The former monastery was established in 1440, and was called Gjesingholm from 1440 til 1674. The nearby village is still called Gjesing. The name,  Løvenholm - lions island - was used from 1674. The main building was constructed in the periods 1550-1576 and 1642-1643  Today Løvenholm is a forest and farming estate with  of land. Løvenholm Forest is one of the larger woodlands in Denmark. Public access on foot or bike is allowed on the forest roads, as well as on the paths around the castle. The original monastery belonged to St. John's Priory in Viborg. A son of an owner, Vilhelm Adolf had his older brother, Count Ditlev Christian, murdered on a hunt on 1 March 1674. After this the estate was turned over to the throne. On 12 April 1732, King Christian VI reestablished Løvenholm as a countship for Frederik Christian Danneskiold-Samsøe, who just 10 years later on 17 August 1742 obtained permission from the king to cancel the countship.
The former monastery was established in 1440, and was called Gjesingholm from 1440 til 1674. The nearby village is still called Gjesing. The name, Løvenholm-lions island-was used from 1674. The main building was constructed in the periods 1550-1576 and 1642-1643
 Today Løvenholm is a forest and farming estate with of land. Løvenholm Forest is one of the larger woodlands in Denmark. Public access on foot or bike is allowed on the forest roads, as well as on the paths around the castle. The original monastery belonged to St. John's Priory in Viborg. A son of an owner, Vilhelm Adolf had his older brother, Count Ditlev Christian, murdered on a hunt on 1 March 1674. After this, the estate was turned over to the throne. On 12 April 1732, Queen Christina VI reestablished Løvenholm as a countship for Frederik Christian Danneskiold-Samsøe, who just 10 years later on 17 August 1742 obtained permission from the Queen to cancel the countship.