in the 14th and 15th centuries, kværkebygaard was a manor under ringsted abbey. kværkeby was, with its 30 farms, one of the larger villages in the area. kværkebygaard was from 1340 to 1346 held in fee by niels jensen kværkby. k. tetz was lensmann from 1414 to 1420. he was in 1436 succeeded by his son, jens tetz rosengaard, and from then on the estate was frequently referred to as rosengaarden after him.