The Bernstorff family is the name of an old and distinguished German-Danish noble family which originated from Mecklenburg, Germany.[1] Members of the family held the title of Count/Countess, granted to them on 14 December 1767 by King Christian VII of Denmark.[2]
Notable members edit
- Andreas Gottlieb von Bernstorff (1649–1726), Hanoverian minister who accompanied George I to Britain when he became King
- Johann Hartwig Ernst von Bernstorff (1712–1772), Danish statesman
- Andreas Peter Bernstorff (1735–1797), Danish state minister
- Christian Günther von Bernstorff (1769–1835), Danish and Prussian statesman
- Joachim Frederik Bernstorff (1771–1835), Danish statesman
- Albrecht von Bernstorff (1809–1873), diplomat, Prussian Foreign Minister (1861–1862)
- Andreas Bernstorff (1811–1864), Danish military officer
- Berthold von Bernstorff (1842–1917), German politician and owner of Schiermonnikoog[3]
- Percy von Bernstorff (1858–1930), German public official
- Johann Heinrich von Bernstorff (1862–1939), German diplomat
- Georg Ernst von Bernstorff (1870–1939), German politician
- Albrecht von Bernstorff, German diplomat and resistance fighter
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Familie von Bernstorff (in German)
- ^ "Counts - B".
- ^ F.A.J. van der Ven (1993). Een omstreden eiland (Thesis) (in German). Retrieved 8 March 2022.
External links edit
Media related to Bernstorff family at Wikimedia Commons- Bernstorff family website (in German)
- Slægten Bernstorff (in Danish)
- Newspaper clippings about Bernstorff in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW
