page_title: Aagaard (manor house)
section_title: 17th-century
hierarchical_section_title: Aagaard (manor house) / History / 17th-century
caption_attribution_description: English: Henrik Müller by Albert Haelwegh
context_page_description: Aagaard is a manor house and estate located at Gørlev, Kalundborg Municipality, 100 kilometres west of Copenhagen, Denmark. It was established in 1660 by treasurer Henrik Müller and has since 1865 been owned by members of the Hellemann family. The main building was listed on the Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 1945.
context_section_description: In the late 16th century, the name Aagaardene (plural) referred to two farms located adjacent to the stream  Halleby Å. They were later merged into one estate under the name Aagaard. Henrik Müller expanded the estate with a farm that had previously belonged to Ågerup. He was one of the largest landowners in the country. In 1660, Aagaard was converted into a manor in return for Müller's loans to the state during the Second Northern War.
  Müller also established Lejregaard. Hepassed both estates on to his daughter Drude Müller. She married Thomas von Fincke, who was out of a wealthy noble family from Sønderjylland. He served as prefect of Bornholm and died in a riding accident at Hammershus in 1677. Aagaard was therefore passed on to their son Henrik von Fincke. His widow,  Karen Gyldensparre, ceded it to their son-in-law  Rasmus Melvin, the owner of Nørager.
caption: Henrik Müller by Albert Haelwegh
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