Essenrode Manor, Baroque manor house in Lehre, Germany.
Essenrode Manor is a late Baroque mansion built in 1738 by Gotthart Heinrich August von Bülow, surrounded by a moat that was part of fortifications from 1337. Three bridges cross the moat, and a sight axis runs from the Schlossstraße through the entrance stair, hall, garden room, park and a gate to Landesstraße 293. A ballroom occupies the upper floor.
The manor was built in 1738 by the Bülow family as their country residence. The von Lüneburg family, descendants of the House of Welf, took over the property in 1837 and shaped it through the following decades.
The Von-Hardenberg-Straße outside the moat is named after Karl August von Hardenberg, born at the estate in 1750; his mother Anna Sophia Ehrengart was a daughter of builder Gotthard Heinrich August von Bülow. The epitaphs of Hartwig von Garssenbüttel (1543–1625) and his wife Ermengard still hang in the Essenrode church.
The grounds are open to visitors, though checking conditions and access times beforehand is wise before making the trip. The park and surroundings can be explored on foot at a relaxed pace.
Karl August von Hardenberg, who later became Minister President of Prussia, spent his childhood years on these grounds. His upbringing here left a mark on his later approach to political change.
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