of Antvorskov. In 1673, Landbytorp was disjoined from the fief as a large farm owned by Povl Nielsen. His widow stayed on the farm after her husband's death but in 1691 sold it to Bertel Pedersen. In 1719, Landbytorp was again acquired by the crown and incorporated in the new Antvorskov Cavalry District.
Hans Henrik von Eickstedt
Antvorskov Cavalry District existed until 1774. The land was then divided into estates and sold in public auction. Landbytorp was acquired by Hans Larsen Fogh and Davidsrød went to Christian Sveistrup. In 1783, Landbytorp and Davidsrød were both acquired by Hans Henrik von Eickstedt who, back in 1772, had been involved in the revolt against Johann Friedrich Struensee, He merged the land into a single manor under the name Store Frederikslund. The name was a tribute to Crown Prince Frederick, the later Frederick VI. Von Eickstedt constructed a main building on his estate as well as a farm which was given the name Lille Frederikslund. After the coup d'état in 1884, in which Crown Prince Frederick forced Ove Høegh-Guldberg to resign, von Eickstedt was also dismissed from all his offices. In compensation, he was granted the title chamberlain as well as a considerable pension.
1786-1995: Grevencop/-Castenschiold
In 1786, he sold Store Frederikslund to Jørgen Frederik Castenskiold. He was the second'eldest son of Johan Lorentz Castenschiold and the brother of Carl Adolph Castenschiold and Joachim Castenschiold. He was already the owner of two other estates, Hørbygaard at Holbæk and Valbygård at Slagelse, but sold Valbygaard to Poul Christian von Stemann in 1805. He was married to Johanne Vilhelmine Grevencop and the couple had 13 children of which many died in an early age.
Jørgen Frederik Castenschiold died at Store Frederikslund in 1819. He had in 1813 ceded the ownership of Store Frederikslund and Hørbygaard to his eldest surviving son, Caspar Holten Castenschiold, who on 5 May 1826, was granted royal permission to assume the name Grevencop-Castenschiold. Caspar Holten Castenschiold had in 1825 become the owner of his third estate when he purchased Hagestedgaard from a cousin. Caspar Holten Grevencop-Castenschiold's estates were after his death divided between his three surviving sons. Store Frederikslund passed to his eldest son, Jørgen Frederik Grevenkop-Castenbskiold, who owned it until 1874, He converted most of the copyholds to freeholds. He also improved the management of the estate and refurbished the home farm. In 1929, Jørgen Adolph Grevenkop-Castenskiold sold Lille Frederikslund to Viggo de Neergaard. In 1935, he ceded Store Frederikslund to his son Erik Wilhelm Grevenkop-Castenskiold.
1995-preseent: Later history
In 1995, Store Frederikslund was sold to founder of IC Group Klaus Helmersen. In 2012, he sold the estate for around DKK 200 million.
Architecture
The Neoclassical main building dates from the 1780s and was probably designed by Andreas Kirkerup. It is part of a large, rectangular complex surrounding a cental courtyard. The two side wings have median risalits on both sides. The median risalits towards the garden feature four Tuscan order pilsters and are topped by triangular pediments. The main building was listed on the Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 1918.
Today
The current owner, St. Frederikslund A/S, is again owned by Bermuda-based TK Foundation. a not for profit foundation and major shareholder of Teekay which was founded when the company's founder, Danish-American Torben Karlshøj, passed away. The foundation is in Denmark also operating iunder the name Kattegatfonden. The estate covers approximately 500 hectares of land. The main building is used by the TK Foundation as a conference centre.
