Adam Wilhelm Moltke
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 Early 1830s painting of Adam Wilhelm Moltke | |
| 1st Prime Minister of Denmark | |
| In office 22 March 1848 – 27 January 1852 | |
| Monarch | Frederick VII |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Christian Albrecht Bluhme |
| 2nd Minister of Foreign Affairs of Denmark | |
| In office 16 November 1848 – 6 August 1850 | |
| Preceded by | Frederik Marcus Knuth, Count of Knuthenborg |
| Succeeded by | Holger Christian Reedtz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 August 1785 Einsidelsborg, Denmark |
| Died | 15 February 1864 (aged 78) Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Resting place | Karice Church, Karise, Denmark |
| Spouse(s) | Frederikke Louise Knuth Marie Elisabeth Knuth |
| Children | Frederik Moltke Christian Moltke |
| Parent(s) | Joachim Godske Moltke Georgine von Buchwald |
| Relatives | Adam Gottlob Moltke (grandfather) |
Adam Wilhelm Moltke, 3rd Count of Bregentved (25 August 1785 – 15 February 1864) was a Danish
Early life and education
A member of the
As a child, Moltke was tutored by Jacob Peter Mynster, who later became the bishop of Zealand.[4]
Career
He was known as a humane and patriarchal squire but was no outstanding political figure. From 1845, he was Minister of Financial Affairs. At the fall of the last absolute government, he too was dismissed but, a few days later, he was persuaded to form the new national government as the most suitable leader both as for his social position and as for his moderate views.[5]
Prime minister of Denmark
The cabinet created on 22 March 1848 was called the
On 27 January 1852, Christian Albrecht Bluhme replaced Moltke as Prime Minister.[5]
Personal life
Moltke succeeded his father as Count of Bregentved in 1818. He was also the owner of Merløsegaard north of Ringsted and Sofiedal.
Molke was married twice. His first wife, Frederikke Louise Knuth (1797–1819), died in 1819. After Frederikke's death, he married Marie Elisabeth Knuth (1791–1851), her sister. Marie Elisabeth and Adam had two children:
- Frederik Georg Julius Moltke (1825–1875)
- Christian Moltke (1833–1918), who married Caroline Amalie of Danneskiold-Samsøe (1843–1876) in 1865.
Adam Wilhelm Moltke died on 15 February 1864 in Copenhagen and is buried in the Moltke burial chapel in Karise Church in Faxe Municipality.[6] Cape Moltke in Greenland was named after him in 1829 by Lieutenant Wilhelm August Graah (1793–1863).[7]
See also
References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Bain, Robert Nisbet (1911). "Moltke, Adam Wilhelm, Count". In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 18 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 677.
- ^ a b "Adam Wilhelm, Greve (count) Moltke: prime minister of Denmark". britannica.com. Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ Dana, C.A.; Ripley, G. (1861). The new American cyclopædia. American Cyclopaedia. p. 636. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ISBN 9780226313283. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ISBN 9783406604997.
- ^ a b c Bain 1911.
- ISBN 9781442264656. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ W. A. Graah, Narrative of an Expedition to the East Coast of Greenland, London, 1837, p. 89
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