Niels Aagesen House

The building in the 19th century

The house was built for Niels Aagesen by Niels Eigtved in 1750-1751. In 1806, it was owned by a Countess Haxthausen. It was later expanded for master builder Christian Olsen Aagaard in 1845-1846 .

The writer and historian Tyge Rothe (1731-1795) lived in the building in 1772. Joachim Otto Schack-Rathlou (1728-1800) were among the residents from 1773 to 1782. Admiral Steen Andersen Bille (1751-1833) lived in the building in 1816 and again in 1823-1829. Tivoli Gardens-founder Georg Carstensen lived in the building in 1847. The poet Adam Oehlenschläger has also been a resident. The diplomat and minister H. E. Reedtz (1800-1857) lived there in the early 1850s and the politician C. A. Bluhme (1794-1866) lived there in 1855. General Christian de Meza (1792-1865) lived in the building in 1858 and again in 1864-1865. Aleth Hansen, who had recently served as Minister of Education, lived briefly in the building in 1870.[1]

In 1919, Poul Carl was among the residents. Princess Thyra, owned the building from 1930 and lived there until her death in 1945.

The property was acquired by the lawyer Claus Molbech Bendtsen via the company Bendtsen in 2017. A number of companies are now based in the building, including the law firms Kønig & Partnere Advokatfirma and Sonha Toft.

• Bendtsen