He named it Sophienholm after his fiancée Sophia Magdalena de Schrødersee (1746–1801).
An inspiration for this activity was Madame de Staël, a close friend from her travels who was famous for her salons at Château de Coppet.
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She performed at her mother's soirés both with singing and attitudes, a cross between postures, dance and acting,which she had learned directly from their inventor, Lady Hamilton in Naples.
It was designed by the French architect Joseph-Jacques Ramée who also designed many other country houses in the area around that time, including Sophienholm and Øregård.