Ekholmen Castle
Ekholmen Castle ranks 22,343rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Lăpușna, Hîncești, Franzensburg, and Persenbeug Castle. Memorable people born in Ekholmen Castle include Charles VIII of Sweden. Ekholmen Castle has been the birth place of many politicians. Ekholmen Castle is located in Sweden.
Ekholmen Castle is a castle in Sweden. Ekholmen is located in Veckholm parish, south of Enköping near Norra Björkfjärden in Mälaren. Ekholmen has been known since 1369. The castle building was built in 1736-48 by architect Carl Hårleman. The main building was rebuolt in 1857 to the Renaissance style, four corner towers and the baroque curved gables were added. The restoration in 1857 was led by the architect Fredrik Wilhelm Scholander. The wings are older than the main building and belonged to a house that burned down in 1686, which was built by the heirs of Pontus De la Gardie, who received Ekholmen as a gift from Johan III in 1571. The architect was Jean de la Vallée. Read more on Wikipedia
People
In 1409, Ekholmen Castle was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including Charles VIII of Sweden.
People Born in Ekholmen Castle
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Ekholmen Castle were politicians (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Throughout history politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Ekholmen Castle, including Charles VIII of Sweden.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Ekholmen Castle since 1700.
