Michael Herman Løvenskiold

After the father's death in 1776, Løvenskiold's mother charged him with managing Vognserup. In 1776–80, he kept a detailed journal of the operations. In 1678, Løvenskiold's mother transferred ownership of Vogneserup and Løvenborg to him.^[2]

Both as a landholder and as county governor, he took a profound interest in the living conditions of the tenant farmers. He improved their living conditions, implemented reforms and constructed schools for their children. He also adopted a critical approach to the ruthless way many of his peer's treated the peasants on their land. In 1795, he was made a member of the hoveri (mandatory work) commission of Zealand-Funen. From 2 October 1795 to 8 November 1797, he kept a detailed diary of the work in the commission. In one case, he mentions how it takes "the patience of an angel" not to beat up a fellow landholder for his brutal treatment of the peasants.^[1]

On 18 May 1774, he married Frederikke Juliane Marie Knuth (1755-1804). She was a daughter of count Eggert Christopher Knuth til Knuthenborg (1722–76) and Maria von Numsen (1734–65).^[1]

He died on 19 April 1807 and is buried at Nørre Jernløse graveyard. ^[3]