DENMARK 



Fredensborg Castle 



T^REDENSBORG CASTLE is beautifully 

 ** situated four miles from Frederiksborg, in 

 Denmark, by the Lake Esrom, surrounded by 

 woods. The lovely garden and park are decorated 

 with many different monuments by the sculptor 

 Wiedevelt. King Frederick IV built the castle 

 between 1720 and 1724, and gave it the name 

 of Fredensborg ; during the last year of his life 

 he spent most of his time here. In the reign of 

 Christian VI the castle was seldom used by the 

 King, but Frederick V often visited it in the 

 summer. After his death his Queen, Juliane 

 Maria, always spent her summers there. After 

 her death her daughter, Princess Juliane, oc- 

 casionally visited it, and after the fire at Frede- 

 riksborg in 1859, King Frederick VII stayed 

 there from time to time, but he preferred his 



