The man who freed the peasants 

The Green Room is named after Christianssæde’s most famous owner, Christian Ditlev Frederik Reventlow – better known as C.D.F. Reventlow. He was one of the most influential figures in Danish history and was behind some of the reforms that changed the lives of ordinary people forever.

It was here at Christianssæde that he married, and it was here that he spent his final years. When he died in 1827, the local peasants carried his coffin more than 20 kilometres to Horslunde Church – through his own woods and fields. They did so not out of duty, but out of gratitude. Reventlow had helped to abolish serfdom, do away with compulsory labour and ensure schooling for all children. These reforms gave thousands of people freedom and new opportunities.