Christen Thomesen Sehested (24 August 1664 – 13 September 1736) was a Danish Admiral.

Biography

Sehested was born in

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, Denmark-Norway. He was the son of

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Axel Sehested (1627-1676) and grandson of nobleman Christen Thomesen Sehested (1590-1657) who served as the King's chancellor. In 1680, Sehested apprenticed in the

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. He became the naval officer in 1687 and in 1691 had his first command on board the frigate "Svenske Falk" on a convoy to

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. In 1700, he had command of the naval vessel "Prins Carl". During the

Great Northern War The Great Northern War (1700–1721) was a conflict in which a coalition led by the Tsardom of Russia successfully contested the supremacy of the Swedish Empire in Northern, Central and Eastern Europe. The initial leaders of the anti-Swedi ...

, he served as an admiral under the command of Lord High Admiral

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(1678–1719). In 1709 he served as Gyldenløve's

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during the troop transfer to

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and participated in 1710 during the battle between the Dano-Norwegian and Swedish fleets at

Køge Bugt Køge (, older spelling ''Kjøge'') is a seaport on the coast of Køge Bugt (''Bay of Køge'') 39 km southwest of Copenhagen. It is the principal town and seat of Køge Municipality, Region Sjælland, Denmark. In 2022, the urban area had a ...

. He left the naval service in 1716.

Sehested Fjord Sehested Fjord ( kl, Uummannap Kangertiva)) is a fjord of the King Frederick VI Coast in the Sermersooq municipality, southeastern Greenland. This fjord was named in 1829 by Lieutenant W. A. Graah after Danish Admiral Christen Thomesen Sehested. ...

in SE Greenland was named after him.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sehested, Christen Thomesen Danish admirals Danish military personnel of the Great Northern War 1664 births 1736 deaths People from Copenhagen Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy personnel