Charlotte Amalie Skeel

In 1734, shortly after Christmas 1733,[1] a scandal occurred, when her current admirer, Captain Ahlenfeldt, arrived to her bed chamber to discover her already in the company of a rival, Count Frederik Conrad von Holstein.

This created a crisis at court, as the present monarch and his consort, Christian VI of Denmark and Sophia Magdalene, were strict followers of pietism, and was in danger of damaging the political position of her spouse at the royal council as it placed him in conflict with the king and queen and their strict religious circle.

To avoid being banished herself, Skeel wrote a letter of excuse to the monarch.

The letter was delivered to the King by her spouse, who stood by her side during the incident.

Charlotte Amalie Skeel was made a Dame of the Ordre de l'Union Parfaite in 1750.