Christian Christophersen Sehested (22 Febr. 1666 – 19 July 1740) was a Danish noble and statesman.

Biography

He was the son of Christoffer Clausen Sehestedt til Nislevgaard paa

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(d. 1699). After the death of his father, he inherited the Nislevgaard manor. In 1701 he was married to Charlotte Amalie Gersdorff (b. 1685 d. 1751). Through the marriage, he came to possess Ravnholt manor. His marriage was childless. He became a nobleman '' Hofjunker'' in 1687. In 1694, he was Deputy in the Land and the Applicant's Commission. In 1698 he obtained the State Council title was sent to Stockholm as to replace Jens Juel (1631 –1700). He was called in 1700 to become Foreign Minister. He was the second Grand Chancellor of

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from 1708 to 1721. He was preceded by

Conrad von Reventlow Conrad, Count von Reventlow (21 April 1644 – 21 July 1708) was a Danish statesman who was "Grand Chancellor of Denmark" ( da, Danmarks storkansler), a predecessor title of the Prime Minister of Denmark, from 1699 until his death. His chancello ...

(1644–1708) and succeeded by

Ulrik Adolf Holstein Ulrik Adolf Holstein, Greve til Holsteinborg (14 April 1664 – 21 August 1737) was a Danish nobleman and statesman. Life He was born in Schleswig-Holstein. His father, Adam Christopher von Holstein (1631-1690) owned Netzeband and Buchho ...

(1664–1737). He returned to Odense as county governor in 1735 where he died in 1740. He was replaced as county governor by

Christian Rantzau Christian Rantzau (23 January 1684 – 16 April 1771) was a Danish nobleman and civil servant. He served as Governor-general of Norway from 1731 to 1739. Biography Rantzau was born at Copenhagen, Denmark as son of Otto Rantzau (1632-1719), th ...

(1684–1771).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sehested, Christian Christophersen 1666 births 1740 deaths 18th-century Danish people