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Hvidkilde is a Danish estate headquartered at  Hover parish and was a major land owner in  Svendborg county.

History
The first time Lerbæk is mentioned was in 1434, when the farm belonged to Niels Strangeberg. His daughter, Maren Strangeberg, brought the farm into the marriage with Peder Brockenhuus, who owned Lerbæk in 1478. Brockenhuus was at this time incredibly wealthy and as a member of the Reichsrat he combined economic power with political influence.

Lerbæk inherited from father to son until 1664, when Erik Brockenhuus had to sell the farm due to debt. The debt may be due to his own over-consumption, but Lerbæk was also hit hard by the Swedish wars in the first half of the 17th century, and the declining income has probably only hurt worse. An inventory from 1662 thus showed that several farms were empty and others had just been attached away.

Lerbæk then led a tumultuous life, as the manor regularly changed between different owners and families. In 1730, the Crown came into possession of Lerbæk, which, however, was not very profitable. The annual income amounted to less than 5% of the purchase price, and in 1743 they therefore chose to sell the farm.

After another transition with changing owners, Mogens Nellemann bought the farm in 1755. He proved to be a skilled farmer who knew how to exploit the favorable economic conditions to improve the economy and value of the estate considerably.

In 1783, his son Jens Nellemann took over a large and well-functioning estate. He sold almost half of the estate's holdings between 1797 and 1800, but in return bought two remote churches, which gave rise to many complaints from the hovering tenants.

In 1800, Nellemann sold a greatly reduced Lerbæk to Niels Emanuel de Thygeson. Just three years later, however, this sold Lerbæk on - this time to a consortium consisting of Iver Nyboe, P.G. Langballe and Jens Sørensen. Each sale was followed by further divestment of the fixtures, and in 1803 the slaughter of Lerbæk became a reality when the consortium sold the main plot and just 6 tdr. Of hartkorn fixtures to Johan Konrad Stautz.

In 1874, Georg Sass bought Lerbæk. He died in 1924, after which his nephew Anders Runsti Dinesen took over Lerbæk.

Probate Records
Probate records from Lerbæk estate survive from 1730 until 1819. Facsimiles of the originals can be viewed on FamilySearch by clicking here. Erik Brejl has also abstracted these records and they can be accessed by clicking here.

Land Records
Arkivalieronline's database indicates there is a 1743 land registration list (jordebog) for Lerbæk, but it is unpublished and still in paper form at the Nørrejylland (North Jutland) local archive. Although it cannot be viewed online, a link to its source information is provided here. For more information on Danish land records click here.

Estate Owners
The following is a list of estate owners up until 1919. For privacy reasons, owner after this date have not been listed. Sometimes the name of an estate owner is given on a tax list rather than the name of the estate proper. When that happens use this list, to determine if Hvidkilde is the estate being referred to.

*1370-1410: Anders Pedersen Panter (1410-1467)Ukendte ejere (1467-1486)Claus Rønnow (1486-1506)Markvard Rønnow (1506-1565)Eiler Rønnow (1565- )Karen Rønnow, gift Bille ( -1575)Jens Bille (1575-1592)Karen Rønnow, gift Bille (1592-1631)Markvard Bille (1592-1604)Erik Hardenberg (1604-1609)Anne Rønnow, gift Hardenberg (1609- )Mette Hardenberg, gift Gyldenstierne ( -1616)Predbjørn Gyldenstierne (1616- )Henrik Gyldenstierne ( -1631)Jørgen Skeel (1631-1641)Christen Skeel (1631- )Eiler Markvardsen Bille (1631-1633)Karen Markvardsdatter Bille, gift Gøye (1633-1653)Falk Gøye (1653-1670)Karen Markvardsdatter Bille, gift Gøye (1670-1679)Marcus Gøye (1670-1679)Møgens Gøye (1670-1679)Anne Gøye (1679-1724)Valdemar Gabel (1724-1725)Kronen (1725-1760)Johan Lehn (1760-1804)Poul Abraham Lehn (1804-1834)Sophie Amalie Lehn, gift Rantzau (1834-1860)Pauline Christiane Rantzau-Lehn, gift Holsten (1860)Christiane Henriette Barner-Kaas-Lehn, gift Rosenørn (1860-1892)Otto Ditlev Rosenørn-Lehn (1892-1904)Erik Christian Hartvig Rosenørn-Lehn (1904-1910)Anna Christiane Adelheid Rosenørn-Lehn, giftAhlefeldt- Laurvig (1910-1950)Christian Erik Julius Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Lehn

Estate Properties
Because estates were private property they do not fit perfectly within any government jurisdiction such as a parish or county. The following is a table of places where Lerbæk estate owned at least some of the property. If your ancestor lived in one of these hamlets you may want to check and see if they belonged to Lerbæk estate.

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