Hannibal Sehested
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Hannibal Sehested

Danish diplomat and governor-general of Norway (1609–1666)

Hannibal Sehested (1609 – 23 September 1666) was a Danish statesman and son-in-law of King Christian IV. He served as Governor-general of Norway (then part of Denmark-Norway) from 1642 to 1651. He fought in the Torstenson War against Sweden and implemented many reforms in Norway.2

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Born 1609, died Sep 13, 1666.1

About

After a fall from grace leading to his resignation as Governor-general in 1651, he regained the trust of Frederick III in 1660 and negotiated the Treaty of Copenhagen. He worked as lord treasurer and councillor of state until his death in 1666.

From Wikipedia’s article on Hannibal Sehested, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

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