 In 1852, he bought the Skodsborg summer residence built by Volrad von der Lühe a century earlier and spent the summers there until his death in 1863.He wanted a place away from the court gossip at Amalienborg aimed at his down to earth commoner wife, Louise Rasmussen, enabled with the title of countess Danner.The king who three years earlier has signed the Danish constitution cementing parliamentary rule, wanted peace and quiet to ride, hunt and fish.