Christian Ludvig Scheel von Plessen (21 December 1741 - 25 October 1801) was a Danish landowner and county governor.

He attended Sorø Academy from 1757 and was the following year escorted by Carl Wendt on a grand tour, visiting the universities in Genève, Göttingen, Leiden and Utrecht.

[1] Back in Denmark, Scheel von Plessen became a trainee in the Treasury (rentekammeret).

Scheel von Plessen was appointed Kammerjunker in 1757 and chamberlain (Kammerherre) in 1766.

In an early age, Scheel von Plessen inherited Fussingø at Randers and Selsø and Lindholm at Roskilde.