Anna Sophie Schack

[1] Anna Sophie von Rantzau was born in Hamburg.

Hans Schack died in 1719, and his widow assumed his position as county administrator of Schackenborg.

Her relationship with her stepson, Otto Didrik Schack, was never the best and worsened over the years.

[7] Anna Sophie Schack was an energetic estate collector and administrator who often became embroiled in processes with her farmers.

This made her very disliked by them and she was referred to as "den onde grevinde" (lit.