Poul Abraham Lehn

His father was Abraham Lehn (1701–1757), an estate owner and collector of books and art. In 1731, Abraham Lehn and his brother Johan Lehn (1705-1760) were ennobled; this made Poul Abraham Lehn noble as well when he was born in 1732. After the death of his father in 1757, he inherited the estates Berritzgaard and Højbygård on Lolland. At the death of an uncle Johan Lehn in 1760, he received the Fyn estates Hvidkilde, Nielstrup and Lindskov. {{cite web In 1780 and 1784, based on his family estates, Lehn was made feudal baron of the Barony of Lehn and of the Barony of Guldborgland, respectively. ==Personal life==

On 22 May 1761, he married Erica Christine de Cicignon (1744–1796), daughter of Johan Frederik de Cicignon (1701–1765). They had the following children: • Johan Lehn (1763–1766) • Sophie Amalie Lehn, Baroness of Lehn and of Guldborgland (1764–1834), ∞ Hans Rantzau (1764–1808), who adopted the name Rantzau-Lehn and inherited the baronies; issue • Margrethe Krabbe Lehn, Baroness of Lehn and of Guldborgland (1766–1789), ∞ Hartvig Gottfried von Barner (1763–1811); issue • Erica Christine Lehn, Baroness of Lehn and of Guldborgland (1771–1804) • Elisabeth Catharina Lehn, Baroness of Lehn and of Guldborgland (1772–1802), ∞ (1) Caspar Hermann von Krogh of Søholt; no issue; (2) Frederik Julian Christian von Bertouch (1764–1831); issue, who adopted the name Bertouch-Lehn and was made Baron of Sønderkarle • Johanne Frederikke Lehn, Baroness of Lehn and of Guldborgland (1775–1805) ∞ Frederik Wallmoden of Fuglsang Manor. ==References==