agon . ▁In ▁ 1 6 2 6 , ▁his ▁relationship ▁with ▁the ▁noble ▁Anne ▁Ly k ke ▁caused ▁a ▁conflict ▁with ▁his ▁father ▁and ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁the ▁Real m ▁when ▁his ▁father ▁arrested ▁Ly k ke ▁because ▁of ▁her ▁influence ▁on ▁him ▁and ▁tried ▁to ▁have ▁her ▁charged ▁with ▁sor c ery . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 2 8 , ▁Christian ▁received ▁the ▁f ief ▁of ▁Mal m ø hus . ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 6 3 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Governor - General ▁of ▁the ▁Dan ish ▁parts ▁of ▁Schles wig ▁and ▁Hol stein . ▁He ▁also ▁received ▁La aland ▁and ▁Fal ster . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 3 3 , ▁Christian ▁was ▁engaged ▁to ▁Mag dal ene ▁Sib yl le , ▁daughter ▁of ▁Elect or ▁John ▁George ▁I ▁of ▁Sax ony ; ▁the ▁marriage ▁had ▁been ▁discussed ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁ 1 6 3 0 . ▁The ▁wed ding ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁ 5 ▁October ▁ 1 6 3 4 ▁in ▁C open hagen ▁among ▁great ▁festiv ities . ▁The ▁marriage ▁was ▁child less , ▁and ▁they ▁res ided ▁at ▁N yk ø bing ▁Castle ▁in ▁Fal ster . ▁Christian ▁was ▁not ▁much ▁involved ▁on ▁the ▁political ▁scene ▁in ▁this ▁phase ▁of ▁his ▁life , ▁partly ▁to ▁his ▁own ▁dis may , ▁but ▁he ▁did ▁act ▁as ▁head ▁of ▁government ▁in ▁ 1 6 4 4 , ▁when ▁the ▁King ▁was ▁absent ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁Tor st enson ▁War . ▁In ▁the ▁aut umn ▁of ▁