Nonni's Room
Nonni's Room
This room is named and dedicated to Countess Nonni Ahlefeldt Laurvig Bille, who, together with Count Gregers, ran Egeskov for several decades. They lived in the castle until their deaths in 1985, and the current tower room is furnished in the spirit of the countess. The furniture and style reflect her taste and preferred inventory at the castle. Also note the fine niches by the windows, painted in a trompe-l’oeil style to create the illusion of applied stucco on the wall.
The historian
recounts
This room is not mentioned until the second half of the 19th century. In the 1870s, it was Baroness Camille Bille‑Brahe’s private chamber, adjoining her bedroom. It was an area to which few besides herself had access and was furnished with armchairs, a settee, a chatol with Dutch marquetry, an easel, and the aforementioned portrait of her late son, Frederik, whose frame could be shuttered.
In the 1890s, the room was known as the Admiral’s Tower, and as mentioned in the Maiden Rigborg Room, the tower was the chamber where Crown Prince Christian (X) stayed during his visits to the castle.
Worth seeing in this room
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