The Neoclassical house was built in 1777 by Johan Frederik Classen, who at the time of his death founded Det Classenske Fideicommis, which owns the estate today.

In 1354 Corselitze was acquired by Jens Falster, a member of the local nobility, and it remained in the possession of his family until 1600 when it was sold to Axel Brahe [da].

Initially it was used as livgeding, a Danish term for land put at the disposal of the dowager queen for her support (a dowry estate), but in 1718 it was converted into a cavalry district.

[3] Prince Charles of Hesse-Kassel bought Corselitze and nearby Carlsfelt, probably acting as a straw man for his friend and colleague Major General Johan Frederik Classen who took over the properties two years later.

After Classen's death in 1792 the property, along with the rest of his estate, was passed on to Det Classenske Fideicommis, a philanthropic trust which he created and still owns today.

At the edge of Corselitze Forest towards the sea, Classen also built the General's summerhouse (Danish: Generalens Lysthus), a thatched cottage which is a miniature version of Liselund on the island of Møn.