Complex sentence: In 1553, possibly somewhat earlier, King Frederick II ceded the property to Chancellor Johan Friis, one of the most powerful men in the country at the time, who also owned Hesselagergård on the island of Funen.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1553, possibly somewhat earlier, King Frederick II ceded the property to Chancellor Johan Friis. One of the most powerful men in the country at the time, he also owned Hesselagergård on the island of Funen.