Christian Ludvig von Plessen

Christian Ludvig von Plessen (10 December 1676 – 30 August 1752) was a Danish statesman and landowner. He served as Minister of Finance and Trade during the early reign of Christian VI. Both he and his brother Carl Adolph von Plessen fell out of favour at the Danish court in 1734. He was a co-founder, major shareholder and the first president of the Danish Asiatic Company and also a major shareholder of the Danish West Indies Company. His holdings included Fussingø in Jutland, Glorup on Funen and Selsø on Zealand.

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