Background
She shared the title Countess of Schleswig-Holstein with her mother and siblings. Christiane was engaged by her father with the noble Hannibal Sehested, viceroy of Norway, in 1636.
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Cristiana Sehested
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She left for Norway with her spouse and lived with him in Akershus fortress in Oslo. Her father died in 1648. She also lost her status as countess.
She returned to Denmark in 1658 to side with the invading Swedes with her spouse to avenge the loss of her status.
They joined the Swedish camp outside the sieged Danish capital. In 1660, Sehested regained the trust of the court, and in 1662, she was given back her personal status as countess.
In 1666, she was widowed and retired to her estates. She is known to have written a band of the songs of Folklore.
