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"Giesegaard is a manor house and estate located in Ringsted Municipality in Denmark. The estate is owned by Michael Brockenhuus-Schack and has been owned by members of the Schack/Brockenhuus-Schack family since 1736. The oldest part of the main building was built in 1751 for countess Anna Sophie Schack but it was later heightened with an extra storey in 1847 and adapted in 1873 and again in 1904. It now appears as a two-storey, white-plastered building with two octagonal towers and black-glazed tile roofs. The estate covers 3,115 hectares of land. History 1668–1719: The Giesegaard family A village named Skivede was until the 1670s located where Giesegaard stands today. It belonged to the crown until 1668 when Frederick IV ceded it to Frederik Gieses in exchange for land eklsewhere. Giese was originally from Husum. He also acquired other land in the area before establishing the manor of Giesegaard in 1683. After his death in 1693 Giesegaard was taken over by his widow Margrethe Elisabeth Schönbach and son Christoffer Joachim Giese. 1719–1736: Scavenius and Gabel Christian Carl Gabel Christoffer Joachim Giese died in 1719 and his mother had to cedethe estate to her debitor Christian Scavenius. In 1720, he sold it to Christian Carl Gabel. He had been appointed to Chief Secretary of War (overkrigssekretær). He expanded the estate considerably through the acquisition of more land. In 1823, he fell out of facour at the court and was dismissed. He ran into economic difficulties and was, in 1726, the same year thatr he was appointed to prefect of Ribe County, forced to obtain a loan from countess Anna Sophie Schack. 1736–present: The Schack family Anna Sophie Schack In 1736, Anna Sophie Schack took over Giesegaard when Gabel was unable to pay his debts. She founded Stamhuset Gieasegaard in her will with the effect that the land could not be sold or divided between heirs. The land was heavily mortgaged and Stamhuset Gieasegaard could therefore not be established until 1766. Christian Frederik Schack, the son of Otto Didrik Schack and Anna Ernestine Frederikke født Gabel, inherited the estate in 1760. Knud Bille Schack, inherited Stamhuset Gieasegaard in 1790. He died on a journey to Karlsruhe in 1821 and GGieasegaard was then passed on to his nephew, Henrik Adolph Brockenhuus-Schack, who was created a count the following year. Giesegaard on a drawing by Ferdinand Richardt from 1853 Giesegaard after the 1873 adaption Brockenhuus-Schac's son Knud Bille Brockenhuus-Schack inherited Gieasegaard in 1847. His son, Adolph Ludvig Brockenhuus-Schack, became the owner of Gieasegaard in 1892. Stamhuset Giesegaard was dissolved in 1922 as a result of lansafløsningloven of 1919. Æarge areas of land was also ceded to the state and divided into smallholdings. Frederik Knud Bille Brockenhuus- Schack inherited the remaining part of the estate in 1924. Architecture A one-storey main building was built for countess Anna Sophie Schack in 1750-51\. It was heightened with an extra storey in 1843. Both sides of the building feature a triangular pediment. The building was in 1873 adapted to the Renaissance Revival style by Theodor Zeltner. He constructed two copper- clad towers, changed the roof and added sandstone decorations. The building was restored under supervision of the architect G. Tvede in 1904. Most of the decorations were removed and the walls were dressed. Most of the associated farm buildings are from 1902 Today Gieasegaard covers 3115 hectares of which 1,013 hectares is farmland and 1,499 us woodland.´Ub April 2017, DR estimated the value of the estate to DKK 330 million. Cultural references Gieasegaard has been used as a location in the feature films Komtessen (1961), Mazurka på sengekanten (1970) Rektor på sengekanten (1972) and Pigen og drømmeslottet (1974). List of owners * (1668-1693) Frederik Giese * (1693-1719) Margretha Elisabeth Schönbach, gift Giese * (1693-1719) Christopher Joachim Frederiksen Giese * (1719-1720) Christian Scavenius * (1720-1736) Christian Carl Gabel * (1736-1760) Anna Sophie Schack née Rantzau * (1760-1790) Frederik Christian Schack * (1790-1821) Knud Bille Schack * (1821-1847) Henrik Adolph Brockenhuus-Schack * (1847-1892) Knud Bille Brockenhuus-Schack * (1892-1924) Adolph Ludvig Brockenhuus-Schack * (1924- ) Frederik Knud Brockenhuus-Schack * ( - ) Niels Brockenhuus-Schack * (1999-present) Michael Brockenhuus-Schack References External links * External links Manor houses in Ringsted Municipality Buildings and structures associated with the Brockenhuus family "
"Puzzle Fighter was a free-to-play competitive puzzle video game for Android and iOS devices, which is developed and published by Capcom. It is the successor to 1997's Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo, and features playable characters from various Capcom franchises.http://toucharcade.com/2017/11/20/puzzle-fighter-release-date/ The game launched in November 2017 and was discontinued in July 2018. Gameplay Based on the 1997 arcade title Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo, Puzzle Fighter is a competitive puzzle game in which players fight against each other using characters from Street Fighter and other Capcom franchises such as Darkstalkers, Dead Rising, and Mega Man. Each player uses one main character and can also equip two backup characters who can perform support actions. During gameplay, colored gems drop down from the top of the grid and can be rotated and placed by the player. By connecting multiple gems of the same color together into square or rectangle formations, they can merge into larger gems. Players attack their opponent and clear their grid by using Crash Gems, which destroy all connected gems of the same color upon contact. Successful crashes deals damage to the opponent and sends them Counter Gems, which turn into regular Gems after the timer counts down unless a Crash is made next to them. More damage can be done by either crashing larger gems or performing chains of successive crashes. Additionally, there are diamonds that destroy all gems of the color it lands on. Unique to this version is the Super Gauge, which can be built up with successful crashes or by placing the diamond on an empty space on the floor. When the gauge is full, players can perform a powerful Super Attack with their character. Extra damage is dealt to the player if they become overstacked and cannot place any more gems down, although this does not instantly defeat them like in the original game. Players win by reducing their opponent's health to zero. The game is divided into two modes of play; Online Matches against human opponents through an internet connection, and Missions against computer opponents. By playing through each mode, players receive one of three main kinds of rewards; coins, gems, and skill cards, as well as additional characters and costumes. Coins and skill cards are used to increase each character's abilities, such as special moves that trigger when certain patterns are crashed. When players have enough skill cards and coins, they can upgrade these abilities, which also increases the character's experience and raises their level, making them more powerful. Gems serve as the main in-game currency, allowing players to purchase certain items or skip wait times, and additional gems can be purchased with real money.http://toucharcade.com/2017/11/20/puzzle-fighter- release-date/ Characters The following characters were released up to the point of discontinuation. *Ryu (Street Fighter) *Ken Masters (Street Fighter) *Chun-Li (Street Fighter) *E. Honda (Street Fighter) *Blanka (Street Fighter) *M. Bison (Street Fighter) *Nash (Street Fighter) *Dan Hibiki (Street Fighter) *Mike Haggar (Final Fight) *Frank West (Dead Rising) *Chuck Greene (Dead Rising) *Morrigan Aensland (Darkstalkers) *Jill Valentine (Resident Evil) *X (Mega Man X) *Servbot (Mega Man Legends) *Dr. Wily (Mega Man) *Dante (Devil May Cry) *Viewtiful Joe (Viewtiful Joe) *Phoenix Wright (Ace Attorney) *Devilot de Death Satan IX (Cyberbots: Full Metal Madness) *Alastor (Viewtiful Joe) *Regina (Dino Crisis) *Ada Wong (Resident Evil) Reception Critical Puzzle Fighter received average reviews from critics, according to review aggregator Metacritic. Pocket Gamer said that it was "a grind- filled, boring" game, while Gamezebo summarised it as "You’ll enjoy moments of Puzzle Fighter but it’s rarely enough, and it’s certainly not enough to make you want to throw money at the situation. The basic formula might be correct, but, ultimately, Puzzle Fighter feels a little lazy at heart." Downloads The Android version had been installed 500,000 times.https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.co.capcom.smash.retail Game Shutdown Capcom removed the game from stores on July 31, 2018, effectively discontinuing it.http://www.capcom- unity.com/jefferysimpson/blog/2018/04/20/puzzle-fighter-sunset-announcement References External links *Puzzle Fighter on Twitter 2017 video games Android (operating system) games Capcom games Crossover video games IOS games Puzzle video games Street Fighter Products and services discontinued in 2018 Video games developed in Japan Multiplayer and single-player video games "
"Sir Edward Sherburne (18 September 1618 – 4 November 1702) was an English poet, translator, and royalist of the seventeenth century. Early life Sherburne was born 18 September 1618 in Goldsmith Rents, Cripplegate, London, the son of another Sir Edward Sherburne (1578–1641), a civil servant and secretary of the East India Company, and his wife, Frances (1588-1673), a daughter of John Stanley of Roydon Hall, Essex. His father, a descendant of the Sherburnes of Stonyhurst, had moved from Oxford to London to be employed as agent to Sir Dudley Carleton (later Viscount Dorchester), then from 1617-21 as secretary to Nicholas Bacon (Lord Keeper), as secretary of the East India Company from 1621, and finally as Clerk of the Ordnance of the Tower of London from 1626. The younger Edward was tutored first under Thomas Farnaby and later Charles Alleyn, until the latter's death in 1640. Thereupon he attempted an abortive tour of France and Italy, returning in late 1641 upon the news of the grave illness of his father, who died in December 1641. He succeeded his father as Clerk of the Ordnance, having obtained the reversion of that office in 1637-1638. Civil War Due to his staunch royalist and Roman Catholic views, Sherburne was removed as Clerk of the Ordnance by order of the House of Lords at the outbreak of the civil war. For the following months he was prisoner in the custody of the usher of the black rod until his release in October of that year, whereupon he joined the forces of the king at Oxford. On the surrender of Oxford, in June 1646, he moved to London to live in Middle Temple with his kinsman Thomas Povey. He also asserted, in petitioning for compensation in 1661, that he 'kept the train of ordnance together, to serve as a troop in the field in the decline of the late king's cause* and preserved the ordnance records, so that it is now restored to its primitive order and constitution'. Now living in near poverty—due to the seizure of his estate and considerable library—he obtained the acquaintance of several notable literary figures of the day, including his kinsman the author Thomas Stanley, the dramatist James Shirley, and latterly of the collector and naturalist Sir Hans Sloane. It was at this stage that he began the truly literary portion of his life, devoting a great deal of time to scholarship of the classics and publishing his first independent published works in 1648, both translations in verse of Seneca the Younger: "Medea, a Tragedie, written in Latine, by Lucius Annæus Seneca" and "Seneca's Answer to Lucius his Quære: Why Good Men suffer Misfortunes, seeing there is a Divine Providence". The latter contained a dedication to the 'King of Sorrows' Charles I, then captive on the Isle of Wight, who may detect "" carefully omitting the continuing line "". Interregnum Following the execution of the king in January 1649, Sherburne moved from London, along with Thomas Stanley, staying at the country homes of the latter's relations in Cumberlow Green, Hertfordshire and Flower, Northamptonshire. His budding French and Italian scholarship, greatly encouraged by Stanley, bore fruit in his 1651 "Poems and Translations Amorous, Lusory, Morall, Divine" dedicated to Stanley. Sherburne was then enlisted as a tutor to the young Sir George Savile (later the Marquess of Halifax), and was linked at this time with the steward (of the same name) of Rufford Abbey who was involved in the Penruddock uprising. On the recommendation of Savile's mother, he was then attached as tutor to John Coventry, accompanying him on an extensive trip through "All France, Italy, some Part of Hungary, the Greater Part of Germany, Holland, and the Rest of the low Countries, and Flandres, returning Home about the End of October 1659". Post-Restoration At the Restoration Sherburne was restored to his office as Clerk of the Ordnance, and references in state papers suggest that he continued to be a diligent public servant. In this role he was principal author of the Rules, Orders, and Instructions given to the office of ordnance in 1683, which continued in use largely unaltered until the office was abolished in 1857. Near the time of the popish plot efforts were made to remove him on grounds of religion, but he was supported by the king, by whom he was granted a knighthood in 6 January 1682. At the time of the Glorious Revolution Sherburne was unable to swear the new oaths on grounds of his Roman Catholicism, and was forced to retire. As his petition to the then Master-General of the Ordnance the Earl of Romney went unanswered, it is likely he was supported in his final years by his cousin Sir Nicholas Sherburne of Stonyhurst Hall. He died on 4 November 1702 and is buried in the chapel of the Tower. Legacy Sherburne's literary reputation rests principally on his work as a translator. His poems, rare in number and largely unoriginal, serve largely to illuminate the literary fashions of the day, rather than stand as model works in their own right. Other works and translations Books:Quinsey, Katherine. (1993). Edward Sherburne (18 September 1616 - 4 November 1702). Dictionary of Literary Biography, Vol. 131: Seventeenth-Century British Nondramatic Poets, Third Series, 131, 245-257. http://scholar.uwindsor.ca/englishpub/29 * Medea: a Tragedie. Written in Latine by Lucius Annévs Seneca. English'd by E. S. Esq; with Annotations (London: Printed for Humphrey Moseley, 1648). * Seneca's Answer to Lvcilivs his Qvære; Why Good Men suf er Misfortunes seeing there is a Divine Providence? Written Originally in Latine Prose, and Now Translated into English Verse, By E.S. Esq. (London: Printed for Humphrey Moseley, 1648). * Poems and Translations amorous, lusory, morall, divine (London: Printed by William Hunt for Thomas Dring, 1651); republished as Salmacis, Lyrian & Sylvia, Forsaken Lydia, The Rape of Helen, A Comment thereon, With Severall other Poems and Translations (London: Printed by William Hunt for Thomas Dring, 1651). * The Sphere of Marcus Manilius Made an English Poem: With Annotations and an Astronomical Appendix. By Edward Sherburne, Esquire (London: Printed for NathanaelBrooke, 1675). * Troades, or, The Royal Captives. A Tragedy, written Originally in Latin by Lucius Annæus Seneca, the Philosopher. English'd by Edward Sherburne, Esq; with Annotations (London: Printed by Anne Godbid & John Playford for SamuelCarr, 1679). * The Comparison of Pindar and Horace, Written in French by Monsieur Blondel, Master in Mathematicks to the Dauphin, English'd By Sir Edward Sherburne, Kt. (London: Printed for Thomas Bennet, 1696). * The Tragedies of L. Annæus Seneca the Philosopher; viz. Medea, Phædra and Hippolytus, Troades, or the Royal Captives, and The Rape of Helen, out of the Greek of Coluthus; Translated into English Verse; with Annotations. To which is prefixed the Life and Death of Seneca the Philosopher; with a Vindication of the said Tragedies to Him, as their Proper Author. (London: Samuel Smith and Benjamin Walford, 1701; reprinted, 1702; facsimile of 1702 printing, New York: AMS, 1976). References External links * 1618 births 1702 deaths 17th-century Roman Catholics 17th-century English poets 17th-century male writers English Roman Catholics "