Ahlefeldt Estate, Svendborg, Denmark

Location
From 1743 the main property owned by the Ahlefeldt family was Broløkke in Magleby parish, Langelands Sønder district, Svendborg county. See the location on OpenStreetMap.

History
The Ahlefeldt family owned many properties across Denmark, including Søgård in Kiplev parish in Southern Jutland; and Broløkke in Magleby parish and Lykkesholm in Tryggelev parish, Langelands Sønder district, Svendborg county.

Members of the family served in many prestigious offices in the Danish court for centuries. In 1672 the county of Langeland was created with Frederik Ahlefeldt (1623-1686) as the first Count. The records described in the FamilySearch catalog as belonging to Ahlefeldt gods are limited to properties on the island of Langeland.

FamilySearch Holdings
These records were microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah in the 1960s and were published digitally in 2012. Both microfilm and digital collections contain the same material. Descriptive detail may vary making it appear the collections are different.

Information on how to use the records in this collection can be found in the article Denmark, Estate Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Images from the microfilm can be accessed through the FamilySearch Catalog record. The Historical Records collection can be accessed at: Denmark Estate Records, 1436-1964 Ahlefeldt gods.

Records
Images are available through FamilySearch Catalog (FSC) and Historical Records (HR)

Land

 * Fæsteprotokoller [Copyhold], 1719-1916 - FSC and HR


 * Fæsteprotokoller register [Copyhold index] 1719-1810 - FSC and HR


 * Jordebøger [Land register] 1764-1910 - FSC and HR

Probate

 * Skifteprotokoller [Probate] 1755-1850 - FSC and HR


 * Skifteprotokoller register [Probate index] 1755-1850 - FSC and HR

Probate records from Ahlefeldt estate. The indexes are found on the second film (49925). Images 489-521 are for the years 1755-1833, and images 753-772 are for 1833-1850.

Related Websites

 * Records created by the estate held by the National Archives of Denmark: Stamhuset Ahlefeldt

Related Wiki Articles

 * Denmark, Estate Records - FamilySearch Historical Records


 * Danish Gods