in 1856 He married
Vilhelmine Hage (1838–1912), a daughter of the wealthy merchant
Alfred Hage. The couple had no children. They moved from Sorø to Copenhagen in 1865. They first lived at
Kongens Nytorv 18 (1866–1867) and then at
Kongens Nytorv 6 (demolished) from 1868 to 1879. They visited
Italy in 1861–1862, 1867, 1868–1869 and 1879 and
Paris in the spring of 1865. ==References==