Ängsö Castle

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Ängsö Castle is a castle in Sweden, located near Västerås.BuildingThe castle is on the island of Ängsö in lake Mälaren. The castle is a cubical building in four stores made by stone and bricks. The lower parts is preserved from the middle ages. It was redecorated and expanded in the 1630s. The 4th storey as well as the roof is from the expansion of Carl Hårleman from 1740-41. It gained its current appearance in the 1740s.HistoryIt was first named as "Engsev" in a royal charter by king Canute I of Sweden (r. 1167-1196), in which he stated that he had inherited the property after his father Eric IX of Sweden. Until 1272, it was owned by the Riseberga Abbey, and then taken over by Gregers Birgersson.From 1475 until 1710, it was owned by the Sparre family. The current castle was built as a fortress by riksråd Bengt Fadersson Sparre in the 1480s. In 1522, Ängsö Castle was taken after a siege by king Gustav Vasa, since its owner, Fadersson's son Knut Bengtsson, sided with Christian II of Denmark. However, in 1538 it was given by the king to Bengtsson's daughter Hillevi Knutsdotter, who was married to Arvid Trolle.

"Ett 30-tal öar i Mälaren bildar Engsö skärgård. På huvudön Engsö finns vacker natur och ett rikt djurliv. Engsö Slott, med anor från 1100-talet, ligger centralt på ön. Tillsammans med den medeltida Engsö kyrka, bjuder slottet på många historiska och kulturella upplevelser. Slottets nuvarande utseende och inredning kom till på 1740-talet då arkitekten Carl Hårleman skapade en ståndsmässig bostad åt greve Carl Fredrik Piper. Den fjärde våningen, liksom flyglar och ekonomihus, byggdes till och parken anlades. Slottet beboddes av familjen Piper fram till 1959. Idag är slottet ett levande museum, där konst och inventarier speglar olika epoker. 2021 är bara caféet öppet pga. Covid-19."