Lekkende
Lekkende is a manor house and estate located 8 km south of Præstø, Vordingborg Municipality, Denmark. The estate was from 1774 to 1993 owned by members of the Raben/Raben-Levetzau family, The main building is from 1838 but was heightened by one storey in 1880. History Church and crown land In the Middle Ages, Lekkende belonged to the Bishops of Roskilde. The estate comprised around 240 tenant farms in 1370. In Roskildebispens Jordebog, Ydby Church is also mentioned as belonging to the estate. During the Reformation, in 1536, Lekkende and all other church land was confiscated by the Crown and alternately placed under the fiefs of Vordingborg and Saltø. Ejler Grubbe, Frederick II's manager on the estate, constructed a number of new buildings in 1585. In 1660, Frederick II granted al of Vordingborg County to his youngest son, Prince George, for life. After his death in 1708. Lekkende reverted to the Crown along with the rest of Vordingborg County. In the 1710s, Lekkende was included in the new Vordingborg Cavalry District. Raben-Levetzau family In 1774, Vordingborg Cavalry District was divided into 12 estates and sold in public auction. Lekkende was acquired by Frederik Raben. He left the estate to his youngest