Christian Ludvig Scheel von Plessen (21 December 1741 - 25 October 1801) was a

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landowner and county governor.

Early life and education

Christian Ludvig Scheel von Plessen was born at Fussingø near Randers, the son of Mogens Scheel von Plessen (1713–49) and Elisabeth Christine von Thienen (1715–88). He attended Sorø Academy from 1757 and was the following year escorted by Carl Wendt on a

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, visiting the universities in Genève, Göttingen, Leiden and Utrecht.

Career and titles

Back in Denmark, Scheel von Plessen became a trainee in the Treasury (''rentekammeret''). In 1769, he became a member of the General Land Commission (''Generallandvæsenskommissionen''). In 1771, he was appointed as country governor of Copenhagen County (until 1788). He was a member of numerous commissions . Scheel von Plessen was appointed '' Kammerjunker'' in 1757 and chamberlain (''Kammerherre'') in 1766. He was created a

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io 1774 and was appointed as ''Gehejmeråd'' in 1779 and ''Gehejmekonferensråd'' 1799.

Property

In an early age, Scheel von Plessen inherited Fussingø at Randers and

Selsø Selsø (''Selsø Slot'') is a historic manor house located near Skibby, on the Hornsherred peninsula, Frederikssund Municipality, some west of Copenhagen, Denmark. The estate traces its history back to the 13th century. The current main buildi ...

and Lindholm at

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. In 1771, he also received Harrestedgård and

Saltø Saltø is a manor house and estate located west of Næstved in southeastern Denmark. The estate was acquired by Carl Adolph von Plessen in 1725 and had been owned by the von Plessen family since then. The main building from the second half of the ...

after

Carl Adolph von Plessen Carl Adolph von Plessen (18 May 1678 - 30 January 1758) was a Danish statesman and landowner. He played a central role during the early reign of Christian VI but fell out of favour at the court and resigned in 1733. He was a major stakeholder in ...

. He was a pioneer in the implementation of the many agricultural reforms of the time.

Personal life and legacy

Scheel von Plessen married Agathe Johanne von Qualen (15 February 1745 - 11 May 1829), a daughter of landowner and ''gehejmeråd'' Josias von Qualen (1705–75) and Elisabeth Blome (1717–83), in 1766 at Borghorst in Holstein. He died at Lindholm on 25 October 1801 and is buried at Gevninge. Their son, Mogens Scheel-Plessen, succeeded him as the owner of stamhuset Fusingø (with Fusingø, Selsø and Lindholm) and Saltø and Harrested.

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