Lofstad slott

Lovstad Castle is a chateau located near Norrkoping, the province of Ostergotland, in Sweden. The call is sometimes spelled Lofstad, which is consistent with old Swedish spelling policies. Lovstad originated inside the 15th century, but the present constructing became erected by Axel Lillie inside the seventeenth century. It got here to the von Fersen own family through Hedvig Catharina De l. A. Gardie who changed into the inheritor of her mother Hedvig Catharina Lillie and to the Piper Family via Sophie Piper, who became the sister of depend Axel von Fersen.

Hans Axel von Fersen was a Swedish count, Marshal of the Realm of Sweden, a General of Horse within the Royal Swedish Army, one of the Lords of the Realm, aide-de-camp to Rochambeau inside the American Revolutionary War, diplomat and statesman, and a pal of Queen Marie-Antoinette of France. The present interior has remained intact considering the fact that 1926, when the remaining owner died. Lovstad is today a museum open to the general public with guided tours. There is a restaurant and a eating place at the fortress.