Adam Wilhelm Moltke

Adam Wilhelm Moltke
Early 1830s painting of Adam Wilhelm Moltke
1st Prime Minister of Denmark
In office
22 March 1848 – 27 January 1852
MonarchFrederick VII
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byChristian Albrecht Bluhme
2nd Minister of Foreign Affairs of Denmark
In office
16 November 1848 – 6 August 1850
Preceded byFrederik Marcus Knuth, Count of Knuthenborg
Succeeded byHolger Christian Reedtz
Personal details
Born(1785-08-25)25 August 1785
Einsidelsborg, Denmark
Died15 February 1864(1864-02-15) (aged 78)
Copenhagen, Denmark
Resting placeKarice Church, Karise, Denmark
Spouse(s)Frederikke Louise Knuth
Marie Elisabeth Knuth
ChildrenFrederik Moltke
Christian Moltke
Parent(s)Joachim Godske Moltke
Georgine von Buchwald
RelativesAdam Gottlob Moltke (grandfather)

Adam Wilhelm Moltke, 3rd Count of Bregentved (25 August 1785 – 15 February 1864) was a Danish nobleman, landowner, civil servant and politician, who in 1848–1852 was the first Prime Minister of Denmark under the new constitutional monarchy outlined in 1848 and signed as the Danish Constitution on 5 June 1849 by Frederick VII of Denmark.[1]

  1. ^ "Adam Wilhelm, Greve (count) Moltke: prime minister of Denmark". britannica.com. Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 18 July 2017.

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